A Mel Bay Publications, Inc. Webzine
June 2009 · Bimonthly
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Print this Article (PDF) Email Article to a Friend The last two issues we studied the song “HS Blues.” Our first version of the song set the basis of our study—no bending (except for the basic dip) or tongue block exclusive techniques. For the new players out there this was a great study song for you. For the players that have been playing for a while, having learned this version will help you to appreciate the changes in the following versions. In last month's issue I added heavy use of tongue blocking techniques for you to hear and understand where choices are made to utilize tongue block sounds. In this month I have added bending to give the song a more bluesy and complex sound. Give yourself time to study this example song… there's a lot of bending and tongue blocking technique in here. If you would like to explore tongue block techniques in more detail, I recommend you purchase my book Basic Blues Harmonica Method Level 1, the Tongue Block Method. For developing your bending skills, I recommend you purchase my book Classic Chicago Blues Harp #1. You'll need a G harmonica for this song (band is in the key of D). I've provided an MP3 track of me playing the song(June_2009_Song.mp3) as well as the jam track(June_2009_Jam_Track.MP3) which comes from Blues Harmonica Jam Tracks & Soloing Concepts #2. Good luck and have fun!
About the Author David Barrett President, Harmonica Masterclass Co. "Leader in Blues Harmonica Education" www.harmonicamasterclass.com Founder/Director, School of the Blues www.schooloftheblues.com Author, Mel Bay Publications & Blues Revue Magazine www.harmonicamasterclass.com/books.htm & www.bluesrevue.com http://www.harmonicamasterclass.com/david.htm [ top ] | |
