Ok again if you would like me to make tabs for a song for you email the request to

Bigmattd121@aol.com

ok I can not give tabs to She Cought The Caty or outher songs that are long as hell and go on and on like I can help out with Flip Flop and Fly and those thing just email me what u want

Still waiting 4 Soulman Madmatt but i know u've been ill lately so no rush 8)

yes same here matt but i can wait also

O crap I am sorry I didnt know any one was wating hey email me the songs you want at Bigmattd121@aol.com and I well get your tabs asap I am sooo sorry I forgot sorry again

I just wanted to ask what harp key were the song Born in Chicago in?I guess D...And I couldn't find it at whole those harp keys...And isn't movin' those tab names on to this forum would be ore awsome!!!!!!Well...Excaturatin'...

Yes, born in chicago is in D, because the bass/guitar are in A. Hope this helps... Maybe i´ll do a topic with the keys for the bb songs, i had that info in my blues bros page...uh, i have to work on it again... :P

Hope u do do a topic.
it would certainly help :wink:

I am terable with finding keys but this one dude my dad knows can tell the key of the song just by lessing to it and he is training me to do that

thank you ChAnOoD_bLuEs and yes,it'll be perfect doin' a topic and madmatt wow to you and your dad

thank you ChAnOoD_bLuEs and yes,it'll be perfect doin' a topic and madmatt wow to you and your dad

I found a website that has a lot of blues harp tabs, but only 2 BB songs, so matt, keep doin your thing:

http://www.crossharpchronicles.com/

click the bottom link and it'll bring you to the page

Nice find by the way :)

yeha cool but you know their are so many diffrent songs out their

Yeh but not many BBs tabs :)

I was just saying their are better songs then just BB songs out their and they are worth looking into I have heard Every BB song for gods sake and I know them all by hart I like looking for all blues songs I really like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Walters, Paul Butterfeild, Sunny Terry, all of them are Blues legands

Fair dinkum my man.
Did n't mean 2 upset u!!!!!!!!
U obviuosly know your stuff :)

hey matt ive e-mailed you and i apoligize already if youve done the tab!

what blues brothers songs can be done with a harp in "c"? just out of interest!

Hey Bartender F(harp) = C(song)

Messin’ with the kid E(harp) = B(song)

(I Got everything I need) Almost A(harp) = E(song)

Shot Gun Blues Eb(harp) = Bb(song)

Groove Me D(harp) = A(song)

I don’t know C (harp) = G(song)

Soul Man Bb (harp) = F(song)

"B" Movie Boxcar Blues A (harp) = E(song)

Flip, Flop & Fly Eb(harp) = Bb(song)

She Caught the Katy Eb (harp) = Bb(song)

Gimme Some Lovin? A (harp) = E(song)

Everybody Needs Somebody To Love F(harp) = C(song)

Sweet Home Chicago A (harp) = E(song)

Jailhouse Rock G (harp) = D(song)

Riot In Cell Block Number Nine F(harp) = C(song)

I Ain’t got You A(harp) = E(song)

Thanks for that Madmatt.
You jimjam :wink:

Hey, don't thank me somebody gave me the tabs. I for get your screen name though sorry.

I think jonsey asked for the tabs

I wonder what key is harmonica musing,cheaper to keap her an turn on your lovelight? (elwood and buster's-john popper-) Harp keys that I wonder...?!? riders in D right?

Eh? :?

I wonder what key is harmonica musing,cheaper to keap her an turn on your lovelight? (elwood and buster's-john popper-) Harp keys that I wonder...?!? riders in D right?

I can help you out a bit. Riders is in A minor (C Major). According to Madmatt's method, that would make the harp key in D minor (F Major). Cheaper to Keep Her is in B flat Major (I guess MM's harp key would be E flat). I don't have the other two songs. By the way, Madmatt, you said that Soul Man is in F. Doesn't it start out in E and then change to F after the bridge ("Be your only boyfriend yeah yeah yeah yeah")?

Its cross harmonica player thought me it is what you use when playing you go up 4 keys from the key of the song so

A=D
Bb=E
C=F
D=G
E=A
F=Bb
G=C

The first is key is the song second is the harp I knew about the Soul Man thing but it doesn’t matter only the harp solo

Oh, you're playing cross harp. Cross is fun (and when playing in minor it's almost required). However, in Bb the cross would be Eb. I have a small tip for you, If it doesn't help you than don't use it, but instead of thinking 4 feys think 5 half steps. Also, I didn't know you just meant the solos, I thought you meant the whole songs. My bad. In that case, the solo in Riders is in Bb minor (Db major). You do have talent, MM. Keep at it. You're pro for your age.

thanks I try

Hi guys,

I'm new here. Just joined yesterday and what a site this is!!

