rbeetsme
786 posts
Jul 13, 2012
10:18 AM
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Any blues chromatic players here?
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chromaticblues
1265 posts
Jul 13, 2012
10:20 AM
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Hello Rick!
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Michael Rubin
607 posts
Jul 13, 2012
10:44 AM
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Yup
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MP
2342 posts
Jul 13, 2012
12:13 PM
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yeep!
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chromaticblues
1267 posts
Jul 13, 2012
2:06 PM
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I would say start with a Hohner 270 Deluxe.
Take a few lessons from someone that plays it out and you can hear them and say Yeah! Now that's what I want to do!
If you know how to play in 3rd position on a diatonic than playing 3rd on a chrom is easy!
Holes 5-9 on a chrom have the same note layout as holes 4-8 on diatonic. Holes 1-4 are the same just an octave lower.
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Gnarly
283 posts
Jul 13, 2012
2:30 PM
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Yeah, I do that--
I find that my tuning (Orchestra bebop) lends itself to blues in G--the tuning starts on G, and has Bb as the next blow note . . . with B on the draw.
What I DON'T do is play in third position with double stops--hey Winslow, do you have any recorded examples of you doing that? It usually drives me nuts, I keep waiting for some changes and it keeps choogling . . .
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opendoor_harps
53 posts
Jul 13, 2012
10:03 PM
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Yes. But not as often as I would like. Work in progress.
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dougharps
227 posts
Jul 13, 2012
11:51 PM
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Yes... usually in C, D or Dm, or Am on a C chromatic, or the same relative intervals of keys on different keys of chromatics (1st, 3rd, 4th).
I usually would just use a diatonic for 2nd position/G songs, though occasionally I will play in that key on chromatic. And I can push in the button to play in Db, Eb and Ebm, and Bbm,too!
Yes for octaves.
I don't use the instrument "properly" to play in all keys, but I do play fluently in certain keys.
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jbone
998 posts
Jul 14, 2012
5:26 AM
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i favor either a hering low C 12 holes or a suzuki G 12 hole. this puts the song in either Dm or Am. perhaps a mid register C like the 270 is a logical place top start but i have found the 270 to be more of a pain to play. plus the one 270 i have tastes like stale dried out wood.
carey bell did some great chromatic in his day. as has cotton. william clarke as well.
it's true, if you do 3rd on a diatonic it's no big leap to chromatic. just remember, though, at least imho the chromatic was MADE to do 3rd position blues, swing, and jazz. the tongue block method gives you all 12 holes to play with as well. songs in a minor key or with a lot of minor notes are best for the kind of playing i do. i do NOT use the button for half notes, shame on me, but i still do pretty well.
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