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Just an observation
Just an observation
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May 03, 2010
5:36 PM
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There are a few clubs where I live that have live music every weekend. These bands are very good and know all their material note for note. I ask to sit in on harp and they are more than willing to let me. The problem is that when they ask me want I want to play and I answer with, "a simple I-IV-V blues progression", they have no idea what I'm talking about. This is not an isolated incident. This has happened time and time again. Has anyone else experienced this?
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kudzurunner
1393 posts
May 03, 2010
5:48 PM
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The problem is, you should answer with, "Give me a 12-bar blues in....." and name the key.
There are several different sorts of I-IV-V blues progressions. You could be talking about a 12-bar blues, an 8-bar blues ("Key to the Highway," "Georgia") or a 16-bar blues ("Poor Boy, Long Way From Home," "My Babe"). All three chord progressions can fairly be called I-IV-V blues progressions.
Just say, "Gimme a 12-bar shuffle in G" and hold up your C harp. If they can't do that--well, it's not you.
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Kyzer Sosa
472 posts
May 03, 2010
5:48 PM
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what amazes me is that they DONT know it, look at you like wtf? yet 87% of what they play IS a i, iv, v....and they say harp players are musically challenged...geez
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barbequebob
788 posts
May 03, 2010
7:26 PM
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Actually Adam is 100% correct because in nearly every genre there`s a I-IV-V progression being used that`s NOT a 12 bar blues at all and some examples are Merle Haggard`s country music classic "Today I Started Loving You Again," The Rascals "Good Lovin`," The Isley Brothers R&B classic made more famous by The Beatles "Twist & Shout," and a Mexican folk song that became a 50`s rock classic by Ritchie Valens and later a bio pic about him entitled "La Bamba," and this is just for starters.
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Nastyolddog
658 posts
May 04, 2010
12:58 AM
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There are a few clubs where I live that have live music every weekend. These bands are very good and know all their material note for note.
I ask to sit in on harp and they are more than willing to let me.
The problem is YOU!
These bands are very good and know all their material note for note.
so you been watching these bands you get the guts up to ask to sit in and you don't know there music?
You should have done some Home work and become familiar with there Music or songs,
I have a Harp club Bro eats out a lot in the city, these to Shit hot Muso's take a Break from there band the Blues Bombers and do a duo where He eats out,
He got talking mentioned he playes Harp they say might give you a go later mate,he hangs around like a Bad smell all night,
the last 2 songs they ask him up,
he says he did well but could have been better,
so just in case he got asked back up again he learnt some of there material and Also how to improvise with the songs he didn't know,
he avoided the Joint for a few gigs but went back they rememberd him asked him what he been up to
he fessed Up told them, man where they Chuffed,
and now when ever he wants he can sit in with them after tea time,
You Just got to know the Muso's rep or style get it down,,shit even if it's only 2 songs to start with get up play them well, You got to remember these guys aren't charging the Bar owner Chump change and he wants his moneys worth,
So Bro when you Drink Beer out my Fridge you be Drinking what im Drinking Bro:)
Ps in light of this Post i think there a good thread for the Pro's on How to aproach your first Jam Night,
or those who have and do attend Jam Nights to tell us How they Prepared for it:)
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