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Dark end of the street - The Commitments

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 05:33
msudvm97
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I was tabbing out ' Dark end of the street ' - the Commitments version,

with my  ' G ' Harp.  In the last verse, there is a key change.....any one have a

though as to what that key change is ?  Not sure which other harp to

to use ?

                    Thanks

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 08:29
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Expert Winslow Yerxa
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Looks like it goes up a semitone to Ab (G#)

You can follow the chords here: https://play.riffstation.com/?v=-PQKFFH3o4s

Looks like there's a sort of weird bridge starting about 2:39 that hints at the new key, with G#, G, and F minor chords, before it fully settles into the new key at about 2:55.

So when it does settle in, just pick a harp in a key one semitone higher than the one you started with.

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 13:43
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msudvm97
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So if I started with a ' G '

So if I started with a ' G ' Harp....use a G# or an ' A ' Harp ?

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Tue, 11/08/2016 - 22:33
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Use an Ab harp (same as G#)

Use an Ab harp (same as G#)

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Sun, 11/13/2016 - 20:13
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Just got the Ab harp....

Just got the Ab harp.... works like a charm.  You are spot-on !

          Thank you for your time

                           Steve

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