RE: [Harp-L] Learning covers

["Bill Hines" <billhines4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Get the CD "Sittin' In with the Greats", it has some standard blues
tunes and is all set up for this. Google for more tips on playing along
to that one (keys, etc). It has two versions of some songs, one with
vocals and one without in case you want to sing. Also one minor, one
major in case you want to try 2nd and 3rd positions.

Bill H

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From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Philharpn@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:18 PM
To: garybond@xxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Learning covers


YOU COULD ATTEND a few jams and without drawing too much attention to 
yourself (use a recorder in the pocket out of sight) and take home an
evening's worth 
of tunes that are played.

Now if you want to ask BEFORE you start recording, and the jam leader
says 
you are allowed to record, feel free to set you recorder near the front
of the 
band. Otherwise, you'd best be unobtrusive about it.

Do this a couple of times so that you: 

1. Hear what kinds of tunes are played and 

2. have a recording of them so you have an idea of what tunes generally
show 
up at THAT jam and 

3. Try to figure out what you would do the same or differently than
those 
already playing.

4. This could include playing the same music line that the guitar plays.


5. Playing the same music line that the bass plays

6. Imitation is one of the easiest ways to learn riffs and   musical
licks

This system might work with getting ready to play with a certain jam
band. 

If you want to be better prepared to jam with anybody, any time, any
place -- 
you've got to listen to blues records, blues teaching materials
(including 
those designed for guitar or bass or piano) because you're going to be
playing 
ALONG WITH THESE INSTRUMENTS.

But all politics is local, and so is all music. You want to jam with the
guys 
down at the local bar, learn the songs they play down at the local bar.

If you get too ambitious, you may learn "Stormy Monday" but it may turn
out 
to be a tune nobody at the local jam ever plays.

Hope this helps,
Phil



In a message dated 2/20/09 8:49:16 PM, garybond@xxxxxxx writes:


> Are there any resources available that teach how to play commonly 
> played songs that I will come across in a jam situation?
> 
> Thanks
> GaryB
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