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From: "Rob Clark"
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 20:14:46 -0700
Subject: Re: Positions - Chromatic

Beg to differ.

I play a pretty eclectic mix of stuff (old time, Irish,
blues, jazz) on chromatic. With only modest (read minor)
effort, one can read music in the key of the harp. In
fact, that is how I learn most of the old time tunes
because learning it by ear from fiddlers is almost
impossible. The trick is to use a harp in the key of the
piece and to think of the notes in terms of I. II, III, IV,
V etc. with respect to the tonic. Then you only have to
use the button for accidentals. However, I do admit to
thinking of all accidentals in terms of sharps rather than
as flats (regardless of the key of the piece).

I like this approach because it let's me develop my ear for
putting in ornamentals (like the rolls that a fiddler would
use) and for chording (even though I'm primarily a lip
blocker). In this way, playing chromatic is essentially
like playing straight harp on a diatonic only all of the
notes are there. I've really come to enjoy playing
chromatic for jazz and blues tunes that follow a standard
I, IV, V progression. This is because on any draw note you
get either a tonic, minor third, flat five, or dominant
seven when hitting the button . This is predictable and
intuitive. How can you go wrong since these are the really
great blue notes. This is easily seen just by playing
around with a standard boogie woogie bass run. This can
also be seen in Stormy Weather.

Someone wrote...."you can remove every other windsaver to
get bends on a CX-12..." But why would you want to. Using
lip blocking I can get a hint of a bend that leads
seamlessly into a draw blue note using the button. This is
much easier on the harp (chromatics are a pain in the butt
for maintenance).

rlcla~ome.com

- ----------
> Debbie Hamper writes:
> >There have been some misconceptions made by others in
this thread. No,
> >chromatic players don't just play in the key of C. We
play in any key
> or
> >mode we want because our single chromatic can
accommodate us.
>

> From: Mike Will writes:
> I think the poster meant using chromatic harmonicas tuned
to different
> keys than the key of C. I imagine reading standard
notation for any
> arbitrarily tuned chromatic harmonica would require an
extensive amount
> of work.