Re: [Harp-L] blowing rags

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

 you may be correct. this has also been called the bridge to "I Got Rhythm Changes". In this case, H. Levy's Sweet Georgia Brown approach on that bridge would be a good place to start or study.

I think in ragtime, this would more typically be III7, VI7, II7, V7, I ; e.g., in 'C': E7 â >A7 â > D7 â > G7 â > C.
 

 

 

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From: Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
To: icemanle@xxxxxxx
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Subject: Re: [Harp-L] blowing rags









I think in ragtime, this would more typically be III7, VI7, II7, V7, I ; e.g., in 'C': E7 â >A7 â > D7 â > G7 â > C. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime_progression



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




 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>

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Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 1:26 pm

Subject: [Harp-L] blowing rags























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 lack of

imagination....in my case...lack of talent I guess.  The same old riffs just

keep coming.







Ron Burton



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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 but

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 in

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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