A space for players interested in my specialist harmonicas, alternate tunings, instructional material, recordings etc to ask questions and share information, experiences, videos etc.
Along with other more conventional New Year Resolutions (like losing weight, stopping drinking for January etc), I decided to upload a fresh music track to a dedicated Tune-a-Day page on my website every day. I think I have enough recorded tracks to last all of 2018; if not, I'll have to record new ones!
The tune/song might be from past albums, or a track that's never come out publicly before. I'll be posting them on Facebook, but here is the direct link:
Hi Paris, it's basically PowerChromatic with one note change. If you think of it made from a C chrom in key of G, the A notes in normal PowerChromatic are taken down to G:
CD EF# GA GB | CD EF# GA GB | CD EF# GA GB
(Slider raises all notes a semitone).
The harp on the track is in D, and this gives the big bends on the F# draw note that you hear. I use this tuning in Jig Jazz as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcwi9JSAwLY
Wow, thanks for the explanation! I see now that you show this variation in the geek zone:)
that explains why, when i try to play along with jig jazz, my chording always sounds slightly off...haha!
definitely going to try this variation. Thanks Brendan!
