Re: [Harp-L] blowing rags

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think in ragtime, this would more typically be III7, VI7, II7, V7, I ;
e.g., in 'C': *E*7 - >*A*7 - > *D*7 - > *G*7 - > *C*. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime_progression

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 10:48 AM, <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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>  short answer - I'm assuming from your description that these rags are
> actually iii, vi, ii, V, I, so the underlying tonality would have a MAJOR 7,
> not minor 7th (as in blues or 2nd position), so concentrate on positions or
> note choices that either include the MAJ 7th or avoid the 7th altogether.
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> From: Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 1:26 pm
> Subject: [Harp-L] blowing rags
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> For  the record...I'm dealing with the same issues....although I have
> played in
> second and sometimes even third positions...I find myself with a decided
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> imagination....in my case...lack of talent I guess.  The same old riffs
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> Ron Burton
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> > From: harp3333@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx; harp3333@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:40 +0000
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> > Subject: [Harp-L] blowing rags
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> > Hi group!
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> > I've recently been playing a regular gig at a barbeque joint here in
> Chicago
> and I'm blowing harp with a great fingerpicker(John Hasbrouck) who plays a
> lot
> of ragtime pieces(III-VI-II-V-I changes). I'm stuck in a first-position rut
> where I'm mostly on the upper register using a lot of blow bends. It works
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> everybody ,including myself, is sick of the same old riffs I'm spitting
> out.
> This is new territory for me and I would appreciate any tips(positions,
> techniques, attitudes, etc) to improve my ragtime soloing. I think I recall
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> my travels somebody saying that 12th/1st flat position is good for this. I
> know
> on Levy's instructional video he dissected Sweet Georgia Brown and
> explained
> some stuff, but I don't have the tape anymore. Any help will be
> appreciated.
> Thanks!
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> > cheers,
> > Jim Conway
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