Re: [Harp-L] Take Me Out To the Ball Game

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you need the 5OB a lot and will consider an alternate tuning, then 
country or Melody Maker would work.  They both raise the 5 draw to the 
note you would get from the 5OB in standard tuning.  You can still get 
the flatted note with a simple draw bend.  

-tim

Tom Albanese wrote:
> This is a fun tune on the diatonic and I've messed around with it 
> for a while but now I have to learn it for real and nail it for a 
> gig at (you guessed it) a baseball game. Seems to lay out OK in 
> both first and second positions but there are some finicky parts 
> either way. First octave in first position has no OBs but some 
> tricky 3 draw bends. Second octave in first position sounds real 
> nice and fairly easy to do except for that <5 OB> right at the 
> end..."three strikes your out <AT> the old ball game". Not too bad. 
> Second position works too but again the 5 OB comes in to play both 
> ascending and descending. Hard to hit cleanly for me. Also, working 
> out the melody is one thing, improvising and comping on it is 
> another. Any one out there have this one worked out in any position 
> (who's on first?) or have suggestions for recordings to listen to? 
> Maybe an alternate tuning? Thanks!