Re: [Harp-L] Re: Theory, - Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe

[Robert Hale <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Like the one place in Van Morrison's Moondance where he sings a major third
instead of the usual minor at 1:24 in this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsmF9JTpuI

Stay well
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On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> David Payne wrote:
> >If you wanted to be a Bluegrass Boy, you had to know theory (which I'm
> sure Baker did) AND
> >instantly apply it.
>
> Bob Fowler, who played guitar with Monroe, told me something that stuck
> with me.  He said that Baker and Monroe came to the conclusion that the
> flatted third, the "blue note", had been so overused that it wasn't all that
> blue anymore, and that using the major third where you'd expect to hear a
> flatted third was actually bluer and more powerful.
>
> That's sophisticated as hell, and you hear how true it is on the records
> they made.
>
> A perfect use of music theory to find new musical expression.
>
> K
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