Re: [Harp-L] playing along

["Doug H" <dough.harpl@xxxxxxxxx>]

For me (a full blooded amateur) finding the key of the song and getting the right harp in my mouth is half the battle.  (and sometimes takes half the song)

So instead, I now grab my guitar first, find the key and noodle around a bit, and then grab the correct harp and try and duplicate what was working on the guitar.  Usually it is a simplistic riff that is more of an accompanying rhythm than a melody.

Doug H


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Reynolds 
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:50 AM
  Subject: [Harp-L] playing along


  So I have a question about how some of you folks approach playing along with 
  songs that don't necessarily have a harp part in them. I'm in my shop listening 
  to Lynyrd Skynyrd today and there are songs that would just be fun to play along 
  with. So I'm curious about how others approach playing along with songs. Do you 
  play the melody or prefer to play a background rhythm?

   Chris