Re: Key Q's

[kronos7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (joel wendrow)]

You wrote: 
>> Hi,
>> First post, hope it works. My question is I have just started
>> to play (teach myself) and I am having some difficulty in picking
>> the right song keys. I play in cross-harp and I have an A, Bb, and C
>> harp. If any one knows what key some songs are in it would be a big 
>> help. Let's see... how about "Mustang Sally", "Sugar Mountain" (neil 

>> young), any Marshall Tucker songs, Doobie Brothers "Long Train 
Running,
>> China Grove" or any of your favorites for that matter. I seem to be 
>> able to pick up pretty good once I have the right key. Thanx for 
your 
>> help.
>
>I think that for those of us beginners out there this is probably
>the most needed resource for learning the Harp. I have quite a
>collection of CDs and tapes and love it when I find the right key to
>play in. This allows me to go with the music, feel it, and feel good
>about the sounds I make. (Most of them anyway.) The other advantage is 

>that you can practise and experiment with music you know and love 
>rather than reading off sheet music and trying to guess what is 
>working.
>
>I feel that a list of songs, artists and keys would be useful to all 
>those amongst us who are new to this. I have often found that none of 
>my harps seem to fit a song and been frustrated in my attempts to 
>find the key. Many of my tapes have pencil marks on them indicating 
>the times I have found the key. 
>
>I guess I am asking for those experienced players amongst you to help 
>those newbies amongst us. I am happy to compile a list of the popular 
>blues standards and the keys they are played in. This could probably 
>be added to the Web page when completed. If you have any particular 
>favorites to play with and the Key/Position they are played in I 
>would love to hear from you. (Private email would be best.)
>
>This would probably lower bandwidth on the list as well. :-)
>
>Thanks all.
>
>P.S. Overblow practise, while rewarding and fun does tend to drive 
>every living creature in a 50 meter radius away. Is this normal? :-)
>
>
>_____________________________________________________________________
>Marcus Little                                    marcus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> I could be arguing in my spare time. 
> 

>Thank you for expressing so correctly what I was
thinking when I wrote this post. I will put together 
what songs I have the keys for and post them soon.

Joel