Re: [Harp-L] What position do you play in for "Georgia on My Mind"?

[Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>]

With no retuning or overbends, it lays out nicely in F on a C harp, with a
nice 'natural minor' chording for the bridge.
I like the bends that fall in 12th too. Just personal taste to a large
extent. I notice both Joe and Dennis do it in second on country tuning
(and Joe doubles it on chrom too of course) I would rather not retune. Too
darned lazy.
RD


On 10 February 2015 at 10:16, Dennis M. Cooper <dcooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I play "Georgia" in 2nd position using a country-tuned harmonica. I used
> to do it with an overblow, but I finally decided it wasn't about using the
> OB as what sounds best to the listeners on a consistent basis.
>
> You can hear my version (recorded in 2001) at my website. The player is on
> the front page to the right.
>
> Best Regards,
> Dennis M. Cooper
> http://dennis-cooper.com
>
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Dan Hazen" <bluesmandan76@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 2/9/2015 3:51:40 PM
> Subject: [Harp-L] What position do you play in for "Georgia on My Mind"?
>
>  I've been trying Georgia (key of F) in First (F), Second (Bb), and 12th
>> (C). They all have things to commend them, but I think I prefer first
>> position, even though the others sound bluesier. Bluesy bends on 2nd and
>> 12th, but better octaves and runs for me in 1st.
>>
>> I was wondering what position others prefer to use when playing this
>> standard... and what that position gives you that makes you prefer it...
>> Thanks
>> Dan
>>
>> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
>> F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D G C
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