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Charlie Musselwhite harp on Tom Waits song

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Thu, 06/06/2024 - 07:53
Richard
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Hi David,

I was wondering if you know what harpswitch Charlie makes on " Puttin  on the dog " by Tom waits 

Song in Amin , he starts on third position in the intro and then goes to some beatiful warbles ,thought it was on the low d harp but that's not the case .Allthough he uses that too in the song .. Fifth position?? Great harp work for sure !

Thanks David !!

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Thu, 06/06/2024 - 09:58
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Hello Richard. I'll take a

Hello Richard. I'll take a listen... please send me the YouTube link or email me the song.

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Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:24
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https://youtu.be/cbtYdeuHxOk?

https://youtu.be/cbtYdeuHxOk?si=aDN_2x6OpittOMx7

 

Here 's the link David,

That warble starts around 0,13 sec .Really beautiful !

Thanks!

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Sat, 06/08/2024 - 06:22
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You're correct, 5th position

You're correct, 5th position (on the Low-F Harmonica), but no harp switch, he's in 5th the entire time.

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Sat, 06/08/2024 - 13:28
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thanks a lot David! I'll give

thanks a lot David!

I'll give it a try!!

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Sat, 06/08/2024 - 13:47
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I got it now David !

I got it now David ! Absolutely beautiful that 5 th position in this song!!

Indeed ,same low F harp all the way through. 

Not that familiar with 5 th so this  was quite a search.

Thanks again!

 

Richard

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