Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 08:07:36 -0800 (PST) From: Mojo Red Subject: (Offlist) Your Online-Jam
Hey Will,
Lst night I had a chance to listen to your Hastings St. contribution at BluesHarp.org. Nice Job!
I'd always shied away from 4th position in minor-key blues tunes, but you certainly made it work nicely. I played it safe with my version of Hastings St. and stuck to 3rd position.
I especially liked the chords you encorporated. Hauntingly cool.
In fact, you inspired me. I sat at my piano this morning and went after some blues in Gm using my Bb harp... Hey! I found plenty of licks that fit nicely and the changes weren't that tough to follow! The IV chord goes to C, which is 3rd position, and the V chord goes to D, which is 5th position... not so rarified after all!
Glad to hear that you've been re-invigorated as a player! Just wanted you to know that you helped push me too! Like you, 4th position for me has been rather weakish -- I only used it occasionally, and never in a blues context. You showed me how it can be used to very bluesy effect.
Thanks!
Harpin' in Colorado, - --Ken M.
===="When you speak of Walter Horton, the first thing you think of is his tone, that big, fat tone." - ---Li'l Ronnie Owens
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