Hello, Mark here and new to the forum. Im an old guy in a young band ( my son is the front man). Ive been playing for about 2 years, instictivrly with little knowledge of theory, etc., but holding my own between back-up vocals, light percussion and harp. Basically a utility guy. My question is this. We’ve elected to go to Eflat tuning. Mary Janes Last Dance has always been a G for me and the obvious transition would be to F sharp? but it doesnt work. ( When does F sharp work, lol). Any ideas before we start exploring the capo? Thanks and Happy New Year!
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Is that based on tuning guitars down to Eb?
Tell to guitar player to transpose the songs back to the key they should be to compensate for their impudence.
Ha. Its actually very beneficial for the tone of the guitars, playability, (looser strings) and more importantly for the vocals. . That half step on the vocals is huge. And its Its not practical to re-tune for one song. I have no issue with the flat harps but that song has been a challenge. Its already a little " off" in G.
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I was being tongue in cheek (and having played guitar for many years).
Nice. I play also but not in this band. The thought had occurred to me though, lol.
I’m not sure I understand the question, but I play an Ab harp 2nd position to Eb.
@Mark_C - this is perplexing. If the band has tuned down a half-step, the F# should work. What key are they playing it in?
You said it already sounds “a little off” in G? Is the song in G and you are playing on a G harp?
Do you mind sharing the chord progression?
We are playing the song in native Am. When I say its off, its well documented that the original recording itself ( G harp) is a little sharp. G works but to deviate, especially to F#, just doesnt sound right. Way too shrill and I was wondering if there was another position that would fake it better. I think we will have to explore capoing up? Heres the tab.
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I see. Its in Am so you are playing a G harp in 3rd position essentially.
When you went an got a an F# you probably bought a standard F# which is 11 semitones higher than your G. This is why its so shrill;
You want a Low F#; that will be only a semitone lower than your G.
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