Anyway, I bought myself a harp a little while back and need some advice on the best learning method. I play guitar, so I'm not totally green on music. Any recommended books, videos, ets?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Brian

Lacey Green Whythenshawe?
Try harmonica Basic lessons and Harmonica-Lessons.co.uk for the basics.
Hope that helps :)

Lacey Green Whythenshawe?
Try harmonica Basic lessons and Harmonica-Lessons.co.uk for the basics.
Hope that helps :)

Thanks for the linky! :)

Lacey Green in Buckinghamshire - near High Wycombe :( but Lacey Green is a pretty little Chilterns village. :D

Where in Cheshire are you? Anywhere near Michael Owen's gaff? :wink:

Where does Micheal Owen live?
I live not far from where David Beckham used to have an apartment:Alderly Edge, very posh!!!
Not enough pennies in my piggy-bank to live there!!!!!!!

Hmm.. If it is for example Jailhouse Rock G (harp) = D(song) I need a harp in G? Can somebody explain to me? :) thanks

Riders is in A minor (C Major). According to Madmatt's method, that would make the harp key in D minor (F Major)
To play tunes in minor keys it is best to play in 3rd position, not cross harp. To play in 3rd (slant harp) you use a harmonica tuned a step below the key the band is in. So an A minor piece would use a G major harp. Don't try using the same cross harp licks though. 3rd places more emphasis on the middle and upper register of the harp and uses more blow notes.

For the musos amongst you, 3rd position means you are playing with a Dorian scale (4 draw to 8 draw).

You can also get the Lee Oskar minor tuned harps. They are fun and make you think about your playing.

3rd Position is also good for blues on the chromatic harmonica - check out George Smith.

Hmm.. If it is for example Jailhouse Rock G (harp) = D(song) I need a harp in G? Can somebody explain to me? :) thanks

The reason you play in G is because it sounds more bluesey. It is called 2nd position or "cross harp".

Think of a C major scale:-

C maj - C D E F G A B C

now look at the G major scale:-

G maj - G A B C D E F# G

With the exception of 1 note, the scales are the same. If we play a G song on a C harp, we have the notes of a G scale, but with a flattened 7th - mixolydian mode.

It's the same with any pair of major scales with 5 half steps between them. i.e. a D song on a G harp.

That's the theory, but WHY?

...Well the reason is mainly down to the fact that playing in 2nd means your root note is a draw note and drawing on holes 1,2 and 3 gives you the major chord based on that root. In fact when playing in 2nd position you will use more draw notes than blow. Draw notes are easier to bend and you'll want the bluesey flattened third and fifth too (as well as the flattened seventh that you've already got)

In all there are 12 possible positions for harp - although a lot are really unuseable because they require bends to get the root note. First, second and third are the most common. First position is the Dylan style straight harp sound, second is best for major scale blues, third for minor blues.

Hmm.. If it is for example Jailhouse Rock G (harp) = D(song) I need a harp in G? Can somebody explain to me? :) thanks

The reason you play in G is because it sounds more bluesey. It is called 2nd position or "cross harp".

Think of a C major scale:-

C maj - C D E F G A B C

now look at the G major scale:-

G maj - G A B C D E F# G

With the exception of 1 note, the scales are the same. If we play a G song on a C harp, we have the notes of a G scale, but with a flattened 7th - mixolydian mode.

It's the same with any pair of major scales with 5 half steps between them. i.e. a D song on a G harp.

That's the theory, but WHY?

...Well the reason is mainly down to the fact that playing in 2nd means your root note is a draw note and drawing on holes 1,2 and 3 gives you the major chord based on that root. In fact when playing in 2nd position you will use more draw notes than blow. Draw notes are easier to bend and you'll want the bluesey flattened third and fifth too (as well as the flattened seventh that you've already got)

In all there are 12 possible positions for harp - although a lot are really unuseable because they require bends to get the root note. First, second and third are the most common. First position is the Dylan style straight harp sound, second is best for major scale blues, third for minor blues.

thank you for explaining :)

Its cross harmonica player thought me it is what you use when playing you go up 4 keys from the key of the song so

A=D
Bb=E
C=F
D=G
E=A
F=Bb
G=C


As a pro Arranger and musician, I have to correct one Error in this:

NOT Bb=E, but B=E (without the flat).

Greetings from Germany,

George :)