RE: [Harp-L] Was Hendrix, now Smoke on the Water

["Mike Snowden" <mike.snowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apologies - having actually picked up a guitar to check, the sequence of the
main riff is not quite that pattern (Bb not B), and despite lots of people
playing it in E, when I actually looked up the score, it's originally a Gmin
Pentatonic.  Finally, for the signature riff, the root of the x5 power chord
is dropped,  So, putting the higher note on the upper line...

G  Bb  C  |  G  Bb  Db C  | G  Bb  C  | Bb G
D  F   G  |  D  F   Ab G  | D  F   G  | F  D

The verse then arpeggiates the G5 power chord (with root this time) as "3
notes, rest", and throws in an F5 as the turnaround.


-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Mike Snowden
Sent: 09 January 2007 03:30
To: Mike Fugazzi; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Was Hendrix, now Smoke on the Water

I'm not sure how you'd play this properly on a harp, as it gains its energy
from "power chords", ie root plus 5th  From memory, the main riff is

E5  G5  A5           | E5  G5   B5 A5    |  E5  G5   A5   | G5 E5


I'm not aware of any conventional harp tuning that would fit this easily -
or is this playable?

Start on 2 draw (and an A harp to match the original notes),  and you can
play the E5 as 2D+4D.  However the G5 would have to be 3D' + 5D, which I
can't do cleanly...  The other notes are easier, 4B+6B and 4D+6D


Now I did hear a version of The Who's "Baba Reilly" where the violin at the
end was replaced by harp the other day, which was VERY cool.

        Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Mike Fugazzi
Sent: 08 January 2007 22:10
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Was Hendrix, now Smoke on the Water

I had a student ask if I knew the riff to Smoke in the
Water.  To be honest, I've heard the song, but don't
even remember how it goes.  Anybody have that one?

I am totally going to quote that Hendrix riff this
weekend.  Thanks to Rob for posting it.

Mike Fugazzi
vocals/harmonica

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"Capitalize on your own strengths; develop your own style.
The world needs another harp player doing Little Walter licks
as much as it needs another Elvis impersonator."
-Paul deLay

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