Re: [Harp-L] Take Me Out To The Ball Game once more

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

Take it from the top: Take Me Out to te Ball Game is really a piece of cake 
once you know the bends on draw 2 and draw 3. 

This means that the average intermediate harmonica player doesn't have to 
"fake" any notes; he/she can play them all. For chromatic or slide harp, it's 
easy. 


Since the original sheet music of Take Me Out to the Ball Game was published 
in 1908, it is now in the public domain. That means you don't have to pay any 
fees to print it or perform it or record it. However, the lyrics have changed 
slightly from the original and what the crowds usually sing in the Seventh 
Inning Stretch -- a third version of the lyrics.

(Follow the notation above the lyrics (the vocal line); the grand staff is 
piano music.)

Note that while the song is in the key of D (2 sharps) and the phrase in the 
chorus (nobody knows the verse and always skips it) Take me out to the ball 
game starts on the note D and   goes to high D (Take Me) you can visualize that 
your are only dealing with an octave span. Further perusal reveals that the 
whole song stays with an octave except for one note.

 If the chorus starts on D in the key of D, that might suggest that to 
transpose it (chromatically) to the key of the universal C, all you have to do is 
move each note down a full step (D down to Db, down to C).

Putting all of the above on the C diatonic harmonica means that Ball Game can 
be played on hole 1-4. Further, those nasty accidentals (A# and G# in the key 
of D) become F# and G# in the key of C. That means the 1st bend on Draw 2, 
and 3rd bend on Draw 3. 





COMPUTER/TECHNICAL GARBAGE: Actually, if you want to print out your own copy 
of the 1908 sheet music Take Me Out to the Ball Game you might have better 
luck with the Library of Congress version. The green cover is not as brighte but 
you can get the whole cover.   I downloaded the pdq of Levy Collection twice 
and each time all I got was the first line of the cover. When I tried to print 
the pdq, my computer hung. 

I have printed out the below version which has an additional advertisement 
page on page 2 and 6. To avoid getting a 3/4 size printout, simply enlarge the 
image on the screen and print it out.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200033481/pageturner.html?pa
ge=1&section=&size=640

Or you can click on the image, copy and paste it into another document so you 
can print it out without any of the web site border type. 

Needless to say, this is probably more band space on   one song than it 
deserves, but it points up the fact that many old songs are available free on the 
web to print out and that anybody can make his or her own tab chart or 
transpose a tune without too much trouble. And you don't need a music degree to do it. 
I bought my Dr. of Music degree years ago from an FM classical radio station 
for $25. 

Hope this helps.
Phil Lloyd




In a message dated 6/14/08 7:06:33 PM, pneupco@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Greetings,
> 
> I didn't get the chance to read all of the replies to the other person's 
> question about the music for this song. The kind that would be fit for a 
> diatonic harmonica. So someone may have mentioned the same site. Anyway, try the 
> Levy Collection at:
> 
> http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/
> 
> Go there, click on 'Search the Collection' and type in your title. You'll 
> get the original 1908 sheet music. However, it's in the key of 'D'. 
> Fortunately, it's easy to transpose it to 'C' while you're reading the music (If I can 
> do it, anybody can.)There are also a few accidenals in there, but they can be 
> fudged with no problem.
> 
> If any of you like the 'Old Time' songs, this is a great site to search. 
> They have lots of stuff from the mid - late 19th century as well as from he 
> early 20th cenury. Just click on 'Browse the Collection' and see what's there.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Regards,
> Paul N.
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