Re: [Harp-L] Asking for Song suggestions for Rack performances

[philharpn@xxxxxxx]

The cheapest way to get a large number of songs is by purchasing a fake book. If you can read music, you are good to go. Put the fake book on your music stand, your harp in the rack and start strumming chords as you play the melody with your harp.


If you can't read music, you will have to make your own harmonica tab. It takes a few more steps -- and takes about 10-15 minutes a song .


 After you buy the fake book -- they are available in all genres these days -- check the web for harp layouts for diatonic harmonicas. Lee Oskar has them. so does coast2coast. The note layouts are free on the Internet. 


You are better off buying a fake book and doing it yourself -- then you will know it is right.


Charlie Musselwhite once wrote the tab out for a trumpet exercise book he bought in a second hand store. The unintended outcome was that after a while he didn't need his "cheat sheet" to write the numbers for each note --he had accidentally taught himself how to read music.


hope this helps
Phil


ps my latest fake book purchase is due at my mailbox in Sept.








-----Original Message-----
From: Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Jun 7, 2013 10:20 pm
Subject: [Harp-L] Asking for Song suggestions for Rack performances


I'm looking for songs to perform using a rack & guitar & vocal. Any suggestions 
are welcome and any style. I prefer blues but am open for country, folk or just 
about anything. Your suggestions will greatly speed up my research.Thanks in 
advance.Buck