Re: [Harp-L] Re: Miles Davis, So What / position exploration / harp

[Bill <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I've written out the scales in tab showing the notes for a Bb harp
over 2 octaves - The schema for the tab is 3 = 3 draw, 3+ = 3 blow, 3' = 3
1/2 step bend, 3'' = 3 whole step bend etc 4o/7o = 4ob or 7od.  Also Rt =
Root note

D Dorian 5th position
+2 (D-Rt), '2 (E-2nd), 2/+3 (F-b3), 3'' (G-4th), 3 (A-5th), 4' (B-6th), 4
(C-b7), +5 (D-Rt), 5o (E-2nd), +6 (F-b3), 6 (G-4th), 7o (B-6th), 8 (C-b7),
+8 (D-Rt)

Eb Dorian 12th Position
2'' (Eb-Rt), 2/+3 (F-2nd), 3''' (Gb-b3), 3' (Ab-4th), +4 (Bb-5th), 4
(C-6th), 4o (Db-b7), 5 (Eb-RT), +6 (F-2nd), 6' (Gb-b3), 6o (Ab-4th), +7
(Bb-5th), 8 (C- 6th), +8' (Db-b7), 9 (Eb-Rt)

Actually the only reason i started to learn to overblow is because I'm crap
at juggling - lol!  Also I'm on my own on the graveyard shift at work and
eager for a distraction from writing the other kind of less pleasurable
notes that I'm seriously behind with, so please don't say anything to my
boss.

Bx


On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 5:01 PM, John F. Potts <hvyj@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yeah, using 2 harps (C and Db) is how I've been doing it. The idea of using
> i harp (Bb) is intriguing.  But, as I understand it, the head of tune has 16
> measures of  D dorian minor scale tones a step apart, modulates to Eb dorian
> minor scale tones a step apart for a 8 measures, and then modulates back to
> D minor dorian scale tones.
>
> I think the Eb scale tones that I play on the Db harp are Ab and Gb which
> don't lay out that well on a Bb harp.  Also, Bb is NOT part of the D dorian
> scale--it would be the flat sixth and that scale has a major sixth. Right
> off the top I'm having trouble transposing the parts i usually play to a Bb
> harp, but, there may be other note selections that will work--I'm not sure.
>