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Harp Backing to Interview Playouts

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Fri, 09/26/2014 - 05:33
philharmonic
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Hey David, what chance of you posting a series that isolates your full range of backing grooves you've used to back the great list of interview playouts you've done on BH.COM? 

It strikes me that learning those grooves would be great for us all so we can back fellow harp players and get some practice together in exactly the way you have pioneered.

What do you think?

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Fri, 09/26/2014 - 07:33
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David Barrett
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Good morning philharmonic, I'm glad you like what I'm playing there. What you propose is already done. I'm playing ideas from the Solo Harmonica Studies. I use Solo Harmonica Study 2, Examples 1.6 and 1.8 a lot (1.8 is my favorite), and every now and again Ex. 2.1. You'll also hear Ex. 1.5 and 1.6 from Accompaniment Study 6 (Horn Lines) and ideas from Accompaniment Studies 7 (Bass Lines) and 8 (Hooks). If you study those you'll be able to do everything you hear me do.

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Sun, 09/28/2014 - 16:14
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Backing lines

Thanks David, I should have worked that out for myself !! 

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Sun, 09/28/2014 - 17:23
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No worries, I'm here to help.

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