Don't Think Twice

[hooper]

I have always wondered.......

What kind of harmonica gets that tone?

Anything that goes with a Capo on the 5th fret would be good for me, but what brand is yours...? Sounds Amazing!

Peace Ken

T(Osckilo, wondering how you get that sound!)

Hi T,

That's a Hohner Blues Harp, this one in the key of G.
Blues harmonicas are tuned to a blues-type scale and always in a specific key.
A chromatic harmonica can play in any key (that's the good news) the bad news is that they are harder to play... especially if you are playing guitar at the same time and don't have an extra hand to push that little sharp/flat button on the side of the harp. 

If you've got the capo in the 5th fret you need to look at the chord forms you are using and figure out what actual key that puts you in.  Ex: With capo in the 5th fret....
* The chord forms for key of 'D' really put you in the key of 'G'
* The chord forms for key of 'G' really put you in the key of 'C'
* The chord forms for key of 'A' really put you in the key of 'D'
* etc.....

Hope that helps.

Hoop
 

[OsCKilO]

Thanks Hoop!!!!!

You have no Idea how much that has helped me!!!!



Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!


Peace

T(Osckilo)

[Rolow]

This demonstrates that you have good, clean playing and singing ability behind those clever effects and the mixing and mastering.  As my teacher once told me , you must start with good tone quality.  You can't create good tones with mixing.

Thanks for this great cover. 

[SteveG]

Nice. I play this one a lot, but could never get a picking pattern that I liked....or could keep up whilst singing. Gonna have to come back to this with acoustic in hand 

Is this a Bluesberry Bump?

[BAG]

Excellent rendition.... i enjoyed it a lot.

As for Osckilo's question..... if i remember rightly, when playing blues harp you use a harp in the key that relates to the 4th note (or chord) of the key the guitar is playing in.

For example
When the guitar is playing in A the harp to use is a D
When the guitar is playing in E the harp to use is an A

So to use your current E harp you need to be playing in B on your guitar. If you're capoed to the fifth fret then playing an F# relative to the capo gives you B.

I am not sure if this applies to anything other than blues. If i have made an incorrect statement please someone correct me as i may have mistaken  the 4th for the 5th. It has been a while (like two years) since i have played with a harp player.

[Bluesberry]

Is this a Bluesberry Bump?

Better than a Bluesberry burp.  Ah the sweet smell of nacho chips and red ale. 

This is a song that is so fine I think I will indulge in a little Bluesberry Bump of my own...ready...you know what to do...just press the button already...do it...go...BUMP
AND BUMP SOME MOREThere, thats better.   Now back to my red ale and nachos.

[Davo]

Wow man that sounds great, almost hard to believe it was one take!  Well done.

[SteveG]

BAG, what you describe is Cross Harp, which is the usual way for Rock, Blues etc. Straight Harp, ie: harp in the same key as the song, lets you play the major scale and so the melody line.

[hooper]

BAG, what you describe is Cross Harp, which is the usual way for Rock, Blues etc. Straight Harp, ie: harp in the same key as the song, lets you play the major scale and so the melody line.

Thanks for bringing this up BAG and Steve!  I  *think I * remember knowing about 'cross harping' years ago but had actually forgoten about it.  Gonna have to experiment again now.  Here's a nice little chart that also mentions a third alternative:
http://www.jt30.com/jt30page/pup/pup4.html

[BAG]

BAG, what you describe is Cross Harp, which is the usual way for Rock, Blues etc. Straight Harp, ie: harp in the same key as the song, lets you play the major scale and so the melody line.

Thanks for clearing that up Steve. I've never played with anyone doing straight harp. Next time i get a chance i'll have to see how it sounds. I also like the sound of the slant harp concept.