[Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord

[Dennis Mowatt]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Durham" <mikedurham_jazz at hotmail.com>
To: <basousanjo at blueyonder.co.uk>; .com><dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord


> In OKOM circles hearabouts, this chord is referred to as the !"**!@??!
> chord, and is seldom played when there is a vowel in the month (due to a
> folk superstition that banjo players attempting it will die by the next
full
> moon).
>
> Chordial regards,
>
> Mike


The necessary antidote to this is an intensive dose of music from the Gordon
Whitworth Bix Beiderbecke Tribute Band which is, as you know, banjo - free.

Yours till the string breaks,

Dennis

>
> >From: "Dennis Mowatt" <basousanjo at blueyonder.co.uk>
> >To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord
> >Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:41:51 -0000
> >
> >In orchestral circles hereabouts this chord is referred to as "The
> >Neapolitan Sixth". We used to call it the "magic" chord on account of the
> >effect the sound of it had on the hairs on the back of our necks!
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Dennis Mowatt
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Harold Smith" <s3856lpa at webtv.net>
> >To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:48 AM
> >Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Pineapple Chord
> >
> >
> > >
> > > The Ab7 chord in the key of C, or, if you prefer, the bVI7 in any key
is
> > > pretty commonly used by the German romantic and post=romantic
composers
> > > in serious music.
> > >
> > > Never heard it called the Pineapple before, but have heard it referred
> > > to as "The German Chord".
> > >
> > > For a beautiful example of he use of this change in a great popular
> > > song, try "Was I To Blame For Falling In Love With You" by Victor
Young,
> > > and magnificenly recroded by Louis Armstrong.  Also, be sure to dig
the
> > > Warren Vache recording of this song.  If you don't get the lshivers
> > > listening to his wonderful sound, you ain't human.
> > >
> > > Harold Smith
> > >
> > >
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