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

[Michael Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>]

I tried the Bb again yesterday.  I would say that it
is as easy as playing a C harp for the song.  The
large advantage to the C harp is that I am comfortable
in third position.  But I am starting to think that
either would work equally well.

I like playing both Bb and C harps, so I think I'll
learn it on both.  I need to work more with 5th and
12th pos. anyways.

Thanks!

Mike

> --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris
> Michalek" <chris@...>
> wrote:
> 
> 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@...]
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2006 02:19 AM
> >To: harp-l@...
> >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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Mike Fugazzi
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