Todd Parrott
1304 posts
Mar 03, 2015
6:18 PM
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Here's a song from my CD which features country-tuned harmonicas in F, and in F#. There are so many possibilities available with this tuning. The altered note (5 draw raised a half-step) sure came in handy over these chord progressions. (And check out the awesome horn players from New York Brass - www.newyorkbrass.com. They made the track come alive! I highly recommend them.)
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orphan
424 posts
Mar 03, 2015
6:38 PM
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Nailed it...as always Todd!
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Harmonicatunes
14 posts
Mar 03, 2015
6:45 PM
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Ridiculously awesome.
Too bad you're not in Australia. I'd love to see you play.
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Tony Eyers
Australia
www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
everyone plays...
Last Edited by Harmonicatunes on Mar 03, 2015 6:46 PM
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GMaj7
631 posts
Mar 04, 2015
6:25 AM
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Good stuff Todd....
Country Tuning rocks...
Harp in the MAJOR context sounds great!
Really nice
Tuning is spot on, smooth, lyrical. just plain entertaining..
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Greg Jones
16:23 Custom Harmonicas
greg@1623customharmonicas.com
1623customharmonicas.com
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Todd Parrott
1308 posts
Mar 04, 2015
4:56 PM
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Thanks, guys. And Greg, it's because it is a HOHNER harp! ;)
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JustFuya
754 posts
Mar 05, 2015
12:22 AM
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I absolutely love your music. I have no doubt that you can do it on a SEYDEL or SUZUKI or even something I bang together out of iron I-beams and the other scrap in my garage. hohner is very lucky to have you as are we.
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KC69
437 posts
Mar 05, 2015
7:12 AM
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Great job Todd. I would love to hear you use a country tuned harp and play "Over the Rainbow" with the Ukulele or Hawaiian riff.
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And I Thank You !!
KCz
Backwoodz
Bluz
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barbequebob
2854 posts
Mar 05, 2015
10:24 AM
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CT harps are fun harps, not just for country music, but also to do ballads, doo wop tunes and jazz as well, and it sort of like turning 2nd position into first position. In 2nd position, you have a full V chord there and can do some cool double stops over the V chord as well, and when I was gigging with a band that not only did blues, but also some jazz and doo wop tunes, I could easily play all the vocal harmony parts on those harps.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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Todd Parrott
1310 posts
Mar 05, 2015
8:38 PM
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Thanks again everyone, and yes, Bob, the country tuned harps are very useful. I have a friend who plays a lot of blues on CT harps in 3rd position major, and he makes good use of them.
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barbequebob
2856 posts
Mar 06, 2015
8:10 AM
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CT in 3rd can be amazing for doing sax oriented jump blues stuff.
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Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
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