Re: [Harp-L] Organ key in "Help Me"

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The original is in F minor. As noted, to play the organ riff on a Bb
harp you'd need to overblow.

An alternative would be to play it in third position, on anEb harp if
the tune is being played in F.

The I chord riff would is Draw 1, Draw 2 bent 2 semitones, the unbent
draw 2.

The IV chord riff would involve Draw 2, Draw 3 bent 1 semitone, and bow
4.

The V chord riff would start on Draw 3 bent down 2 semitones, then go
to Blow 4 and Draw 4.

Third position is also a great poistion for soloing on that tune,
though you'd want to avoid Draw 7 and unbent Draw 3 on the IV chord.

Winslow


--- Eugene Ryan <ryan.eugene@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ken wrote:
> >>In Sonny Boy Williamson's song "One Way Out" there is an organ
> playing in
> >>the background in what I suppose is a minor key.
> >>If I wanted to play that organ part of the song can anyone tell me
> what harp
> >>and key I could use?
> >>Lee Oskar Natural Minor or Harmonic Minor maybe?
> 
> I think the song was played on a Bb harp in 2nd position, in F minor.
> If the organ is playing what I think it was playing, it's that 1 b3 4
> b3 1 riff.  If you went to play the organ part on a standard Bb blues
> harp in F minor, when it goes to the the IV chord (Bbm), the note
> naturally available on the blues harp will be D, not Db.  You would
> have to overblow to get this note, or use one of the minor tunings as
> you suggested.
> 
> That should work on a natural minor harp, where you can play the
> minor
> riff in I, IV and V and change chord with it each time.   Lee Oskar
> would label the correct harp for this as F nat minor, Hohner would
> call it Bb nat minor.
> 
> I don't have that record any more, and I'm sitting at my computer
> right now, so i may be wrong, but you can check out the first part of
> the riff by playing a harp in 3rd position to see if it's a minor. 
> Eb
> harp in 3rd positon = F minor.
> 
> I hope that helps.  Natural minor harps are great for minor blues in
> 2nd position!
> 
> Eugene
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