Baby Fat chugger
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:44 pm
I was comparing my Country-tuned Seydel Big Sixes with my Country-tuned Kongsheng Baby Fats. Both are of high quality and a joy to use.
In particular, I was considering the possibilities afforded by the Kongsheng's additional hole. It occurred to me that it could be used -- in the blow and the draw layers -- to provide dominant 7ths for their respective chords.
A Paddy version of this -- with the 3 blow raised by two semitones to an A -- would make a bend-less G major scale possible. This would change the first segment of the blow layer to an A minor ii chord instead of the C major IV chord.
This is a relatively easy modification for both standard Richter and Country-tuned Baby Fats.
Note that, with accurate draw-bending on holes 2, 3 and 7, a G major scale can be played over the entire length of the harp. Draw-bending on holes 3, 4 and 5 can produce a minor hexatonic blues scale. A mixolydian octave is also possible with draw-bends on hole 3 and 5.
ERRORS: The B5 should be B4. The A6 and Bb6 should be A5 and Bb5, respectively.
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In particular, I was considering the possibilities afforded by the Kongsheng's additional hole. It occurred to me that it could be used -- in the blow and the draw layers -- to provide dominant 7ths for their respective chords.
A Paddy version of this -- with the 3 blow raised by two semitones to an A -- would make a bend-less G major scale possible. This would change the first segment of the blow layer to an A minor ii chord instead of the C major IV chord.
This is a relatively easy modification for both standard Richter and Country-tuned Baby Fats.
Note that, with accurate draw-bending on holes 2, 3 and 7, a G major scale can be played over the entire length of the harp. Draw-bending on holes 3, 4 and 5 can produce a minor hexatonic blues scale. A mixolydian octave is also possible with draw-bends on hole 3 and 5.
ERRORS: The B5 should be B4. The A6 and Bb6 should be A5 and Bb5, respectively.
download/file.php?mode=view&id=678