DaDoom
143 posts
Dec 11, 2009
5:52 AM
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Hi Folks
Some time ago I asked you guys about songs and albums with only one guitarist and a harp player. One of your (great) suggestions was "Stuck on the Blues" by Richard Ray Farell and Marco Pandolfi (thx for that, it's a great album). Now: in the song that gives name to the album (track Nr. 12) I hear Marco Pandolfi play a C Harp in 2nd position (Key of G). At least that's what I figured out so far. At the very beginning of the song you hear him do some tricks on the high notes. He plays something like D - B - C - C, but not just as plain single notes. You can clearly hear that he's bending up to the B for instance.
I have tried in many ways to get the same inflections out of my C harp but just doesn't appear to be possible. So the only possibility I can think of is that Mr. Pandolfi is playing a re-tuned C Harp with the 7 draw tuned down a half step. Then the 7 blow would become bendable and maybe then... hmmm
Has anyone got the same tune and any ideas about what's going on?
Cheers
DaDoom
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barbequebob
190 posts
Dec 11, 2009
11:57 AM
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Have you thought of the possibility that he may be switching harps? Lots of players do that in mid phrase.
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DaDoom
144 posts
Dec 11, 2009
3:55 PM
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@barbequebob
Yep that came to my mind. I tried a G harp in 1st position as well. I'm pretty sure he uses a C harp only. But then again I might be wrong :(
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