Thanks for the lesson Konstantin... lots to get my head around I'm curious around the arpeggio for the V chord - you give a minor triad rather than the major one. Is this a compromise for cross harp? And would a country-tuned harp work well for this kind of arrangement, and/or do you OB to get the 3rd note of the V major chord (i.e. F# on a C harp)?
Often times just doing what you'd normally do over the 5-4 change works perfectly with a 2-5 change. The 2 chord is essentially an extension of the 5 chord. Many Little Walter tunes where Robert Jr. Lockwood is the guitar player have the 2-5 instead of the 5-4 change and a perfect example of this is the solo of My Babe.
Listen carefully and you'll hear it:
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Tons of jump blues tunes like Louis Jordan's classic Caldonia uses the 2-5 change and it's not particularly difficult to play in at all unless even a hint of theory learning scares the crap out of you. The common bass line used in a 2-5 change can be easily played in 2nd position and this is what it is:
Ascending: 3 draw, 2nd bend 3 draw, unbent 4 blow 4 draw bent 4 draw unbent
Descending: 4 blow 3 draw unbent 3 draw bent ---------- Sincerely, Barbeque Bob Maglinte Boston, MA http://www.barbequebob.com CD available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bbmaglinte
