SuperBee
2110 posts
Jul 07, 2014
6:01 PM
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Ive been playing with a guitar-player I don't know very well, and he just throws out songs I have never thought about playing.
One such is 'can the circle be unbroken'.
It occurred to me that for someone looking to become familiar with major pentatonic scale, this is a great song to play with. The melody is easy, and you can play the harp easily from one end to the other. I can't stop playing the thing...
What are some other well known songs which work well for major pentatonic?
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JustFuya
311 posts
Jul 07, 2014
6:39 PM
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"I Shot The Sheriff", but I did not shoot the song caller. Also Sukiyaki if you go back that far. Black keys on the piano. Always found them difficult on the harp. Just now working them in.
Last Edited by JustFuya on Jul 08, 2014 10:36 AM
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1847
1935 posts
Jul 07, 2014
6:39 PM
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i think this is a major pentatonic
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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1847
1936 posts
Jul 07, 2014
6:40 PM
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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JInx
817 posts
Jul 07, 2014
8:32 PM
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Shortening Bread
Houses of the Holy
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Last Edited by JInx on Jul 07, 2014 10:11 PM
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SuperBee
2111 posts
Jul 08, 2014
2:26 AM
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How about 'Nobody Knows you when you're down and out'
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BronzeWailer
1340 posts
Jul 08, 2014
3:04 AM
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How 'bout My Girl?
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BronzeWailer's YouTube
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sonny3
199 posts
Jul 08, 2014
4:45 AM
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Amazing grace, when I lay my burden down, fox chases.seems to work well.jh
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HarpNinja
3899 posts
Jul 08, 2014
5:46 AM
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Runaround by Blues Traveler
I taught several classes that hit on this subject at the Midwest Harmonica Workshop the other week.
Something I tried to enlighten players to was that you have more scale and note choices in 2nd position than just the blues scale. I illustrated that application of this with several songs, but one thing anyone can try is the following:
Jam to a backing track of Little Wing and play the song using only holes 6 and 7 of the harmonica (generally a C harmonica against the track in G).
Another thing to try is playing solos to that song in various scales. I chose to illustrate the major pentatonic, Mixolydian, and blues.
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Mike
My Website
My Harmonica Effects Blog
Rock Harmonica Lessons
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1847
1939 posts
Jul 08, 2014
7:45 AM
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dickey betts solo on statesburo blues
from live at the fillmore
the first 12 bars are major
the 2 nd 12 bars goes to minor
it looks like they have most of that concert on youtube
however it seems they removed that one song
funny how that happens, the one thing you look for
is missing lol
the song crossroads, claptons solo goes from major to minor. that is a great song to play on the harmonica.
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i get a lot of request when i play my harmonica
"but i play it anyway"
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dougharps
674 posts
Jul 08, 2014
8:10 AM
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I like this one:
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Doug S.
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mr_so&so
844 posts
Jul 08, 2014
10:25 AM
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A few of my current favs are:
People Get Ready
Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Set On Jesus/Freedom)
This Train
Many/most gospel tunes are pentatonic...
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Goldbrick
522 posts
Jul 08, 2014
3:49 PM
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You'll be singing this in your sleep
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