Duelling Guitar and Blues Harp

eric-vaxxine

Pat Ramsey and The Blues Disciples.

The guitar VS bluesharp shoot-out at the end of the tune is phenomenal.

If you don't want to sit through the entire piece....forward to 3.20 for
guitar VS bluesharp shoot-out extravaganza.

The audio and video here are not related.....this is an audio track with 'road' video added effectively.
NB - Listen on Headphones for best pleasure.

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DonRoos

Awesome. My road is steep.

eric-vaxxine

DonRoos wrote: Awesome. My road is steep.

Don...This is high level playing, I scavenge the odd phrase and try copying
the bends here and there ... thats as far as I get.

Just learning the first five notes of the intro was a lesson.

DonRoos

Hey Eric, do you use tabs? If so do you have any suitable for me to practice? I find it difficult to learn from listening as my level of knowledge does not alow me to recognise the technique bein g used to get a particular sound. Aslo, as I only have harps in A and G at the moment, I almost never have the right one for he job. My band play a lot of songs in E and G so for the G songs I have had to transpose some tabs I found from 2nd to 1st position. This is easiser with a TAB.

eric-vaxxine

DonRoos wrote: Hey Eric, do you use tabs? If so do you have any suitable for me to practice? I find it difficult to learn from listening as my level of knowledge does not alow me to recognise the technique bein g used to get a particular sound. Aslo, as I only have harps in A and G at the moment, I almost never have the right one for he job. My band play a lot of songs in E and G so for the G songs I have had to transpose some tabs I found from 2nd to 1st position. This is easiser with a TAB.

Hi Don
I don't read or use tabs, sorry.
You'll need a C harp (2nd position) for songs in G.

The harmonica is tricky for beginners like us, as the familiar blues riffs
we want, they aren't found by just sucking and blowing on the thing.

Even riffing the common I IV V blues progression requires some note bending skill, so
find a teacher to help you, that is what I recommend.

dt

Hi Don,

If your Band is playing in E you will use your A Harp in 2nd Position like Eric explained (and if they play in G you will use C Harp)

This is because of where the root notes of your chords are.

This video by Jason Ricci explains it nicely.
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I use the rule he has in that video - take any harp and if you play 2nd Position:
I Chord = 2 Draw
IV Chord = 4 Blow
V Chord = 4 Draw

cheers
Dt