Ed Coury Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Does anyone know why Hava Nagila, when played during NHL hockey games, is played in a major key? "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Ed, check your PM. Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I'm pretty sure the main part of Hava Nagila is in a major key. My funk band plays a few Jewish weddings each year. The backing chords at the beginning are major with the horn part being minor. We do G major to c minor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 I'm pretty sure the main part of Hava Nagila is in a major key. My funk band plays a few Jewish weddings each year. The backing chords at the beginning are major with the horn part being minor. We do G major to c minor. This is purely from memory, but I thought the melody was in a minor key....I guess I was wrong. I wondered why they play this song at hockey games anyway, and I found out that organ players wanted something they could find sheet music for, that sounded vaguely Russian (for the Russian hockey players) :-) "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLH Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Does anyone know why Hava Nagila, when played during NHL hockey games, is played in a major key? It's called NAWMBS (North American White Majority Brain Syndrome). Indicators include inability to hear minor keys or comprehend accents on beats 2 and 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I guess "Volga Boatmen" is too downbeat... d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Does anyone know why Hava Nagila, when played during NHL hockey games, is played in a major key? It's called NAWMBS (North American White Majority Brain Syndrome). Indicators include inability to hear minor keys or comprehend accents on beats 2 and 4. LOL! That was my suspicion "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceNorman Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 As any hockey player can attest....it's NOT Hava Nagila that they're playing - it's Have A Tequila! ...which for most hockey players is a MAJOR endeavor. It's a case of being the same thing ... only different! btw....Ed, Marko tells me I missed you by about 8 minutes tonight at Vivio's! Damn.... (I was late because I was playing hockey... Have A Tequila was NOT played at my game however. I waited until I got to Vivio's before THAT got played!) The SpaceNorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi Pat, I was with Ed at Vivio's last night as well. We went to Memphis Smoke for some blues and then headed over to Vivio's to hear some rock and roll. Marco really is fun to watch play and his chops are great! Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDragonSoun Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Damn I thought this thread might evolve into some playoff hockey talk. Begin the day with a friendly voice A companion, unobtrusive - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Damn I thought this thread might evolve into some playoff hockey talk. http://mr.hockey.esq.googlepages.com/DetroitRedWingsLogoDET_79.gif/DetroitRedWingsLogoDET_79-full.jpg "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceNorman Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Steve, sorry I missed you guys last night. It's rare that I ever see anybody else playing on Saturday nights. I'm always playing one thing or another (if I'm not gigging - I'm playing beer league hockey or vice versa). It was good to catch Marko...he and I played together with a band that we put together at the bank (The "C-Notes"). He's definitely in his element when it's time to rock! Well...it's off to my Sunday night hockey game. It's gonna be another long week of being nice to people all day long at work. I've got another chance to go be a prick - so I'm gonna make the most of it! This hockey stuff is just too much fun! The SpaceNorman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraci Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 not sure if joking but the answer is both Ask yourself what V chord you play in a minor key, and you'll have your answer The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Coury Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Understood -- the point is there are several notes in the recording played at NHL games which are 1/2 step above the notes played in the traditional melody. "Oh yeah, I've got two hands here." (Viv Savage) "Mr. Blu... Mr. Blutarsky: Zero POINT zero." (Dean Vernon Wormer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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