RE: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Then you might do just as well in second position.
I'm usually playing guitar, singing and taking solos between the verses on
that one, so the context is a little different. 
But either way, that's a good song and I'm glad other people are playing it.
Brad Trainham
 

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> From: "John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>
> Date: January 15, 2009 1:04:38 AM GMT-05:00
> To: <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards
>
> Brad,
> 	I don't overblow anyway.  I always (with VERY rare exceptions) play 
> electric with a cupped mic.  That tune rocks really hard with a groove 
> that's easy to push. Harp can do all sorts of fills and
> stuff working off the rhythm.   I can't imagine playing acoustic on  
> that song. Can't rock out or drive the groove without electricity.
> 	JP
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:45 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
>
>> I actually thought a lot about that today.
>> I think the reason I don't like second position for that song as much 
>> has to do with my choice to play acoustic harp.
>> Acoustic harp on that song, in second position accidentally injects 
>> an almost cow-boyish feel into the song which isn't what I want.
>> The mood of the song (to me) more fits the exhausted end of a rock- 
>> &-Roll all-nighter and somehow, third position, in that configuration 
>> better addresses that feeling.
>> I've moved us now into the unverifiable/subjective, but third 
>> position on that one isn't really that hard and you don't have to use 
>> that f# over-blow on 5, so give it a shot.
>> Brad Trainham
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John F. Potts [mailto:hvyj@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:35 PM
>> To: bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards
>>
>> Brad,
>> 	I'm not completely happy with 2d either.  i was thinking of trying 
>> 3d the next time i have a chance to play it.
>> 	JP
>>
>> On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:26 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
>>
>>> I do Wild Night in second position on a c harp, but I've never been 
>>> completely satisfied with that.
>>> Instead of the cool sax thing he does for a break, I usually play a 
>>> verse, doing essentially what the singer does.
>>> This works, but I'd like to be able to credibly tap in to that 
>>> phased sax or what ever the effect is he has on that.
>>> Brad Trainham
>>>
>>>
>>
>

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