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with sssoul
he uses Lee Oskars as well as Hohners, right?
i'm still hoping someone will say something about the key he's in for CYHMK (for example at the o2 on august 26th) -
someone on a recent thread said it's not the typical cross-harp relationship to the key of the song,
but never clarified what key it's in and whether there's some kind of tradition behind that.
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King Snake
Mick plays Lee Oskar, and he has done for years. No Hohner. I myself play Hohner`s and I love them, I must say, but then again I`ve never had a Lee Oskar.
Can`t You Hear Me Knocking is a G harp without doubt. Impossible to do the bending (from A down to A flat) he does if you`re not playing crossharp, unless it were a B harp maybe but that would be really strange. At least the video from Werchter, I haven`t seen the O2 version.
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with sssoul
so if the number is in D minor at that point, if he\'s using a G harp ... [scratching head] ... i\'m confused!
isn\'t five tones difference the \"usual\" when playing cross-harp?
(i know nothing - nothing! - about this - so i\'m not arguing, just hoping to learn)
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little queenie
How about his Midnight Rambler solo on the 1st night of the 02? Thank you Plexi for capturing that one...pure magic!
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texas fan
I\\\'m confused. I don\\\'t play harp, but if the point of playing a cross harp is to play something that fits when you don\\\'t want your solo based on a major scale (like where you want blue notes or you\\\'re playing in a minor key) the harp that is a 4th above the tonic would seem to create better possibilities than the 5th. In the example given, if the jam is in Dm , the G harp as a cross harp would not have the F that is what makes the Dm scale minor.
What am I missing?
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little queenie
How about his Midnight Rambler solo on the 1st night of the 02? Thank you Plexi for capturing that one...pure magic!
MR was the second night. The solo on CYHMK on the first night was very good, I thought.
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His Majesty
However, I believe some Lee Oskar models have notes that are not available on your traditional blues/folk harp players harmonica, so that might explain the weirdness of the CYHMK playing!?
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Mathijs
It would be a bit weird to play a G harmonica over a Dm chord. I believe Lee Oskar also has harmonica\'s in the key of D natural-minor etc., I wouldn\'t be surprised if Jagger used one of those.
Mathijs