Re: [Harp-L] Re: Harlem Nocturne

"John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx> · Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:16:23 -0400

Rick,

	Thanks. I had been fooling around w/ the opening on diatonic.  I  
don't play chromatic very well.  I get around on a diatonic fairly  
proficiently, but I don't do overblows.

	The biggest problem I have w/ chromatic is, when improvising, I lose  
track of what hole I am on, and if /when I hit the slide on the wrong  
note it's usually a disaster.  On a diatonic, each hole has a  
different "feel" in the mouth, so it's relatively easy for an  
experienced player to know what hole is being played, even when  
improvising at fast tempo.  On a chromatic, all of the intervals are  
the same, so all holes have the same "feel" and my ear is not  
sufficiently developed to always know where I am by sound alone.

	I suspect practicing this tune  on chromatic from tab would be good  
for me, but probably very challenging for someone of my limited  
ability on chromatic.  Are there so many overblows for this tune on a  
diatonic that it would not be possible to approximate the melody w/o  
the overblows? Sometimes I am able to do passable approximations on  
diatonic in  order to play some material that would require overblows  
to be played with absolutely correct precision. Can one get "close  
enough" to the melody on diatonic w/o overblows for this tune for it  
to remain recognizable?  What do you think?

	JP

On Jun 2, 2008, at 2:55 AM, Rick Dempster wrote:
John, were you after tab for chromatic or diatonic? You need to do  
a fair bit of overblowing on the diatonic. I can do you one for  
either.

RD
"John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx> 31/05/2008 9:44 >>>

Does anyone have tab for Harlem Nocturne?
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