Re: [Harp-L] new recording of "Over the Rainbow"

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 22, 2009, at 6:36 PM, Vern Smith wrote:

> IMO, this is much better than any harmonica version of the same  
> song on Youtube!  I particularly liked the guitar accompaniment.
>
> I would like to hear the artist play it on a chromatic to avoid his  
> prominent struggle with the limitations of the diatonic.

Easy tune on an SJ tuned (now called country). Only the 2 step bend  
requires some effort.

> The substitution of G for A at "There's a land" and the finessing  
> of the F#  and A at "away above the chimney tops" made me cringe.

Yes, a 1 step bend to flatten the 'already sharped' #4 draw requires  
some thought too, but that shouldn't be a problem. Then you go on to  
the sharped #4. Cringing depends on the amount of effort put in.

Joe Scungeli & the Calamari Brothers
> Vern