Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 1995/05

From: Gary Bisaga <gary@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Basset horn in G and Rach...
Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 06:41:27 -0400

>... I soon
>realized that most all rock'n'roll tunes were written in A or E, which
>translates to F# and C# on an Eb instrument! It was then that
>I decided to learn to play guitar.

Tell me about it. In the group I play with at my church, it seems
that every song we play is written in at least D, while some are
written in E and even B. They're great keys for a guitar but not for
us poor Bb players. (I have learned to improvise at least up to the
key of E, with B coming soon, but I put my foot down there.) That's
ok - maybe I'll write my next song for them in Db. "What? It's only
3 flats!"

Gary :p