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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 11 Jan 2023 5:48 am |
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Not whistles but horns, I found this while cleaning out old papers, more than I could find online although what I really want to see is a chart of the whistles and what lines used which.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2023 6:10 am
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| Cool! Thanks for sharing. |
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 11 Jan 2023 8:25 am
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Hmmm... A diminished chord would certainly get peoples' attention!  |
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2023 8:47 am
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Do they have an augmented chord for when there is a damsel in distress tied to the tracks?
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2023 11:08 am
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| John Larson wrote: |
| Do they have an augmented chord for when there is a damsel in distress tied to the tracks? |
All the ones in the Leslie-Tyfon list with an inversion of F-A-C# in the note cluster could be said to have an augmented triad in them, along with some additional whole-tone scale notes thrown in. It’s an appropriately alarming sound.
The last sentence at the bottom of Dave’s paper claims that the note sequence D-F-G#-A-C creates “no distinguishable musical chord”. It is a Dm7/Dm7b5 polychord - a dissonant attention-grabber for sure, and entitled to its distinguishable category. |
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2023 5:15 am
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| Fred Treece wrote: |
The last sentence at the bottom of Dave’s paper claims that the note sequence D-F-G#-A-C creates “no distinguishable musical chord”. It is a Dm7/Dm7b5 polychord - a dissonant attention-grabber for sure, and entitled to its distinguishable category. |
They could have marketed an entire line to the free jazz and Schoenberg fans.
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Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Give praise to the Lord with the harp, chant unto Him with the ten-stringed psaltery. Sing unto Him a new song, chant well unto Him with jubilation. For the word of the Lord is true, and all His works are in faithfulness. The Lord loveth mercy and judgement; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
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Steve Rosko
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Georgetown, Texas
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Posted 12 Jan 2023 7:32 am
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I read this on the forum a long time ago, I don’t remember the author. On E9, slant the tip of the bar from string 3 @15 to string 8 @14 a & b pedals down. Strum hard from string 8 to 3 with the volume pedal off. After strumming, add volume pedal on - off - on then slide down the neck while lowering volume. I do this before and after Folsom Prison and the audiences love it. Guitar players have asked me what chord it is😂
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Ron Hogan
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Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 12 Jan 2023 8:08 am
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| Also play strings 9 & 10 with the A pedal depressed and give the guitar some volume. Works great. |
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Duane Becker
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Elk,Wa 99009 USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2023 8:34 am
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I was at a club for about two years, with the Burlington Northern mainline, just across the street. When the trains went by about every 10 minutes, they blew their horn. You couldnt really hear the train while playing music, but you sure could between songs or on break. I spent that time trying to emulate the sound of the train horn on my steel, finally came up with this.
On the E9th, around fret 8 or 9, with pedals AB down, pick strings 5, 6 and 7. All the while slanting the bar from frets 8 to 9, It doesn't have to be exact. Move the bar ever so slightly back and forth for the doppler effect. Once you practice it, you'll be able to get it. Helps with volume swells using the volume pedal too...Also you want a semi truck horn? Pick strings 9 and 10 open (no bar) once, and use the volume pedal sound on and off, on and off. |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2023 10:20 pm
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| Thanks Steve, Ron, and Duane. That half step slant is cool. I have been playing a straight bar 9th chord with AB+E’s lowered for the train sound, but skipping the lever and doing the slant gives it that perfectly out of tune touch I’ve been looking for. And the truck horn on 9&10 with the A pedal is hilarious too 🤠 |
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