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

"John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx> · Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:19:24 -0500

Brad,
	Are you playing solo?  No bass, drums, etc.?  That's a whole  
different thing.  I have a hard enough time sounding okay with a full  
band.
	JP

On Jan 15, 2009, at 2:57 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
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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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

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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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