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Blues for Big Nate

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Fri, 04/30/2010 - 16:53
hank stefaniak
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Bar 4; 1st chorus - couldn't figure out why what I played and what I heard were different (not unusual) but think that the second note in the 2-3-2-2+ riff is actually 3" and not 3. Is it my ears or does it matter?? Man that is some big, deep tone on the recording!!!!!

OK listened a couple (actually lots) more times and on the lesson, it's definitely 2-3-2-2+ but on the MP3 file, I'm sure hearing 3" - am I too fussy?? or just play it as written??

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Fri, 04/30/2010 - 18:08
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David Barrett
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You're correct, it's a 3". Good catch!

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Fri, 04/30/2010 - 21:24
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i think david puts those in there to see if we are paying attention like a sub message

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Fri, 04/30/2010 - 22:17
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hank stefaniak
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Good teachers always do that.

Good teachers always do that. I guess he has got us so hyper tuned to bends that we're starting to listen !!! ;-)

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Sat, 05/01/2010 - 06:48
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I actually did make a mistake... it does happen time to time ;-)

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Sat, 05/01/2010 - 15:12
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were is blues for big nate i cant find it

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Sat, 05/01/2010 - 15:52
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hank stefaniak
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Say it ain't so!!!

Say it ain't so David !!!

You'll find it in the Artist Studies - Jerry Portnoy

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