RE: [Harp-L] Re: Country Tuning Songs (Willin')

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Other country-tuned/country-rockish tunes...
The Poco version of Steve Stills' Go and Say Good-bye.
It's in a;  you do with the harp what Rusty Young did with a hopped-up
steel. 
Long Black Veil. (honestly not sure who did the original.) But the Band's
version (certainly not the original) lays out on a country-tuned harp in
second position. 
Just about anything from the Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo. 
(Fiddle with the fiddle while you steal the steel.)
Find a Steve Goodman compilation, 90% of which will work with country
tuning. 
Lots of Grateful Dead stuff from the Working Man's Dead/American Beauty
period. 
The Allman Bro's  Sweet Melisa is very nicely done on a country-tuned a harp
in second position. 
(There's bound to be more current stuff!  I'm just suggesting the "old
school???" stuff I like.)
Brad (A scholar at last!!) Trainham
 

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Shriver
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:48 PM
To: Steve Baker; icemanle@xxxxxxx
Cc: "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx"
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Country Tuning Songs (Willin')

They know it from Tucson to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonopah. Maybe a few
other nooks too. RIP Lowell.


on 2/16/10 4:34 PM, Steve Baker at steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Most of my friends know it. I probably live in a time warp inhabited 
> by other elderly hippies who remember great songs from 40 years ago 
> and even still play them. Not like those blues chaps of course ;-)
> 
> On 17.02.2010, at 01:06, icemanle@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
>> > believe it or not, most people don't know this song
>> >
>> > "give me weed, whites and wine"
>> > Willin'
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Steve Baker <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Cc: Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Tue, Feb 16, 2010 3:35 pm
>> > Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Country Tuning Songs
>> >
>> > How about these:
>> >
>> > Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out Ain't Nobody's Business If 
>> > I Do Same Old Blues (the Don Nix tune, not the J.J.Cale song) As 
>> > Long As I Can See The Light Country Honk Silver City Leaving To 
>> > Stay Willin'
>> > Hesitation Blues
>> >
>> > These are just a few examples of tunes I play myself using CT.
>> > There are literally hundreds of ragtime, country and rock/pop 
>> > titles in major keys which can easily be played in 2nd position on 
>> > CT harps, not to mention many in minor keys which fit well in 5th 
>> > position,
>> >
>> > Steve Baker
>> > www.stevebaker.de
>> > www.bluesculture.com
>> >
>> >
> 
> Steve Baker
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-- Steve