Re: [Harp-L] Country tuning - songs?
I have been working on the country song, "You Don't Know Me," with a country-tuned harp. I also use that tuning for "Your Cheatin' Heart."
Steve Webb in Minnesota
---- "bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx" <bbqbob917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> Some other tunes that come to mind that country tuned harps can be useful are "I Can't Stop Loving You," "Blue Christmas," "Red Top," "Walking To New Orleans," and "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" for starters. Also all sorts of DooWop tunes like "Oh What A Night," "I Only Have Eyes For You."
> Sincerely,
> Barbeque Bob Maglinte
> Boston, MA
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>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Ian Cowe" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Country tuning - songs?
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:54:10 -0000
>
> Ian
> I don't use this tuning myself but the obvious tune that comes to mind is
> Georgia On My Mind - in F I think and using a Bb harp CT tuning in second
> position.
>
> The most famous user of the country tuned harp is Charlie McCoy, if you
> check out his website http://www.charliemccoy.com/ and go to 'recordings'
> you can download a song list which details all of his recordings, the keys
> they're in and what harps he uses.
>
> I hoep this helps
>
> Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Cowe" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 6:21 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Country tuning - songs?
>
>
> > Has anyone got some bluesy (or other) tunes / songs they can suggest for
> > country tuned harps? Basin Street Blues is about the only really cool one
> > I
> > know of and I'm looking for more more more.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ian Cowe
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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