[HTL-78] Dm9 – Am9 (no 3) – Bluesy
Start with Harps Tuned in C  

[HTL-78-210610 – HARP TIME LIVE #78 – Thu. June 10, 2021]

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In which we play “You are my Sunshine” by numbers – and then, on the fly – create spontaneous improvised interludes between each verse, playing it all completely by numbers!

 

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Please add your own insights, revelations, and takeaways below in the comments, even if someone else already said the same thing!  Just say it in your own way or say it again the way they did.

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16:40:21 From Heather F : SET Harp in C but focus on D dorian d-e-f-g-a-b-c-d
16:41:20 From Carol Henley : are we playing 2 D’s?
16:42:36 From Heather F : Yes
16:43:21 From Cathy Hornby : Can’t hear the harp….or is it super quiet?
16:43:44 From Heather F : The slap happens on beats 2 and 4
16:43:45 From Anne Horton : I also can’t hear the harp
16:43:57 From Anne Horton : Very quiet
16:44:02 From Anne Horton : now I can hear it
16:54:04 From Heather F : D-F-G-A-C-D from bottom to top
16:55:15 From Tovelah Hirsch : Love Pentatonic!
16:57:10 From Heather F : She is playing a Dm9 ( adding the e to the chord)
16:58:05 From Carol Henley : so we can play any notes except B and E?
16:59:03 From Heather F : Yes but you can add them for colour
17:01:21 From Carol Henley : Thanks, Heather
17:13:34 From Anne Horton : => “BLUEDLING” = noodling the blues! 😉
17:13:59 From Heather F : Love it annne
17:14:15 From Heather F : Oooops toooo mannnnny nnnnnnns
17:18:42 From Cherrie Mooney : It’s easier with less notes to pick from.
17:18:50 From Carol Henley : I discovered that the less I thought about what I was doing and just plunged in, the better off I was.
17:18:55 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro : Luv the Joke Metronome! Super helpful…super cool!
17:19:04 From marcfrantz : There are no wrong notes when you learn this✌🏽💖🎼Thank You!
17:20:13 From Ruth Thomson : Jamming so groovy. Take away is finding that shocking chord or bender in theWAY. Can’t get it by myself . Looking.
17:27:02 From Heather F : DHC you get an A+++ today for doing all the “things” – Fabulous!!! and great work Joke for being the moderator..
17:27:12 From Hýldi’s iPad Pro : => at the end, play D,F,A,C,E
17:27:43 From Midge : just so fun….options for all of us. Mahalo
17:27:58 From Stacie Link : Takeaway, so this was the best today and much more enjoyable after working on the blues modules
17:28:07 From Barb Lawson : It was marvelous fun switch between the 3 options.
17:28:23 From Tara : Such a smooth groove. Nice and easy to mess around with. (And soothing enough that I was falling asleep…gulp.)
17:28:26 From Cathy Hornby : Oh that was such fun! Blues that make you smile – ha! Felt really easy, then super hard and my brain got into a tizz, then something clicked and it was soooooo intuitive.
17:29:09 From Joke Verdoold : This was a real relaxed fun! Changing between the bass=chord part and the pentatonic improvising. Taking time for the g#
17:29:52 From Stacie Link : I tried to fit in some walking bass but it didn’t fit
17:30:02 From Alex Alexander : Love the ending D, F, A, C, E Aloha~
17:31:03 From sarah : Thx loved it. Rememedat me at the great Vision Music, you thaught use!
17:31:45 From Cathy Hornby : At first my left hand was finding it hard to flip from flat hand for the bass, then to a different position for the chords… but then it clicked
17:33:52 From Anne Horton : => Sometimes we think we can’t do something .. when in truth we just haven’t given it enough time (enough repetitions)
17:34:08 From Lesley Macleod : Takeaway Fascination with how different my body feels in response to these rhythms and in response to these chords
17:34:27 From Yael Yaniv Perry : thanks 🙂 loved it
17:35:01 From Elly : Thank you
17:35:23 From Cathy Hornby : Thankyou so much! ❤️
17:35:33 From Tara : Thank you!
17:35:41 From Alex Alexander : Mucho Mahalos Deborah~
17:35:47 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/?inf_contact_key=2ae9dc3cc2c4d52df69f4358d0af1cf4680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1
17:35:49 From Barb Lawson : Thank you,
17:35:50 From Sally : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/
17:35:58 From Sally : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/
17:36:07 From Sally : https://www.hipharp.com/academy/htlwdhc-harp-time-with-dhc-live-main-page/
17:36:08 From Melinda Ostrander-Aviles : oops

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