-3' articulation
Hello David,
I have another articulation related question.
On the first chorus of the song "Feelin' for the BluesBending Song Example #2", what articulation do you use for the 3' ?
It sounds really well artuculated, but I have no idea how to approach it.
Thanks in advance!
Thank you!
Maybe I am mistaken and there is no articulaiton.
It's just that I hear the immediate change of the -3 to -3'.
When I do it I can not make the border between the 2 notes sound that distinct. That is why I thought it had been articulated.
It sounds like you're specifically speaking of the second and third notes in the chorus. I assumed you were speaking of the first note (which is dipped... it starts at 3' and goes to 3 quickly). In the case of second to third note, there is definitely no articulation, it is slurred (note the slur line above the first three notes). It is not slowly slurred (where it is easy to heard the slur/slide), but there is no articulation there. You can play it mores slurred than I do, that's musically fine in this case.
I seem to usually start my 3 dips from the 3'' instead of 3'.
It's not like I aim for it. It seems to come naturally and again: difficult to control.
Should I try and aim to have the dips from 3' released to 3 instead of 3'' to 3?
Thanks in advance!
Hello Angel. Yes, all dips start a half step below, with exception of a dip on the 2, it starts a whole step below (just sounds better). The key is to use more of the front of your tongue, further forward in your mouth.
Hello Dave,
I have decided to add my question to this topic since it is again an artuculation question. I may get some of the above answers but I have still decided to ask.
What is the articulation you use on the 6 draw for roling rumba number one, chorus number 4?
https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/3rd_position_study_1#TB_inline?in...
Thanks in advance!
Hello Angel. I either used none ("ya" tongue movement), or a K ("kya" tongue movement).
Thank you so much Dave!
Hello Dave,
I have yet another -3' articulation question. I hope I am not being pain in the a** :).
This time it is about chorus 4 of the studdy song "Take it Easy now".
You have notated those several -3 at the beginning like dips. Yet on the tutorial vieo you mention that they are better played like slaps and we should ignore the dip notation at the beginning until we get used to the tune.
Anyways that "dip after slap" articulation sounds really cool, but I would like to ask you how I could approach it to sound as close to how you do it in that song as possible.
Do you
a) slap the note already bent and then release it?
b) play -(123) chord, get yout tongue in position (without inhaling intil you do) and just then play the dip?
I have actually tried both but can not get it to sound quite the same so I have finally decicded to ask you.
Thanks in advance!
Hello Angel, you're not being a pain.
In the audio recording I dip the 3 draw... no slap into the dip.
To do a slap on a bent note, yes, you perform the slap and the moment your tongue hits the face of the harmonica for the slap, your tongue is in the bent position. This takes practice, so don't expect it to come quickly. If you like players like Rice Miller (Sonny Boy 2), then this is a technique you want in your tool belt.
Thanks Dave! :) I keep harping!
Reviving that topic again.
I have come across the following notation in one of your tabsheets:
+
v
3
Would that be a 3 dip starting from a quartertone or 3 dip starting on a half step but not going all the way up and finishing on a quarter tone?
Thanks
Hello Angel. A dip starts around a half step below the notated note. In this case, a half step below, finishing on the quarter tone bend (between 3 and 3').
Hello Angel. I don't hear an articulation when I listen to it (it was too long ago that I recorded it to know how I played it). I either used nothing (just started playing the note) or used a soft "Koo" for the start of that bend.