Bluzmanze
39 posts
Mar 11, 2015
5:32 PM
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I am trying to figure out what harp/position this player is using,I am pretty sure the song is in G minor,that would be an F harp in 3rd pos but it doesn't sound like an f harp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKUJ52utIOw&feature=youtu.be
Any insights greatly appreciated.
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hvyj
2638 posts
Mar 11, 2015
5:43 PM
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If the tune is in G minor, try an Eb harp in 5th position. But he's doing more bending than than you need to do for 5th position
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TBird
131 posts
Mar 11, 2015
6:41 PM
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Sounds like he's just playing a C harp in 2nd, no? Although, thanks to hvyj's suggestion, I enjoyed playing along a little bit with an Eb harp (even though I don't really know 5th position!)
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shakeylee
156 posts
Mar 11, 2015
6:47 PM
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^i did the same thing,haha.then i realized he went lower than an Eb,and tried the C.
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Baker
382 posts
Mar 12, 2015
5:34 AM
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It sounds like 2nd position to me. It is possible to play minor in 2nd pos, you just need to be careful to bend the 3 draw down enough to hit the minor 3rd. He actually does a good job of mostly avoiding it all together, except for the odd passing note.
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kudzurunner
5337 posts
Mar 12, 2015
5:52 AM
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My first thought on hearing the first few harp licks was: standard C harp. I play minor blues on a C harp, doing as Baker suggests and keeping the 3 draw slightly bent.
But when he goes to the upper octave, something happens that makes me think something else is going on. Listen to what's going on in the 1:50-1:55 region. Isn't he playing a minor third in there--a quick sideways slide, not an OB?
If that's the case, then he's either playing a minor-tuned harp, or else he's playing a major harp that he (or somebody) has tweaked down a half step on the 7 draw.
These are preliminary findings only......
Edited to add: listen to 2:15-2:17. That's a minor chord, isn't it? Which means 2-3-4 draw are root, minor third, fifth.
He's playing cross harp on a natural minor-tuned harp, key of C
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Mar 12, 2015 5:54 AM
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hvyj
2640 posts
Mar 12, 2015
1:57 PM
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What's with all the bending if he's playing a minor tuned harp?
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Todd Parrott
1315 posts
Mar 12, 2015
2:18 PM
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I hear minor chords all over the place, both blow and draw, plus when he plays his 5 blow, it is tuned a half-step down, which is the case on a minor harp. 7 draw is also tuned down, as is the case with a minor harp.
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Little roger
69 posts
Mar 12, 2015
2:21 PM
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Why shouldn't you bend on a minor tuned harp? Perfectly legit and works well, as it does on a regular tuned diatonic. That's what it is I'd guess, a minor tuned harp.
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Bluzmanze
40 posts
Mar 12, 2015
6:55 PM
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Thanks for the help everyone, I tried playing along with straight harp,and it was pitched way to low,f way to high
My ear and knowledge of scales is not good enough pick out what exactly what all was going on.
I am playing the drums in a new band and am playing harp on a few tunes to add some color and versatility to our sound,Heart of gold,Scratch my back and Lowriders,plus it is nice to be at the front of the stage sometimes,but Spell on youth is the one they picked for me to do.
For my and the audiences sakeI just hope to God that they don't find out who Jason Ricci Carlos Del Junco and Howard Levy are LOL
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