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James Towill |
Post subject: Harmonica on 'He Ain't Heavy' - what key? |
Lead Guitar
Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 928
Location: Dunfermline, Fife
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Is it in the key of 'C'? And can anybody easily play it? |
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DistantLight |
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Rythym Guitar
Joined: 10 Apr 2004
Posts: 371
Location: Germany
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Do you mean if a harmonica is generally in the key of "C" or the playing in this song?
I think normally harmonicas are in "C". I've got one but I can't really play it, I've tried it some times but somehow it doesn't work like I want it to. There must be some kind of tricks because lots of musicians can play it and I never heard that it took them that much practise. I'll find out someday... |
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James Towill |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 928
Location: Dunfermline, Fife
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You seem to be able to purchase harmonicas in various keys. They seem quite an inexpensive musical instrument! |
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DistantLight |
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Rythym Guitar
Joined: 10 Apr 2004
Posts: 371
Location: Germany
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Yes that's right, you can buy them in various keys but I think (not sure though) that most players use one in "C".
It's not that expensive, that's why I've bought one. |
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flavio |
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Joined: 27 May 2004
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Location: Porto Alegre, Brasil
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The key for the harmonica in He ainīt heavy is G. |
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James Towill |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 928
Location: Dunfermline, Fife
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What about Long Dark Road -- can you tell I'm going to try? |
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Knut |
Post subject: Harmonica playing |
Lead Guitar
Joined: 18 Jan 2004
Posts: 616
Location: Oslo, Norway
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Good questions James!
I started out playing the blues harmonica some 5 years ago, at first since I wanted to do the intro and outro of He ain't heavy. I learnt this after a while, then I learnt playing the whole song, by writing down the holes to blow and inhale through. You know the order of the notes on the blues harps are a bit irregular and some tones miss at the low end. This has been done, to enable playing some chords (3 tones near each other).
Allan used to play blues harps in the old days, listen to Nobody, for instance, which is excellent. Use D harp, 2nd position, which means the song goes in A. During later years, I believe he used a chromatic harmonica on Heavy, Carl and Peter also has done that. Do I remember right about Allan here, by the way?
Long dark road is played with A harp, 2nd position, which gives E.
A Hollies harp favourite of mine is Writing on the wall, play it with A in 1st position (no blues sound).
Blues harp playing is highly recommended! It will give you hours of joy, and you can bring it anywhere, very nice to sing and play with gitar playing friends.
Good luck!
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