Hotel California on guitar and harmonica

Here is an instrumental version of the song using a Magic Bop C7 in Gm. That's the key I sing it in--IT'S STILL HIGH!

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[Rockers1957]

i think it can be played on diationic 3rd position for a more

'minor' feel?

[GaryLehmann]

@Rockers1957 This may be true, until you get to the chorus, where the melody is unavailable except as an overblow (altho it is a draw bend in the first octave).

As far as a more minor feel, be as minor as you wish--

[GaryLehmann]

OK, Brendan calls this tuning the Power Chromatic (even tho it is a diatonic tuning) so I shall refer to it as PC from now on.

Thanks to all for your kind comments.

Gary

[GaryLehmann]

This just in . . .

Famous harmonica technician/player Brendan Power says he invented this tuning.

I will refer to it from now on as IV6/V6, pronounced "four six five six".

It's really useful for certain things.

[rysiu160292]

zajebioza :) 5

[GaryLehmann]

Dziekuje!

[Vidyut]

Boy truly outstanding for a such a difficult song to play on the harmonica....

[yonico88]

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ON YOUTUBE!!

great job man!!

[prechafolk]

hi GaryLehmann,my name is prechafolk from thailand south-east asia,pleas see my show if you can...nice that i see your clip at youtube..

[Lohokleung]

I like the jazz part after the main section [1:43] and it comes back to the original theme [2:39] so perfectly. You're wonderful!

[GaryLehmann]

It's a specialty tuning--I did it myself, but got the tuning from the Internet--

blow reeds are Bb D F G

draw reeds are C E G A

So by my reckoning it's a Bb harmonica.

But I refer to it as a C7--that would be cross harp if it were a regular tuning.

And Gm would be 3rd position . . .

But it isn't 8)

BTW, the pattern repeats every four holes and it is the same in every octave--

Something you can't say about regular tuning.

Also you can draw bend every missing note save one!