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LOA4: Accompaniment Study

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Thu, 06/26/2025 - 17:53
Eric P
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Hi David, 

In ex. 2.3 of the accompaniment study, you recommend that we use the jam track for I Want You With me and get used to playing Root, 3rd, and 5th notes for accompaniment over a week or two. 

In earlier lessons, you recommended studying the music theory as tho we were playing in the key of C. 

I Want You With Me is in E and we play an A harp. So when writing out the Root, 3rd, 5th, and their corresponding holes, should I do that for the key of C and not the key of E (on my A harp)? 

Is this still the recommended approach?

I'm still struggling to play notes on the harp and to visualize what notes I'm playing (in the key of C) so I'm writing a little table as a reminder and want to ensure I do it right :-)

Thanks!

Eric

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Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:07
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David Barrett
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Hello Eric. Yes, "key of C

Hello Eric.

Yes, "key of C and not the key of E (on my A harp)."

Yes, this still, and always will be, the recommended approach. For us, there's no need to think in 12 different keys... all we need is one for visualization.

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