Re: [Harp-L] learning songs

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good one Eric.  That's what the great jazz masters did. Some even grunted and moaned WHILE playing. Errol Garner, Clark Terry. 
smo-joe

On Sep 3, 2013, at 11:13 PM, Eric Miller wrote:

> Record yourself whistling or humming it with whatever embellishments come
> out from your own soul, then sit down and work out the notes.
> On Sep 3, 2013 10:25 PM, <bloozeharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> When I sit down  to learn a new gospel song, I generally pick one that I
>> know the melody of well, then find a tab online and take off from there.
>> But, all the tabs I find are generally pretty simplified. Thus, the song
>> gets old pretty quick. About all I play in is 2nd position. I would really
>> like to add some "flavor" to the songs I know (eg- Amazing Grace, Victory
>> in Jesus, etc). I'm not trying to sound flashy, just come up with ways to
>> make each verse a little different, thus more interesting for those
>> listening. Thanks.
>>