
swing music on concertina
#1
Posted 23 April 2012 - 06:25 AM
http://soundcloud.co...ingchatchoochoo
I may re-record later....definitely had my fingers hopping around.
#2
Posted 23 April 2012 - 10:17 AM
#3
Posted 23 April 2012 - 01:04 PM
Where did you get your notes? (I presume you went by notes)
#4
Posted 23 April 2012 - 04:10 PM
Great. Deffo one to promote at Swaledale Squeeze. Will try to get Harry Scurfield and Mike Wild to ramp it up during the late night sessions, with jazz harmonicas thrown in.Here is my rather hesitant attempt at playing chatanooga choo choo
http://soundcloud.co...ingchatchoochoo
I may re-record later....definitely had my fingers hopping around.

What key were you in?
Ransom - yup, only copyright owners selling it as far as I can see too.
#5
Posted 24 April 2012 - 06:11 AM
Its in well there was no sharps in the key sig so I'm guessing C?
#6
Posted 24 April 2012 - 09:04 AM
ta.Yep. I used a book with the dots in...although didn't play all that were written. lol!
Its in well there was no sharps in the key sig so I'm guessing C?
Groundbreaking interpretations never stick slavishly to the original composers notation so you should loose or add a few notes anyway!
#7
Posted 24 April 2012 - 02:05 PM
Did the people who wrote the words to this sort of stuff have any self respect do you think? Good tune, well worth a go but the words...
#8
Posted 25 April 2012 - 04:11 AM
Great stuff Sarah. What about working in a couple of chords at the end of each line as a next stage; just under the held note at the end of the phrase so not when anything else is going on. 'Pardon me boy' chord chord, 'is that the Chatanooga choochoo' chord chord. That's probably all you need to call it finished.
Did the people who wrote the words to this sort of stuff have any self respect do you think? Good tune, well worth a go but the words...
Hope to add some accompaniment eventually. That was only a quick recording after a few hours of practice in the afternoon (the silly thunder drowned out my playing so I gave up after a while). But hoping to get back to it again.
I quite like the words. lol! Like choo choo cha'boogie too.
It sounds better than my attempt at 'in the mood' on fiddle.

I've been learning lindy hop over past few months...hence my sudden penchant for swing music.
#9
Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:26 AM
I would love to work up an arrangement of Glen Miller's "In the Mood".
#10
Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:02 PM
#11
Posted 04 May 2012 - 09:22 AM
#12
Posted 04 May 2012 - 11:54 AM
I have another arrangement of In The Mood that I tried, but it didn't seem to suit the EC as well - it uses d-f#-a for the same phrase. It lacks the introduction, but does have lyrics - which is interesting as I never associated lyrics with the tune.
Doug
Edited by apprenticeOF, 04 May 2012 - 11:57 AM.
#13
Posted 08 May 2012 - 10:14 AM
Nice! I agree with Dirge, just a little chordal accompaniment in the right places and she'll be ready for the hop.
I would love to work up an arrangement of Glen Miller's "In the Mood".
In the mood is in the tunebook too. I can do that but it sounds very repetitive without a full band to it. lol
#14
Posted 08 May 2012 - 09:31 PM
You inspired me. I found the tune on "musicnotes". My Dad had his own BIG BAND. I grew up listen to this great swing music for years. Now I know why children who listen to Irish traditional tunes can play so well. Once I had the notes in front of me the tune just spilled out. I did change the key to D, my husband recognized it immediately in that key. (he should know he was a young teen when this song was originally popular). Thanks again for posting, it has open up a whole new side for me. To play for the sure fun of it. If I can figure out how to post using my I pad and music cloud as you did maybe I will send you a version.
Lorie

#15
Posted 09 May 2012 - 06:34 AM
LDT
You inspired me. I found the tune on "musicnotes". My Dad had his own BIG BAND. I grew up listen to this great swing music for years. Now I know why children who listen to Irish traditional tunes can play so well. Once I had the notes in front of me the tune just spilled out. I did change the key to D, my husband recognized it immediately in that key. (he should know he was a young teen when this song was originally popular). Thanks again for posting, it has open up a whole new side for me. To play for the sure fun of it. If I can figure out how to post using my I pad and music cloud as you did maybe I will send you a version.
Lorie
That's cool. Yeah I'm starting to feel confident enough to have a go play stuff I want to play rather than sticking exclusively to one genre.
It would be easier to play on melodeon in D.
#16
Posted 10 May 2012 - 04:04 AM
It would be a nice one to get a discussion going on what chords and keys are involved. I found it went a bit high towards the end , I'm playing it from memory and trying to sing the words too
I'm sure Alan Day and Will Fly, Jody Kruskal, Bertram Levy , Dirge and Brian Peters who are on c net could advise. I find the modulations in these tunes very interesting and challenging. Harry Scurfield may come on c, net I don't know that I've ever seen him on or John Kirkpatrick either
who would know just what to do I'm sure
I will work on it!

What I do is try the 3rd note in the appropriate key then hunt and peck and see if the tune goes and my voice fits it. The chords come a lot later after messing about with octaves and two note chords etc on the LHS.,
Edited by michael sam wild, 10 May 2012 - 04:11 AM.
#17
Posted 10 May 2012 - 04:54 AM
#18
Posted 10 May 2012 - 05:51 AM
Chattanooga Choo Choo
recorded by Hank Snow
written by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren
C G7 F C
Pardon me boy is this the Chattanooga Choo Choo
G7 D7 C
Track twenty nine boy you can give me a shine
G7 F C
I can afford to board the Chattanooga Choo Choo
D7 Am D7 C
I've got my fare and just a trifle to spare
F C7 F
You leave the Pennsylvania Station bout a quarter to four
C7 F C7
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
A# G7 F A#
Dinner in the diner nothing could be finer
G7 Dm C7
Than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina
F C7 F C7
When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar
F C7 F C7
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
F G7 F D7
Shovel all the coal in gotta keep a rolling
C7 F
Woo woo Chattanooga there you are
C C7 F C
There's gonna be a certain party at the station
D7 G7 C
Satin and lace I used to call funny face
C7 F
She's gonna cry until I tell her that I'll never roam
C Am F G7 C
So Chattanooga choo choo won't you choo-choo me home
Am F G7 C
Chattanooga choo choo won't you choo-choo me home
Doesn't look too frightening. You did say C didn't you?
Editted to add that as pasted into the reply box the chords are spaced over the lines at the correct point to play them. As displayed the chords all get scrunched up on the left so you'll need to work out where to change. Sorry; dunno what that's about.
Edited by Dirge, 10 May 2012 - 05:54 AM.
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