Re: [Harp-L] Miles Davis - So What (mild ob intonation talk)

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just do it all on a C harp.  It's a dorian tune and for most of the tune you can play in a position that is natural to the dorian mode. Don't be afraid of the OBs and bends etc.  If you know you theory and harmony you don't have to use them to stay within the chord.  In the Ebm sec the draw 5 is a stable note as are 4dd, 6dd, 2dd, 3dd, 3ddd, 1b, 8bb so what's the issue?

the 2dd 4dd 5d 6ob is a good arppegio to use...and easy



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eugene Ryan [mailto:ryan.eugene@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2006 02:19 AM
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Miles Davis - So What (mild ob intonation talk)
>
>>>Mike Fugazzi writes:   Maybe a position where one would stick to more of
>the chord
>>>tones would be easier to work.
>
>Iceman has a good point here - 5th position on a Bb blues harp for the
>Dm.  I think you've already tried this.  As he says you then can bend the 4
>hole draw for the major sixth (B natural) that really defines the dorian
>mode used in this tune.  You would have 1st flat or 12th position for the
>Ebm, which I guess will leave some OBs for some prime notes.  I think the
>ending notes of the phrases in the B section are Eb or Bb, notes naturally
>available on the Bb diatonic.  The high Ab used in the first B section could
>be a problem, as with the Db notes in the 2nd B section.
>
>With all that, I would definitely use a chrom.  Go on, come to the dark
>side...  Actually they're not all that bad nowadays, much more airtight than
>they used to be, in general.  And the Dm position is exactly like the middle
>octave of a diatonic harp if you're playing in 3rd position - which I guess
>you're well able to do, having listened to your sound samples!
>
> >> mox writes:decided to experiment with a Paddy Richter tuned Koch
>
>mOx's suggestion could be a good one too - I hadn't thought of that at all.
>I haven't tried the Koch/ Slide harps but I think you'd have to bend to get
>the low A and Bb on the regular slide harp- or use a "Paddy'ised" version as
>mox says.
>
>Eugene
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