lamradio Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 So I bought E and G harmonica's and a holder so I could play Tweedy style (accompaniment with guitar). I've got the harmonica part to She's a Jar down perfect, but man the part in the solo version of Sunken Treasure is hard! I guess just like everything else it's going to take a lot of practice. Any other harp players around? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I love the sound of the harp. Right now I have 7 of them including one chromatic one. I mainly use them for recording purposes and accompaniment while playing the acoustic guitar. I find myself trying to work harp parts into songs quite often. It really is an expressive instrument that doesn't get used nearly enough anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Golden Smoghead Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Agree, I use them quite a bit, especially if I'm going to be doing the solo-acoustic thing. I think I've been sticking mostly to E, F, and B lately keywise, so those suckers have been heavy in the rotation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I'm a total fan. I have 5 of them in the little compartment in my guitar case. Sure makes that thing heavy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yeah, I plan to play out solo soon, and the harp would fill in the gaps. Right now I'm working on single notes (it's harder than it looks). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tft3323 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Yeah, I plan to play out solo soon, and the harp would fill in the gaps. Right now I'm working on single notes (it's harder than it looks). He does. And as with his guitar playing (especially his acoustic finger picking,) I think his skills are vastly underrated. What key harp are you using on She's A Jar, G? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 He does. And as with his guitar playing (especially his acoustic finger picking,) I think his skills are vastly underrated. What key harp are you using on She's A Jar, G? Yes, I am using a G. I bought the E and the G just for those two songs (she's a jar and sunken treasure). The melody in She's a Jar is actually pretty easy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 21, 2008 Author Share Posted May 21, 2008 Speaking of playing out solo, one thing that bothers me is that 80% of my songs are Wilco/Jeff Tweedy songs! I just can't help it though.. I just love to play Jeffs solo songs, and most of the other bands I listen to don't work very well acoustic. My setlist is like: WilcoWilcoWilcoBeatlesWilcoWilcoMMJ etc. etc..... Oh well.. I guess as long as I play the songs well I think the audience will be pleased. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 If you really want a harp+guitar master, look no further than Bob Dylan. A lot of players now distill their harp-playing, one way or another, from Dylan, such as Springsteen (e.g. the whole Nebraska album), and Tweedy too. Of course, if you want where Dylan got his chops from, you're probably going to have to look very, very far back into blues harp players. I have a set of 7 harps, when I do Tweedy stuff I try to avoid being exact, but to just get the whole picture, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
In a little rowboat Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 If you really want a harp+guitar master, look no further than Bob Dylan. A lot of players now distill their harp-playing, one way or another, from Dylan, such as Springsteen (e.g. the whole Nebraska album), and Tweedy too. oh dont forget neil young...he's the reason i first started playing harp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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