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Author: wjk
Date: 2004-04-09 03:07
Would someone care to comment on the "friendliest" keys for clarinetists and guitarists to work together in. On a technical note, lets assume that the guitarist does not use a capo. (Most jazz guitars have quite heavy flatwound strings making a capo very unwieldy).
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Author: Kevin
Date: 2004-04-09 03:17
Hmmm, that's pretty tough. I'd maybe go with concert G (A on clarinet). Or of the clarinetist is willing to do some, work playing in concert A (B on clarinet) Major won't be that tough.
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Author: JMcAulay
Date: 2004-04-09 04:19
Simple answer: Either capo up a half step, or use an A Clarinet. Otherwise, you likely will not favor the keys your guitarist will love. Truly, if I played often with a guitar, I'd want an A Clarinet.
Playing in F# is okay; but hey: our favorite instrument has much better facility in G.
Regards,
John
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Author: chuck
Date: 2004-04-09 04:43
wjk: did a gig some years ago with a C/W band and the A clarinet worked just fine. Chuck
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2004-04-09 06:16
my friend is a guitarist and i play with him all the time. he says it doesn't matter to him what key we are playing because in guitar all keys are the same, not like clarinet or saxophone. on guitart, playing Bb major is not harder than B major for example, but in clarinet i would prefer C over C# anytime. actually i have never heard a clarinetist playing a blues for example in a weird key, but i have heard saxophonists.
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Author: Tom Piercy
Date: 2004-04-09 10:19
I perform with several classical guitarists and we, of course, arrange many of our pieces. They both prefer - almost demand - that the keys for them stay in 3 flats or sharps or less. It makes reading much easier for them; since they often are playing more than one note at a time, I defer to their desires.
Tom Piercy
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