Re: [Harp-L] Help! I am looking for a song with special parameters.

[Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ooops. There is a 7 blow at the end of the last line. So, 8 blow followed
by a 7 blow.

Eric

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 3:48 AM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I tabbed it out some years ago--and just play it from memory from time to
> time. I can't find my old tab at the moment; but from some online sheet
> music (cause my memory is pretty shoddy at times) I worked it out as
> follows:
>
> Don't know why | *8 blow bend*, 8 blow, 9 blow |
>
> There's no sun  | *8 blow bend*, 8 blow, 9 blow |
>
> up in the sky     | 8 blow, 9 blow, *9 blow bend*, 9 draw |
>
> Stormy weather | *8 blow bend*, 8 blow, 9 blow, 6 blow |
>
> Since my man and I ain't together | 8 draw--5 times; 7 blow, 6 draw, 7
> blow, 6 blow
>
> keeps rainin' all the time | 5 draw, 6 draw, 7 blow, *8 blow bend*, *8
> blow bend*, 8 blow.
>
> The beginning notes can also be played in third position: 9 draw, *9
> blow bend*, 10 draw.
>
> Or tenth position: *9 blow bend*, 9 blow, *10 double blow bend*.
>
> Etc....
>
>  It's just a fun song to play around with and try to work out all the
> possibilities.
>
> And---pretty fun to play in the middle octave with overblows. Or the
> bottom octave starting on a 1 overblow.
>
> Any errors are certainly mine, but I hope this helps.
>
> Eric
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Michael Rubin <
> michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> In the sky is 9 blow, 9 bend, 9 draw?  Love it.  I do not really know the
>> song.  I just know "Don't know why, there no sun up in the sky, stormy
>> weather."  does the rest of the tune have more high note bends?
>> Thanks,
>> Michael
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How about "Stormy Weather" in first position, top octave.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Michael Rubin <
>>> michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I need a song that is a popular melody that is not blues.  It has to
>>> > include blow bends, preferably 8 or 9 or 10 double bend.  10 single is
>>> an
>>> > option but is so difficult to play on pitch for most beginners.
>>> >
>>> > Here's where I have been running into problems.  Every song I find
>>> includes
>>> > a note that is higher than 10 blow.  I need to find a song that is
>>> > contained within the range of the harmonica that includes blow bends.
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Michael Rubin
>>> > michaelrubinharmonica.com
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
>