S-harp
128 posts
Jul 11, 2013
12:57 AM
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So, we did a recording at rehearsal of the next giglist. Very basic, a couple of mics and one take through 25 songs, just to get a listen if taiming and groove works, so the solos are short, my focus was on backing. The drummer had business elsewhere so it's just guitar, bass and harp. We played really low volume, almost at acoustic level ... my Gibson GA-90 was played at absolute minimum volume, so the tone is a bit weak ...
(EDITED: Tried to embed, but the player seem to autostart on my computer. Sorry about that. )
1st pos playing(A) I'd like some feedback, since I've been working on getting my 1st pos in working order, specially when backing
Well, I guess I threw in a 3rd pos too (G)...
and why not a 2nd pos (E)
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The tone, the tone ... and the Tone
Last Edited by S-harp on Jul 11, 2013 2:20 AM
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Pistolcat
419 posts
Jul 11, 2013
3:44 AM
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Great playing! The two first songs didn't really miss the drums, IMO. I'm not really fit to specific advice on backing, but it sounded really good! On the first track I especially liked the harp on the chorus that started at 2:55. On the second track there was really nice octave playing that filled and really fatted up the sound image.
You're one of those players that use more nuances than notes. If one were to tab the playing out the tab would be four lines and the liner notes would be two pages. "At note one add a bit of tongue pull and slightly vibrato that goes in to a slightly added doublestop..."
Great songs all!
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S-harp
130 posts
Jul 11, 2013
4:43 AM
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Pistol ... thnx for taking your time and thnx for your input.
Yes, I've been working on boiling my playing down, " less is more", "making every played note count" but there is still work to do, like leaving more periods of space. Interresting though, shaving off and boiling down my playing has really lifted my fast playing and my tone.
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The tone, the tone ... and the Tone
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tookatooka
3381 posts
Jul 11, 2013
5:01 AM
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@S-harp "I've been working on boiling my playing down" yeah! me too. I've come to the conclusion that the song sounds a whole lot better if I don't play at all :) Enjoyed what you were doing.
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Martin
403 posts
Jul 11, 2013
5:21 AM
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Good stuff. And I think you´re on the right side of boiling down but not boiling dry. Esp. liked the first tune, and some inroads to the mid octave -- too much 1 pos playing miss that.
Seem to recollect that you´re another Swede? Is there a name to this unit, if you´re ever playing Gothenburg? (Just so I can stand in the audience, of course, honking wildly on an out of tune harp in the wrong key. I just love that.)
/Martin
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S-harp
131 posts
Jul 11, 2013
9:36 AM
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/tookatooka ... thnx for listening ...
\ Martin ... Thnx for your input. Yes, mid octave in first pos, a bit of a challange ...
Ahh, Gothenburg! Great city, lived there for a year .... long time ago... never played there though ... mainly because there're to many in the G-burg audience playing out of tune harps (-:
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The tone, the tone ... and the Tone
Last Edited by S-harp on Jul 11, 2013 9:43 AM
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Rgsccr
178 posts
Jul 11, 2013
9:51 AM
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Very nice S-Harp! So bluesy. I am not knowledgeable enough to comment on the playing other than to say I really like it. I especially like your philosophy of playing less - sure wish more musicians subscribed to it (especially guitar players).
Last Edited by Rgsccr on Jul 11, 2013 9:51 AM
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Martin
405 posts
Jul 11, 2013
12:10 PM
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@S-harp: Yeah, those Gothenburg bastards can be quite a nuisance. But if you´re coming this way just shoot me a line and I´ll make sure to attend the gig and krossa pungkulorna on those guys. (Sadly , that can make a bit of an annoying noice as well ...)
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S-harp
132 posts
Jul 11, 2013
12:46 PM
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/ Rgsccr ... Thnx for listening ... Yes, guitar players, a breed of their own. But the gtr-player in this setting is very good, he keeps it balanced ...
