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Holes 1 & 2 combed only using tongue blocking

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Fri, 03/08/2019 - 10:53
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I am a bit confused over how to combine both holes with a draw or pull etc. When I am using hole 1 my tongue is over to the right and for hole 2 it's over to the left. So I now have a problem doing both holes at the same time.

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Sat, 03/09/2019 - 08:10
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Hello Bob. Good question.

Hello Bob. Good question. Easy answer for this... your mouth will be over two holes (1 and 2) with your tongue off of the harmonica. For example... you play a phrase and you’re going from hole 2 to holes 1 and 2 at the same time... play hole 2 (where your tongue is blocking hole 1 to the left) and then you take your tongue off to sound holes 1 and 2.

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