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Bending basic

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Thu, 10/06/2016 - 11:48
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When bending a single hole...4 as an example are you still tounge blocking holes 123......?..

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Thu, 10/06/2016 - 12:12
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Hello stevenfinn. Yes, you

Hello stevenfinn. Yes, you are correct.

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Thu, 10/06/2016 - 17:45
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Well David how in the world

Well David how in the world do you do this?...I can tongue block...effective enough to play single notes...So the method is tongue block with a bend correct?...on a single hole...for beginners 

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Thu, 10/06/2016 - 18:00
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Hello stevenfinn. Here is my

Hello stevenfinn. Here is my instruction on tongue bending http://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/bending_study_level_1

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