Icemaster
19 posts
Feb 21, 2011
12:58 PM
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I don't know the technical term but usually at the end of a song, the harp player and the rest of the band end the song in a common way. Such as in Rocket 88, Sharp Harp, Juke, and many others. Can anyone explain how these work? Like if they usually follow a certain structure or something. And if you wouldn't mind, maybe tab some out.
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"A harmonica is not just a souped up kazoo" -Mo Rocca
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jodanchudan
264 posts
Feb 21, 2011
2:11 PM
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Good question - and something I struggle with. I just had a look at the store and it turns out Adam's got a lesson dealing with this.
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Icemaster
20 posts
Feb 21, 2011
2:28 PM
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I saw that but I think that the lesson might just be on turnarounds for when you're going from bar 11 or 12 back up to 1. I'm talking about when the song is ending. I guess I mean the way they resolve the song.
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"A harmonica is not just a souped up kazoo" -Mo Rocca
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Dog Face
89 posts
Feb 21, 2011
3:03 PM
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Adam's got a pretty good lesson on ending the blues. Tabs and everything. You can find download lessons from a couple different harmonica sites. You can also try to replicate the endings of the songs you've listed above.
While you're working on that, practice stuff like scales, positions, and chord structures. I say this because you can memorize licks and endings and stuff and that's fine but you asked how they work and if you know your scales and you understand the chord structure you can end it how ever you want in your own style. Have fun with it and it'll come to you.
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Be safe, keep the faith, and don't let em tearrrrrr ya down.
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Joch230
421 posts
Feb 21, 2011
3:11 PM
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I don't think this is a Blues only type of thing. Even classical music songs have the big...TA Daaaahhh! type ending more often than not. You know, like the Tonight Show talk show bands ends everything they play.
-JOhn
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colman
26 posts
Feb 21, 2011
3:15 PM
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just like a turn around except going to the root instead of 5th on the last two beats...
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arzajac
473 posts
Feb 21, 2011
3:31 PM
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Every musical phrase end in resolution or something leading to resolution.
In the middle of a song, at then end of a 12-bar blues, playing the five chord cries out to resolve to the one chord. The one chord is the beginning of the next 12-bar sequence, so that's one of the reasons the 12-bar blues works the way it does.
At the end of the song, you can't resolve on the five. You can resolve on the one, or something that implies the one chord. Live a flat seventh. Sometimes, a ninth works. A lot of jazzy songs end on a 13th, in which case a seventh, ninth, or sixth can work. So I guess what the rest of the band is playing gives you the choice.
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