[Harp-L] Was Slidemeister - Now Blues Chromatic

[Tom Albanese <reedwrecker@xxxxxxxxx>]

It occurred to me right after I hit the send button that the subject of this
thread should be changed. I think the slidemeister point has been
rendered moot.

t.a.

On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Tom Albanese <reedwrecker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> As I see it, it's a harmonica discussion. You can qualify it as a chromatic
> discussion if you want but you're playing blues on a chromatic _harmonica_.
> That's what counts around here. And, it bears saying that most "old school"
> blues that's played on a chromatic harmonica is usually not truly chromatic
> playing anyway; usually not inclusive of chromatic scales. I know there are
> exceptions to that but they're relatively few (Paul deLay comes to mind).
> You may be one of that small group, I don't know. But the overwhelming
> majority of all blues played on chromatic harp is done in third position and
> very similar to third position on a diatonic. You wanna talk blues on a
> chromatic harp? There's a plethora of examples out there and I'm sure you
> could engage quite of few participants in that discussion. It's part of all
> things harmonica.
>
> tom albanese
>
>   On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Gene Pool <subdomaintain@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> I promise this is the last time I'll say this.
>>
>> I hold the strong opinion that the discussion of playing blues on the
>> chromatic is a chromatic discussion, especially since I don't play the
>> diatonic harmonica.
>>
>> IF anyone wants to explain why this would not be the case then please
>> enlighten me.
>>
>> However, I do not need anyone else to explain how to follow the rules or
>> the guidelines for posting on slidemeister.
>>
>>