I know this song is way above my level, and better suited folks like Jason Ricci or Christelle Berthon, but I stumbled across it on Youtube and was driven to at least try to imitate the style. I know harp players often draw inspiration from sax and horn players, and Maceo is one of my favorites. This is a prime example of some of his best funk. Am I correct in playing an Eb in second position?
Written by Pee Wee Ellis, another sax player in the James Brown Band. Made popular by Jaco. NOT a 12 bar format, which may throw you off first time through. I think it's 14 bars. The turn around is essentially a minor pentatonic scale. Very cool tune .
one two three four two two three four three two three four four two three four five two three four six two three four seven two three four eight two three four
FIVE two three four six two three four seven two three four eight two three four nine two three four ten two three four eleven two three four twelve two three four
consider the source i am white ....a black cat would count... one and two and two and two and three and two and four and two and five and two and six and two and seven and two and eight and two and
five and two and six and two and seven and two and eight and two and nine and two and ten and two and eleven and two and and twelve and two and
one
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most "musicians" have zero interest in this aspect of music so some genuine heartfelt applause goes out to you.
this tune is funky, so a bit of emphasis' on the one, however there is clearly a back beat on the two and the four. there is a reason i wrote it out the way i did. most people here that understand this stuff better than i do ..... do not have the time or inclination to explain as it tends to fall on deaf ears. the blues is an art form. there is a method to the madness.
typically the fifth measure of a twelve bar blues goes to the four chord. so i strongly suspect where i wrote.... five two three four... i would bet 50 cents that is a four chord....... try counting how i wrote it out. once you understand this, there are tricks to make things easier.
just glad that somebody is interested in counting time. most harp players just want to jump on stage and breathe in and out, and do not care if they play the right notes or not. see some of the recent videos i posted.lol
When you talk about horn bands and harmonica I think immediately of Michael Peloquin who plays harp and sax and makes a living playing both. He has written horn arrangements for multiple harps and plays both diatonic and chromatic. I think he is one of the most overlooked great harp players around today. I posted this cut from his CD once before:
