Ok, clearly not blues but trying to learn the gorgeous song Somewhere Over The Rainbow (actualy for first time in my 5-years of playing I'm starting to learn entire 1st position songs vs. always working on blues - it's been quite a breakthrough!).
Anyhow, song is in Cmajor - the verse in question is "High above the chimney tops that's where you'll FIND me." The line is G Am F - but what note is the lyric FIND? Playing the F (c-harp) doesn't sound right?? Please tell me it's not some damn overblow (cause i can't!) - LOL!
Update: Thanks Duane - I'll try they 7draw 8draw you suggest!! What a great help this list is!!! ---------- ~Banned in Boston!
Last Edited by on Nov 15, 2010 9:15 AM
Hey Barry, these are the tabs I've been using got them from harptabs.com, I'm not sure how acurate they are but my family recognises it when I play it so that's not too bad.
4 7 -7 6 -6 -7 7 1.some-where o-ver the rain-bow 2.some-where o-ver the rain-bow
4 -6 6 1.way up high 2.skies are blue
4 -6 6 1.there's a land 2.and the dreams
5 -5 6 -6 1.that i heard of 2.that you dare to dream
-4 -3 4 -4 5 4 1.once in a lull-a-by 2.real-ly do come true
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 some-day i'll wish up-on a star
6 -5 6 -5 and wake up where
6 -5 6 -5 6 -6 -7 the clouds are be-hind me
6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 where trou-bles melt like le-mon drops
for the leadsheet have a look here http://www.wikifonia.org/node/1072#/C/-3/1 You'll see in the top left you can transpose it to the key you want and you'll that 'find' is a D. [I have set the transposition to the Key of C as that was what you said at the top. The difficult bit on diatonic is bar [measure in the US?] 35 the phrase 'way above the chmney pots' where you need the F#s.
Incidentally, you say "The line is G Am F" but Am is not a note it is a chord.
wikifonia is a great site for lead sheets, but I have found the occasional error.
That is a great sounding version if you ignore the couple of notes that don't actually fit in the original tune, but he hits the accidentals in the tune spot on. I don't know if they are bends, OBs, or whatever, but the are good.
---------- "Come on Brackett let's get changed"
Last Edited by on Nov 15, 2010 2:07 PM
Thanks Lumpy (love the name!) - Yes the 'find' in D sounds right! Now to tackle that nasty F#... I believe I can get it on the 5 hole draw 1/4 step on C harp... or fake it!
Thanks for the good 'wikifonia' source reference.
Note: The F# ---------- ~Banned in Boston!
Last Edited by on Nov 15, 2010 6:07 PM
Another option is to use a half valved diatonic which in second position gives you the major 7th by blow bending hole 6 down a half step. Here is an example:
Seydel will now half valve any of their diatonics with the same valve material I use and with reeds set up to my specs. More info at http://www.ptgazell.com/Seydel_Harmonica_Shop.html ---------- "Life...10 Holes & 20 Reeds At A Time"
Wow so awesome - chills! Never played a valved-harp...2nd position? I've been playing in first using c-harp playing upper octave - your sounds way better!!!
Thank you kindly for this! ---------- ~Banned in Boston!
It is just another way to do this. The advantage is that in addition to all the notes it provides extra emotion and shading. It also is a technique we already use...bending and flatting to get the missing notes. ---------- "Life...10 Holes & 20 Reeds At A Time"
The tabs are close but..."away above the chimney tops" is different than "and wake up where the". Listen to PT. Either overblow, halve valve, Powerbender, etc..etc to get the note.
Several folks emailed me offline about this video. Just to be clear...I am playing in 2nd position and I achieve the major 7th by blow bending hole 6 down a half step. I am playing into a Fireball V through my DD2 delay pedal. This is the same setup I use live. You can hear this in a live setting in this video.
