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Feelin' for the Blues 4th Chorus

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Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:04
harooki2
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Am I wrong or do you play the turnaround in this chorus different from the notation?

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Mon, 07/26/2010 - 14:51
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David Barrett
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You are wrong ;-) I did check it and it's accurate. You're probably referring to how softly the 4 draws are played in the triplet figures.

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Tue, 05/03/2011 - 00:04
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It seems behiond me to play

It seems behiond me to play that triplet the way the mp3 sounds, when I experiment with the jaw switch as Brendan Power shown on the interview about Irish ornament it work slightly better, but no way close to what I'm listening in your version... can you explain how better to try to emulate that cool effect?
On the last note of the song the tremolo on the bended 2 hole should be done with the basic technique you explained, or to make it not sound unfluid is better to chew the jaw?

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Tue, 05/03/2011 - 13:56
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David Barrett
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Let's see, here's some things to keep in mind...
1) Each triplet figure uses one breath
2) Move your head only... or move the harp only... or both... try which works best for you... using the jaw for the movement would be fine as well.

For the ending tremolo keep your tongue locked in place for the bend and use a standard tremolo

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