[Harp-L] Blues Scale / Shapes



I've really been enjoying the posts on this subject because it points up how wonderfully varied the approaches are of some of the most accomplished players on the list.

Even though I have expressed some opinions now on this subject, the truth is that I haven't thought about a scale or note in my own playing in centuries. If I'm asked to play a scale degree I can go right for it, but left to my own devices I use the shapes we all have in our heads, I never think about a scale pattern.

I love connecting them, playing parts of one and then suddenly lacing into part of another, all that stuff. I have to think that lots of diatonic players think like that as their heads get populated with their own set of shapes. Some people have a personal relationship with the various notes or scale degrees, but mine are with the shapes. When I discover a new one it's like making a new friend.

There could hardly be anything more subjective than how a seasoned player addresses his/her axe. I'd be interested in reading the thoughts of harp players of both breeds (diatonic and chrom) on how they 'see' the notes and phrases they're playing.

Ken




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