[Harp-L] Hotel California instrumental break on diatonic harp

[Robert Hale]

You are a gentleman! <SMILE>

Robert Hale
Serious Honkage in Arizona
youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL
Robert at xxxxx


On Sun, Aug 4, 2019 at 5:56 AM JOSEPH LEONE <3n037 at xxxxx> wrote:

> Laurent, Mon Ami,
>
> I'm not entirely sure that Mr. Hale's message wasn't meant for me.
> Probably because I used the term "I used a chromatic". Since the Duke of
> Wail uses diatonics a lot. And we coorespond frequently. ALL in fun. Having
> said that, I agree with the thing about pitch/timbre.
>
>
> I hope everyone knows how excrucuatingly difficult it is to do the refrain
> part of this piece? I myself only play the lead melody at that point. I
> only try for note for note on the chorus at the end of the tune. The Joe
> Walsh section. Which is hard enough. It requires a lot of slide action and
> a few breath switches.
>
>
> But a diatonic HAS no slide and a lot of notes have to be 'manufactured'
> out of thin air. And some of them have to be hit spot ON in the already
> bent position. Hard to do in the best of times. Reminds me of players whom
> persist in playing Parker, Davis, and Coltrane licks note for note when
> they (may) forget that those tunes were written for instruments where 10
> fingers (sax), 9 (clarinet), 3.. or 4 (trumpet), are working. AND in keys
> that are sometimes unfriendly to harp. AND with notes laid out in such a
> fashion that are friendly to THEIR instrument but unfriendly to harp. All
> this done with just a mouth on a diatonic. Naah, too tough for me. I'll
> take a rain check.
>
>
> Even tougher to sound good against guitar since it is a chording
> instrument. So..Me (personally) I thought it was a stellar job. And while
> the pitch and timbre weren't right on (and who really IS), I was impressed.
> I would use an A chromo. and play it in Dm. That would result in terminal
> key of Bm IF I wanted to be in original key. Me? I use a Bb in Dm. Which
> results in Cm.  lolol
>
>
> smo-joe
>
> On August 4, 2019 at 2:52 AM Laurent Vigouroux <
> laurent.vigouroux at xxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Fair enough :)
> Criticizing is easy, playing well is more difficult!
> It is definitely a great solo for practicing the accuracy of the low bends.
> I’m gonna try
>
> Le 3 août 2019 à 20:29, Robert Hale < ynfdwas at xxxxx> a écrit :
>
> Having called it out, we anticipate you showing us the way. <grin>
>
> Robert Hale
> Serious Honkage in Arizona
> youtube.com/DUKEofWAIL
> Robert at xxxxx
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 10:50 AM Laurent Vigouroux <
> laurent.vigouroux at xxxxx> wrote:
>
> Nice video but the playing is a bit off in terms of pitch accuracy.
> Tempting to try it though
>
>
> > Le 3 août 2019 à 19:14, JOSEPH LEONE < 3n037 at xxxxx> a écrit :
> >
> > Choice. Really choice. Never tried it on diatonic. Too many bends. I can
> do them but prefer not to do that many. I always used a chromatic.
> Schweigert looks like an Austrian name?
> >
> > smo-joe
> >
> >> On August 2, 2019 at 10:16 AM captron100--- via Harp-L <
> harp-l at xxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> For anyone who might be interested, I came across a 10 1/2 minute long
> video lesson on how to play the guitar instrumental break in the Eagles'
> song, "Hotel California", note for note in the original key of Bm. He is
> using an A harp in 3rd position. It is graciously posted by a very
> accomplished young harp player named Juraj Schweigert. He has a presence on
> U Tube, Facebook, and he has a website. I googled him and see that he gives
> lessons on skype and U tube. He apparently lives in the central European
> country of Slovakia. Enjoy.
> http://www.jurajschweigert.com/downloads/california.mp4
>
>
>
>