\ Martin ... Yes, will do ...would be great to play in "Little London"
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The tone, the tone ... and the Tone
Last Edited by S-harp on Jul 11, 2013 12:47 PM
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cyclodan
12 posts
Jul 11, 2013
3:37 PM
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Is there supposed to be a player or links to something here? I got nothing.
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S-harp
133 posts
Jul 12, 2013
1:39 AM
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cyclodan... yes, there should be three players ...
But here are copy 'n paste links:
1st pos:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18299441/Don't%20let%20nobody%20down.mp3
3rd pos
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18299441/Saide.mp3
2nd pos
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18299441/Can't%20get%20that%20suff%20nok%20more.mp3
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capnj
123 posts
Jul 12, 2013
5:09 PM
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Outstanding work,I too especially liked the first cut.Very good tone down low,and super high licks that made sense.Is that 1st song a spiritual by chance.Your band sounds like you guys will be working pretty steady.
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cyclodan
13 posts
Jul 12, 2013
5:34 PM
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Thanks for the links, at least the first 2 worked. Especially liked the 1st position playing, something I have not messed with too much. Gives me something to shoot for.
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S-harp
135 posts
Jul 13, 2013
3:39 AM
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capnj ... I believe Eric Bibb wrote the first song " Don' t let nobody drag your spirit down"
Thnx for your input. It was nice that the Gibson GA-90 had tone at such low volume. Yes, this setting has played alot together ...
cyklodan ... thnx for taking your time to listen. Yes, first position is a great position ... I' ve just stepped out of the woodshed and started to use 1st position live and in studio.
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Komuso
163 posts
Jul 13, 2013
4:31 AM
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@S-harp Very nice, made my night;-) ty!
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HarpNinja - Your harmonica Mojo Dojo
Bringing the Boogie to the Bitstream
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S-harp
136 posts
Jul 13, 2013
7:09 AM
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/ Komuso ... thnx for taking time listening
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Komuso
164 posts
Jul 14, 2013
3:11 AM
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@S-Harp
I like what you're doing on the harp on #1 Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down.
Is my first cut rough analysis correct?
Main riff guitar line: 1 b7 5
A Harp in 1st riffs:
4b 3D*(b7 1st bend) 6B/or 3B or 2D(Mirrors main line above)
2nd Riff
2D** 2D 2D** 2B 1B
Nice tone too!
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Paul Cohen aka Komuso Tokugawa
HarpNinja - Your harmonica Mojo Dojo
Bringing the Boogie to the Bitstream
Last Edited by Komuso on Jul 14, 2013 3:29 AM
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S-harp
140 posts
Jul 14, 2013
5:11 AM
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Komuso ...
Tabin' this is both easy and tricky ... I just suck at tabing, but I'll give it a shot ...
I guess you are talking about the intro ...
The harp doesn't follow the guitar nor the bassline ...
I tried to keep it "typical 1st pos" Therefore I don't work the mid octave ... well, I guess a passage in the mids still slipped through and an ob 4 ...
The intro part is only working holes 1 to 4 ...
The root A is pretty much always a split octave 1 'n 4. I usually land on B1 tounge blocking played left, so i can double up with octave 4 blocking played right.
Hole 2 'n 3 I tried to work as simple as possible and instead work frasing, taiming and tone ... during the intro I slide around between 2D .... 2D** ... 3D* .... some 2B
Working the 2D's bends happens alot.
The tab ( intro) would probably look something like this, just the order of the notes ...
2D-2D**( work the bend)- 2B-1B-4B
3D*-4B - 2D2D - 3D* 2D**- 2D work the bend - 2D** -2B -1B-4B ...
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The tone, the tone ... and the Tone
Last Edited by S-harp on Jul 14, 2013 5:15 AM
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Komuso
165 posts
Jul 14, 2013
8:25 AM
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ty S-Harp.
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Paul Cohen aka Komuso Tokugawa
HarpNinja - Your harmonica Mojo Dojo
Bringing the Boogie to the Bitstream
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