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- From: mheney@access.digex.com (Michael K. Heney)
- Subject: Re: Devil's Tri-tone - settle a bet
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 18:58:29 GMT
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- In article <6788@ucsbcsl.ucsb.edu> 6500sws@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Susan W. Stockwell) writes:
- >Allright, who can settle a bet?
- >
- >In the short "Mr. B. Natural", you know, the 20 minute commercial
- >for Conn instruments, Crow mentions playing a/the Devil's Tritone.
- >
- >Does anyone know for sure what this is? I thought it was an
- >instrument, and a friend of mine says it refers to a diminished
- >fifth. Huh?
- >
- >Please respond, as this is currently driving my buggy...
- >
-
- It's been a few years, but I was taught about this in during a harmonica
- lesson I was taking from a guitar player. Anyway, it's a 3-note sequence
- on the harmonica; I suppose it could be played as a chord on a keyboard or
- stringed instrument. It *sounds* evil/satanic. A diminished fifth sounds
- right (I'm blowing B-D-F on my C Hohner right now; a B-minor would be
- B-D-F#) - although it's not what I remember learning, as this is simply
- a draw-3 draw-4 draw-5 sequence. I thought a bend was required in there
- somewhere, but B-D-F sounds right while B-C#-F doesn't.
-
- What do you think, 'bots?
-
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