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bobmonty
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Apr-20-04, 11:28 AM (PDT)
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"Need help with harp riff from Jethro Tull song"
 
Hello,

I'm trying to figure out the harp riff from the Jethro Tull song "Song for Jeffrey." It seems simple enough, but when I try to play it, it never sounds like what they're playing. If someone could help out with the riff (or even the proper key harp to use), that'd be a big help.

Here is a link to a sound file on Barnes & Noble. The harp riff is at the very end of the sound file.

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=O9t1nYpioB&ean=724353545925

Thanks in advance,
Bob


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1. "RE: Need help with harp riff from Jethro Tull song"
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Hello,

I'm trying to figure out the harp riff from the Jethro Tull song "Song for Jeffrey." It seems simple enough, but when I try to play it, it never sounds like what they're playing. If someone could help out with the riff (or even the proper key harp to use), that'd be a big help.

Here is a link to a sound file on Barnes & Noble. The harp riff is at the very end of the sound file.

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?userid=O9t1nYpioB&ean=724353545925

Thanks in advance,
Bob



Bob,

It sounds to me like a standard diatonic in the key of "C". What little I heard starts with a bend on 2 draw twice to a regular 2 draw-

2D-bb 2D-bb 2D

Play on,
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bobmonty
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Jul-21-04, 05:27 PM (PDT)
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2. "RE: Need help with harp riff from Jethro Tull song"
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Thanks for the help, Dave. I've included a link to a better sound file which contains the entire riff (it's between the 0.24 and 0.28 mark).

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If anyone can help finish off the rest of the tab for the riff, that'd be awesome.

Harp on,
Bob


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