Blow Bends in 2nd Position? Part 1

When playing in 2nd Position, blow bends are most appropriate on the IV7 Chord (C E G Bb on the C Harmonica). Blow bend 8+ is E-flat (flat-3rd), blow bend 9+ is G-flat (flat-5th) and blow bend 10+ (all the way down) is B-flat (flat-7th). These are all very blues notes... in fact these ARE the three, and only three, bluesy notes for the IV7 Chord Blues Scale. Give this a try with a jam track... play some blow bends for the IV7 Chord on measures 5 and 6 (you'll want to use an A Harmonica or lower... blow bends get challenging to control on higher harmonicas).

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