icemanle@xxxxxxx wrote:
If I'm not mistaken, Stevie doesn't play chromatic in all keys but
gravitates towards keys that allow him to use his sense of sliding in and
out of notes w/the button, or using chrom's tuned in other keys than "C".
My 2 cents on this...
I've heard several harmonica players say something to this affect, but I
think it's a mistaken assumption. I just spent 5 minutes rummaging through
my iTunes copy of "The Complete Stevie Wonder" and came up with the
following sampling:
Alfie: Bb
For Once In My Life: F#
Isn't She Lovely: E
Fingertips: C
Kiss Lonely Goodbye: A
Same Old Story: G
At Last: Eb
Shadow of Your Smile: Am
All of the above were played on a C chrom. If I had more time I bet I
could find the rest of the keys as well...
After many years of studying his work on chromatic, I'm quite sure he
plays comfortably in all keys and he most likely chooses his keys, at
least on the vocal numbers, for where he likes to sing them.
Also, he's demonstrated over the years that there are effective
Stevie-esque button slides in every key ;-).
- Slim.
www.SlideManSlim.com
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