Re: [Harp-L] practicing



Even easier when playing solo. Actually, uneven meter
is exactly what it is, changing when he feels the change is
required. You have to have mightly big ears to hear when
someone plays with uneven bars.
HB

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Hammersley <rhhammersley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: hashbb@xxxxxxx
Cc: jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 3:09 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] practicing

Don't know where I got this story:
Two guys are watching Lightning Hopkins play live. One whispers to
other "he keeps missing the chord changes" (of the 12-bar or
whatever). LH leans over: "Lightning changes chord when he want to
change chord". Yes exactly although easier when habitually backed only
by a drummer.
On 1 Sep 2008, at 20:58, hashbb@xxxxxxx wrote:

>
>
> 'Lightning Hopkins had what? two
> riffs? they were wicked cool riffs though.'
>
> Come on now, you don't really seriously believe that. :-)
> I get your point, but your comparison is way off base.
> Lightnin' had tons of tricks up his sleeve. Some of the bass
> notes he would use over his chords borders on jazz, and that
> was all country feel. That would be like saying Sonny Boy or
> Big Walter had only two riffs, if you played those you could
> fake the rest, quite an over simplification. When it comes to blues,
> constant change within
> the structure is what makes the language and music come to life.
> HB
>
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