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Topic: Ben Keith on Harvest Moon |
Russ Tkac
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 7:12 pm |
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Most would be tempted to over play. Ben plays a simple part with a producer's ear to the overall song. Classic. 
You can see Ben play Harvest Moon HERE  |
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Steve Hotra
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Camas, Washington
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 8:42 pm
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Sometimes playing less is more.
especially for a beginning psg player like me.
Thanks for posting the link.
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Brian Kurlychek
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Maine, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2009 3:46 am
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Anyone know the tab for the first part? I believe it is done on fret 7 strings 4,5,6,7 but I can't get it to sound right. Or it could be strings 3,4,5,6 I can't remember and I'm at work at the moment. Anyway, I come close to the sound using AB pedals down along with lkv effectively using half a pedal. Is that the correct way?
The part I am referring to is the four or actually five notes after Neil sings come a little bit closer,( then the lick), hear what I have to say
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Marc Friedland
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Fort Collins, CO
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Posted 16 Jun 2009 6:55 am
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Brian,
The bulk of the song goes from D to Em, and there’s also a section that has an A7 going back to the D.
When on the “D” chord, the “flavor” of the song uses it as a Major 7, so it sometimes has a C# note thrown into the mix.
I believe the 4 notes you’re referring to are played on the “Em” following the “D”
They are High – Low, E B G E
These are the notes that make up an Em chord.
Yes, you can find them on the 7th fret, strings 3, 4, 5, & 6 with your A & B pedals engaged and use your vertical knee lever that lowers your 5th string a half tone.
There’s nothing wrong with that, they’re obviously the correct notes, providing your vertical knee lever is making the half note lower change in tune with the other notes you’re playing.
But perhaps, you are making it a little harder on yourself than need be.
If you watch the video between 2:25 and 2:30, you can see Ben appears to be playing it on the 8th fret and then sliding down to the 5th for his D chord.
This means he’s playing it in the common position of strings 3, 4, 5, & 6 on the 8th fret, with only the 4th string, E - Eb lower lever engaged. (You can slide into that 1st note, which could make it sound more like a 5 note riff)
For future reference, another common place to find and play those same notes of the Em chord is on the 10th fret, strings 4, 5, 6 & 7, with your B & C pedals engaged.
I hope this helps without being too confusing. Feel free to contact me if you’d like.
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Brian Kurlychek
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Maine, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2009 2:20 pm
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Thanks Marc, I think I understand it. Instead of raising you AB, and lower a half step, you can just go up one fret and lower the E's. Didn't think of that on my own, so thanks, I appreciate the explanation. This is going to make it sound better. The LKV wasn't consistent in the tone.
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