Stones: Under My Thumb with Harp instead of Marimba
The cover band that I'm in tried to play "Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones.
A key instrument in this song is a Marimba. We had none but there is a way to substitute the Marimba by a harp.
To demo this I recorded it along with the original song (this gives you a chance to identify the song;-)) - hope, that is allowed (?). We are on Bluesharmonica.com and this is not blues but it shows that a harp can do something even in a place where not expected.
The Marimba-Part is really interesting to play and the hell of a good bending exercise. I played it on a D-Harp.My timing and bending is not always the best - I'm working on it;-)
Maybe there is somebody around who wants to cover this song too. If anyone wants the transcription of the harp part just let me know.
Enjoy, stay healthy and have a nice weekend!-Frank
Comments
great timing
thats a hard song and u did it great
Thank you Mark
Timing is a challenge for me. So this Song was a good exercise.
wonderful under my thumb
immediatley satisfying
how many bars in each chorus?
i am waiting for your solo
perhaps you can do a followup
tommy from LA
thx
Hi Tommy, I never thought about a solo here. Could be an idea. Maybe one day.....
The progression is:
Intro: F#m7, F#m7, D, D
1st: F#m7, E, D, D
2nd: F#m7, E, D, D
3rd: A, A, D, B
4th: F#m7, E, D, A
-Frank
Awesome
Awesome bro
Thx!
Thx Abadas! Give it a try. Take a D Harp and play along with the original song. It's not that hard and it's fun.
Good cover
One of my favourite numbers by the Stones. Your accompainment sounds really good and, as you say, a good bending exercise.
Blues Harp is more than blues
Thx Gary.