Re: [Harp-L] Chaka Khan I Feel for You

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

The slide ornaments for F and F# are completely different, and the ornaments you hear on this recording are definitely the kind you get in keys like F and G, not what you'd get in F#.

Winslow


--- On Fri, 5/9/08, G. E. Popenoe <gpopenoe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: G. E. Popenoe <gpopenoe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Chaka Khan I Feel for You
> To: "Joe and Cass Leone" <leone@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx" <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>, "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, May 9, 2008, 4:44 PM
> It is conceivable that he played in F# because the finger
> pattern is  
> mostly a reverse of the F pattern which is not that
> complicated but I  
> like the chipmunk notion.
> 
> Gary Popenoe
> 
> On May 9, 2008, at 11:52 AM, Joe and Cass Leone
> <leone@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> > On May 9, 2008, at 2:01 PM, Winslow Yerxa wrote:
> >
> >> It's definitely a chromatic harmonica (Stevie
> Wonder), with a  
> >> little sound processing.
> >
> > Yes, it is definitely 'Millionized' (for lack
> of a better term)
> >
> >> By the way, there's an extended version of
> this record that came  
> >> out on a 12" single with a longer harp solo.
> >>
> >> While the tune comes out in F#, Stevie didn't
> play it in F#.
> >
> > This is correct. While everyone seems to feel that
> Stevie is this  
> > super human player who can play in any odd key and
> STILL sound  
> > marvelous, the truth is that he picks normal keys just
> like everyone  
> > else and the recordings or HIS tracks are either sped
> up or slowed  
> > down to give the impression that he is in F#, Gb, B, 
> E, and other  
> > not so easy keys. I always suspected that is was to
> disssuade other  
> > players from trying to copy him. AND I don't think
> it's coming from  
> > HIM. I have to admit though that it is less common
> these days. I  
> > have had recordings which were BETWEEN  the keys. I
> thought it was  
> > my player, but after checking several other players, I
> wound up with  
> > the same deal.
> >
> >> The tape was either sped up or slowed down and he
> played it in  
> >> either F or G (I'm not where I can check which
> it was).
> >
> > Because of the 'Chipmunks' timbre to the edges
> of the notes (which  
> > he is VERY good at to begin with), I believe the track
> is a sped up  
> > F. Something about the combinations of notes and the
> way they are  
> > 'chipped', leads me to believe he is in a DRAW
> key. G isn't as fluid  
> > as F.
> >
> > p.s. just my opinion       smokey-joe
> >>
> >
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