Hey, sorry I disappeared there while you guys were being kind enough to help me out. Kinda looks like life got in the way and I missed out on the "Legends of Harptabs" series...
(my way of saying thanks for all the time and effort you guys put in here, I guess)
Yukon, thanks for finding the link. It appears to be a in a different key than the one I'm familiar with; where the link has one flat on the (let's see.. every-good-boy-does-fine... see, I do remember a little) "D" line, the hymnal I was looking at had a sharp on "F", which remains consistent throughout the song. (indicating the key stays the same thoughout the version I'm looking at, I gather.)
So Gene, looking at your circle of fifths, I guess that makes it... G? So if EarthDog tells me it's "spot on" playing those holes on a D harp that makes it 12th? position? Ouch. my head... I'm thinking the basic theory stuff will be like bending for me... I'll play around with it for a year or three, and then one day it will click... I've got a lot of respect for you guys who get it-- it just doesn't seem to be my forte (my puns are better than my music theory, but not by much).
Earthdog, thanks for your kind words. I think that the youtube link is the same as the piece I tried to muddle through to confirm my guess-- while I'm lost when it comes to reading music/music theory, I've got a good memory for tunes and lyrics; the tab was done to my memory of the song. I just hit a couple of notes while playing around that resonated with me and reminded me of it and I went from there... When the second part didn't seem quite right I remembered that my wife had an old hymnal under her piano. The second section is close to the song in my head on my A harp (don't have a D yet), but the blow 7's sound a little off to my ear. Again, I don't have the best ear, so I may be farther off than I think. I'll play with it a little more when the monkeys aren't sleeping (for some reason she gets annoyed when I wake them up), but this might be as good as I can get it at my current skill level...
Again, thanks all for your feedback and encouragement, and of course, your patience. I really appreciate your contributions here and throughout the site!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/25/2015 05:42AM by zarling.