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La Cucaracha

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Tue, 08/04/2015 - 12:31
HarpKat
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Hi David,

In the opening chorus of this song, your transcription shows that you use blow pulls on either side of the 3" in bars 1-4 and 7-8. This is not the usual practice and is awkward to play.  Do you find that it's worth it to use the blow pulls, instead of the more natural draw pulls, in this particular song?

 

 

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Tue, 08/04/2015 - 12:49
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David Barrett
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You'll want to use blow

You'll want to use blow pulls. If you use a draw pull, the pull will have 3 draw B in it, which is higher in pitch than the target 3' Bb in the line, and will sound awkward.

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Tue, 08/04/2015 - 13:33
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HarpKat
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again please

There aren't any 3' bends in the measures that i'm referring to--the only bent notes are 3".  There is a 3' at thend of bar 8, but there aren't any pulls around it and I was asking about the pulls around the multiple 3''s.

 

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Tue, 08/04/2015 - 16:39
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Sorry, I meant to say 3"

Sorry, I meant to say 3"

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