[Harp-L] RE: John Lennon

["Hellerman, Steven" <shellerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How John Lennon learned cross harp, perhaps:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdXzJaCeHP8




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Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:20:35 +0000
From: Mike Best <mike.best@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] John Lennon
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On the subject of John Lennon, has anyone tried the harp lines on "Love
Me Do"?

I used to play it in a band some years ago and I used to use 2 harps.
Might have been a C and a G but I can't really remember.  Thank God
we've stopped playing it now coz I can't stand the song.  Crowds of a
certain vintage seemed to like it though

Cheers
Mike

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> Just listened to early Beatles recordings and on those John Lennon
plays
> harmonica on several songs. This did a part in making harmonica (or
harp as
> John corrected an interviewer) more known in popular music.
> 
> Harri



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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 21:33:39 -0400
From: Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] John Lennon
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He uses a chromatic on that song. Google it and you'll find a thorough
and
interesting analysis by Pat Missin (I think it was) on his web site.

Bill Hines

On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 9:20 PM, Mike Best <mike.best@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On the subject of John Lennon, has anyone tried the harp lines on
"Love Me
> Do"?
>
> I used to play it in a band some years ago and I used to use 2 harps.
>  Might have been a C and a G but I can't really remember.  Thank God
we've
> stopped playing it now coz I can't stand the song.  Crowds of a
certain
> vintage seemed to like it though
>