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David's Tip of the Day: Got My Mojo Working - Blues Standards

Posted Wed, 12/30/2015 - 11:18 by David Barrett Admin
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It's important to spend time on this standard due to the fact that it's commonly called as the last number of the night. I can't tell you how many times this song was called at the end of a harmonica blowout.

There are two common approaches harmonica players can take...

The easiest is the call and response horn line that James Cotton uses, which is 2 2 2 (2 draw... the root note played three times) after each vocal line of Muddy. This is simple, but catchy and effective. When on the V Chord (bar 9) improvise a V-IV-I lick and turnaround. continue reading...

  • mojo
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  • muddy
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  • waters
  • ,
  • little
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  • walter
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  • james
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  • cotton
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  • blues
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  • harp
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  • harmonica

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