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From: Colin Barnes
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 15:05:00 +0000
Subject: Re: On The Road Again on a G harp?

In article <199801041905.TAA098~and.global.net.uk>, Pat Missin
writes
>Bill Grogan wrote:
>>
>>David, Pat, Dan, et al.,
>>
>> I dunno for certain, but I think you guys are wrong on
>>the key and kind of harp that Alan Wilson uses on I'm Her Man.
>>To my ear, it sounds like he's playing a plain old C diatonic
>>in 2nd position (key of G). Saying that, I'll grant you that
>>he does indeed make some strange, hard to duplicate noises on
>>that tune. But then, I long ago gave up trying to mimic him
>>exactly.
>
>Well, I was hoping you would all just take my word for it. But here goes...
>
>The tune is definitely in the key of D and is played on some sort of C harp.
>Because of some of his note choices (quite unusual ones for this kind of
>context), particularly his use of the 7th, 9th and 11th of the "home" mode
>(a Dorian mode centering on D), it does suggest cross harp from time to
>time. However, if yu use another instrument to play along with it, you will
>find the the tune is in D.
>
>I always assumed that it was 3rd position on a regular C Richter, but when I
>transcribed the solo for a magazine article some time ago, I became
>uncertain. You *can* play it on a regular C (I transcribed the tune for both
>regular Richter and Solo tuned harp), but I am not so sure that this is was
>Blind Owl was doing.

There is a piece of film of the original Canned Heat line up playing
this live for German TV (it was shown in the UK a few years back.... I
believe the rights were owned by Dave Clark ... the one of "Glad All
Over"/"Bits and Pieces" notoriety). Has anyone a copy of it? It may
reveal all...
I remember being amazed to see on film of about the same era that Brian
Jones alternated between two different harps on a song with as simple a
harmonica part as the Stones' version of "Not Fade Away"!

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