[Harp-L] re: was master class--now the joy of stealing riffs

[rainbowjimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Winslow wrote... he (Fillisko)opened the concert with an unaccompanied  
train piece that combined many of the most notable parts of train  
pieces by George Bullet Williams, De Ford Bailey, Lonnie Glosson,  
Palmer McAbee, William McCoy, and several others...

One of the reasons it's so much fun to steal riffs. And if you insist  
on creativity then add those Musselwhite high end octaves, or throw in  
quotes from Jimi Hendrix's VooDoo Chile, some Butterfield modal  
noodling,or play the whole thing on a Dorian tuned harp and pretend  
you're the Doors. Try throwing in some real fast high end Popper riffs  
and try to get back to the train chugging without screwing up the beat.

Start with stealing harp riffs because they're easier to figure out,  
then branch out to all the other cool solo instruments. Check out how  
Santana accompanies these pop teeney boppers. Man there's some amazing  
stuff there--riffing in unison, kicking the bridge in with a wall of  
notes. A lot to be learned.

Where would rock be if we didn't steal Chuck Berry riffs?

Rainbow Jimmy
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