15-09-2008 The Blarney Pilgrim

Played on a Hohner G Special 20. There is much argument about the key of this tune, some say D mixolydian, others say G hexatonic. Whatever it is, it can be played on either a G or a C harmonica. In the next video I'll play it on a C harp. It can be easily played on the white notes of a piano, but starting on D as the root note.
So a cool tune that sounds more complicated than it actually is. Can be accompanied on the guitar and stuff in D or G, but for me DADGAD works really well, rooted in the D 057700 chord.
Cheers for watching and reading.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• irish
• folk
• harmonica
• solo
• blarney
• pilgrim
• special
• 20
• vamping
• tongueing
• concertina
• melodian
• melodeon

[harmonikan]

Great stuff. Do you read music for diatonic or simply pick these tunes up by ear?

[theloveboxquartet]

All by ear...I mainly listen to concertina and whistle players. Cheers for looking and listening.

[Mazblues]

As usual you did a GREAT JOB on that, nevertheless I personally would love to hear another pre-war blues from you, maybe you accidently just have one in store...!?

Cheers

[theloveboxquartet]

Hi Mazblues...I'll stick more bluesy stuff up soon, keep watching. Cheers.

[dressagegal]

awesome! but I don't think I like you very much.................jealous! laffin......totally AWEsome! now I don't know what the hell key I am supposed to play when playing the harp...thanks...from a beginner.....lol...bitch

[leftofcentre11]

Lovely!-I was dancing around the romm-but I had had several bourbons!