Re: [Harp-L] Runaway - Bonnie Raitt

[Matt Prouty <matthewprouty@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nope I am going to scrap this one and just play pedal steel on it.  Just 
too much for me, and I do not have the harps in the right key.

Thanks for confirming what I suspected.

m.


On 8/10/12 5:23 PM, Jeff Baker wrote:
> Matt ,
>
>   To only play harmonica on one song the whole night , you  picked a 
> "doozy" !
>
>   Actually to play it like Norton did you need 4 harps . It;s a 
> MONSTER solo to learn .
>
>  Go ahead and learn it,  it will definitely make you a better player
>
>   To watch Norton struggle as he switches between keys I can imagine 
> him thinking,
>
>   " this was a hell of a lot easier to do in the studio than it is 
> live ! "
>
>    He was a masterful player I sure miss him
>
>    What song you gonna learn next Wammer Jammer ?  (HA )
>
>    Regards,
>
>      JB
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:58 PM, Matt Prouty wrote:
>
> > I am trying to work out a way to play Runaway or The Runaway (Del 
> > Shannon).
> >
> > On the Bonnie Raitt version, which is the version we do, at least on 
> > the video the harp player uses 3 or 4 harmonicas and switches through 
> > out the solo.  I was hoping to use only one harmonica but I can not 
> > get it sounding just right.
> >
> > I am playing a Bb harp in 3rd position as we play this song in Cm.
> >
> > The chords for the solo are Cm, Bb, Ab, G.  I certainly could simply 
> > play the melody but would like to play a bluesy sounding solo. 
> > Switching harps once might be manageable.
> >
> > Right now this is the only song I play harmonica on.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.