No beer, just cars

So another 2 nights 2 gigs goes by. The first was at the pub and was supposed to be a beer festival except the landlord hadn't ordered in any novetly beers, so it was instead, the pub. It proved to be good fun and although I couldn't be heard -again- in the first half, I still enjoyed it.

The second night was the Morgan owners yearly get together. Average age appeared to be around 60. I was delighted that we were well received. Folks got up to dance. Nice moves! Confidence levels are on the up and the chromatic worked well for And She Was (although it is hard to play 1 handedly).

Plus I got some money out of the gigs!!!!!! Yay!

Chromatic

I've worked out some very simple parts for some of the key changes in And she Was. I think it will sound ok, kind of brass style fills really. I'll see tomorrow night with the band whether it fits.

I've also started to practice major scales on the Chromatic (for the common keys the band plays in) and I am going to learn each blues scale as well (I know F so far). It's a fair bit of work but I think in the long run it will be worth while. The main problem is that I am so used to thinking in terms of flats. The flattened 3rd, 5th or 7th are often referred to in blues music but everything is sharp on a chromatic so I'm starting to try and think of it as sharp 2, 4 and 6. Confusing. I'll get there. I hope...

Chromatic woes

The next two gigs are next weekend. We are going to do a version of Talking Heads' And She Was. Good song but it goes through 3 keys. So I picked up the chromatic I bought at Christmas time and...

...found it really hard. Sure it can play in any key but trying to establish where I IV and V are between 3 different keys was a huge headache. I am going to persevere because it will make a difference to the song but I need time to go wrong a lot.

Watch this space.

Okey Dokey

Nice work tonight. Really enjoyed playing. Had a blast! Feeling above averagely groovy.

Practice makes...

Been practising like billy-o ready for a gig on Thursday night (a work night!) in front of the mayor of somewhere or other. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to play with the band due to family commitments. I hope that Thursday comes off!

I wish myself luck!

New projects

Although I haven't been updating this blog recently, I have been playing a fair bit. I have worked up a version of The Old Grey Whistle Test theme which I intend to record when I get a camera which sounds half decent.

Also I have started to work out the St Louis Blues. Good fun.

Chromatic

Just a quick note. I picked up a 12 hole chromatic just before Christmas and am having lots of fun learning how to play it. Very complex. I need to learn my scales. I am trying to learn For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder version.)

Very excited. Very excited indeed!