[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

[Michael Peloquin]

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From: Harp-L <harp-l-bounces at xxxxx> on behalf of brian irving <coolblues64 at xxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:43 AM
To: Slim Heilpern <slim at xxxxx>; Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx>
Cc: harp-l harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>; Robert Hale <ynfdwas at xxxxx>; Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

So, has anybody posted the tab in F# on a C chromatic?  B

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From: Slim Heilpern
Sent: 23 September 2020 12:41
To: Michael Rubin
Cc: harp-l harp-l; Robert Hale; Richard Hunter
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

A couple of points:

1) Perhaps some were confused by the reference to a trill. The part that Robert was referring to is not trill-like, it's the lick that repeats 3 times effectively going from A to A# (played on hole 7 as Michael stated below) very near the end of the solo. (Sorry Robert, I'm just not hearing anything close to a whole step there.)

2) Getting this bend at the given tempo to be really precise is not hard on a modern chrom, but do try it on a 60's era stock 280 like (I assume) Stevie played on that cut. It's a bit more difficult and sounds different. On my old 280, on the other hand, the leaky slide smooths out the button push a bit. So there's that to consider as well, for anyone who really cares -- I actually don't. Love the solo and you can play it just fine either way :-).

- Slim


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> On Sep 22, 2020, at 6:17 PM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
>
> Correction:
>
> Change: Work up a half step bend and release on 7 draw on a 12 hole.  To
> Work up a half step bend and release on 7 draw with the button on a 12 hole.
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 7:46 PM Michael Rubin <
> michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I am overthinking it.
>>
>> It is tonally different to bend and release and rebend over and over than
>> to push and release a button over and over.
>>
>> Do you think it is more difficult for Stevie Wonder to do the former as
>> opposed to the latter?
>>
>> If it is more difficult, do you forsake tone due to difficulty, or do you
>> strive for tone?
>>
>> Please experiment.  Work up a half step bend and release on 7 draw on a 12
>> hole.  Spend a half an hour doing it.  Get it as good as you can.  Then
>> imitate Stevie at 1:54 as well as you can.
>>
>> Then do it with the slide from 7 draw to 7 draw button.
>>
>> If you still think the slide is correct, that's your opinion.
>>
>> The overthinker,
>> Michael Rubin
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 7:27 PM Richard Hunter <rhunter377 at xxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Michael Peloquin wrote:.
>>>
>>>> My vote is that standard 1/2 step slide movement occurred on this tune.
>>>
>>> God damn right.  Anyone who thinks that little turn was done with anything
>>> besides a rapid slide movement, which is by far the easiest and simplest
>>> way to play it, is just way overthinking it.
>>>
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