(IInd) Sunday Post : SP - 2

Hello everybody,

I welcome you to the (Second) SUNDAY POST of our “Learn Mouth Organ Online!!!!” community. (http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=22364976).

Well, Japan is experiencing the chilling cold with beautiful autumn leaves here, but still the warmth of the sweet memories from India are there in the heart.

Newayz, I hope many fellows must have read the last Sunday Post and must have been benefited from it. I would like to know, was it useful? In this post I’m planning to write something mixed, like some tips, some suggestions and finally notes of any song/tune.

Friends, there are many misunderstandings that walk along with the MO practice. Some say, if u play MO, u will be suffering from the lungs disease or might have breathing problems, but I fully deny any of such allegations. While you play MO, u do both (controlled) inhaling and exhaling which means u are not stopping ur breath. Its going on but u r just giving it a rhythm, u r controlling ur own body part (lungs). This may not harm your body, however, anything which is excessive in this world, cause harm. Playing MO is a good exercise for ur lungs and regular practice of this instrument with systematic and planned timings can be beneficial for ur respiratory process. In the last post I have explained many important aspects of MO. While writing these blogs, I have always taken care of the beginner ones so I think this is not the right time to discuss the specialized issues of MO. These things will eventually come in our way while we all together proceed towards the perfection in the MO practice.

Friends, one of the most important tips for learning MO - Try to be close to this instrument as much as possible. I mean (whenever possible) always try to carry it along with you wherever you go, just like you always carry ur wallet or money with u. This is too easy bcoz of its size that can always fit in the pocket of ur pant or in the purses of the girls. Though, this sounds a bit funny but believe me it works. Carrying MO with u increases the affection between u and ur MO.(…….Of course, we have to discriminate some special places where we can not carry it ….like bathrooms….hahaha). You can always try MO whenever u get some spare time in the breaks or in the unofficial time.

Try to enlist the songs in which MO has been played. (Also you can publish this list in the forums that can help others knowing the songs that can be easily played on MO.)

Song of the week:

I’m always confused what to write in this section bcoz I’m not able to understand at what level u r I mean, could u learn/play the notes I had given in the last week. If u could not then we can discuss what exactly is problematic for u. I would be able to suggest u some tips if u will come out with ur problems. U can always give comments to the blog or even contact me directly through Email. U can get my email ID from my profile in the blog or my orkut profile.

Anyway, let get back on the road. Since there is no special Furmaish, I’m thinking to give the ntes of the famous song in the movie “Darr” – kkkkkkkkkkiran I mean “Jaadu teri Nazar” !!

Guys this tune is already so popular that you would be able to identify the notes easily. While learning to play this tune, feel that you are playing this tune for the person, u love so much, no matter whether that person knows it or not. Just imagine that this tune is coming out from ur heart and conveying ur love to ur beloved one. (Heyyyy…stop..stop… thoda jyada hi romatic ho raha hun kya..???? …..hahaha). But its true, until u will not feel the music, u won’t be able to play it. The melody should merge with ur soul.

Check out the link to listen how it sounds when u play it on MO:
http://www.esnips.com/doc/a07a8727-0aee-43a9-bd90-256c40ff2ed0/Jaadu-Teri-Nazar----Sunday,-November-26,-2006-06:30:14.mp3

This song can be played between window 5-14. (Refer the image given above)

Ja-du----......te-*-ri..... na-zar---.... Khush-bu----..... te--*--ra.........ba-dan---...........

A - E-----.......D-E*D...... C - B ----.....G - D----......C--D*--C...........B - A --- ...........

(Next is the 2nd line where the ‘te’ of the word ‘teri’ is a bit high. Also give attention to the ‘badan’ in this line. Just hum the song and u will come to know that after the word ‘badan’ one extra note is there (*) that goes very down. Refer the audio file.)

Ja-du----........ te--ri..... na-zar---.... Khush-bu----...... te-*-ra....... ba-dan---*-

A - E----..........G --E.......C - B---...... ......C - D----...... ..C-D*-C.........B - A----F*-

Tu...haa kar, ya naa kar.. (2 times)

A.....C......B,...G...B....A ....(2times)

Tu..... hai..... me-------ri............ ki-ran...(2 times)

A.........A........F--------G..............F-E.......(2 times)

Blow (Blow the notes shown in red color)

Draw (Draw the notes shown in blue color)

Underlined notes : Notes for the single (underlined) word above it.

~~~ : Sound where Notes are used to connect two words.

......... : Separation of two different words

-----: Long Sound in a single word

I’ll continue the remaining part of this song next week. We'll discuss about using scale changer (Chromatic Harmonica) from SP-4 or 5 onwards. The first song we'll learn from those post using scale changer is one of the all time favourite number "Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dilko" !!! So stay tuned and keep practicing the notes I'm giving in all these sunday posts, so that u will easily catch the scale changer technique.

Pleeeeeease keep me informed about ur progress/problems (Leave ur comments).

With best regards,

- Chaitu.