Got Me a Harmonica
By Paisleyfrog on June 9, 2024 3:53 am
I spent part of last weekend trying to resuscitate my first electric guitar, a Painfully 80's Strat copy. Between that and the blues flavored song last week, I thought I'd do a 45 degree turn and do some Texas blues. Unfortunately, the guitar project didn't work at all, but the die was cast so I still did the blues.
I went back and forth on doing a slow clean blues, or a fast one. Fast won out. Mostly because I wanted to play harmonica, and the slow blues I started was in a minor key (which is a pain with my level of harp experience). Also just as well because the slow one was pretty damn close to Fool for your Stockings off Degüello, my favorite ZZ Top album. Not like what I recorded is that different from a million blues songs anyway 
First thought was to make up a Session Player track for the bass and drums, and then solo over it to get it started. That was when I discovered that the Session Bassist has no idea how to play a walking bass (at least that I found). Played it myself, and I think it's better that way anyway.
Last change was to make it into a "false live" track.
Got me a harmonica
Got me a guitar
Yeah, I got me a harmonica
Got me a guitar
They told me, “Make yourself a blues band
You know you’re gonna go so far!”
I set myself to practicing
I played ‘em every day
I set myself to practicing
I played ‘em every day
The licks they flowed like fireworks
And I was on my way
We played a local juke joint
And folks were goin’ wild
Jumping round and screaming’
Got ‘em hot and riled
And up comes a producer
He says “you’re my golden child!”
We went and played the concert halls
Money pouring in
Sold out shows and folks and folks in line
Money pouring in
Didn’t take to long to notice
That it all went off to him!
So I quit my record contract
Threw it on the floor
So I quit my record contract
Threw it on the floor
I’m back at home recording
Gonna play and shut the door!
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