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LOA 3 - One hole exerise

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Mon, 01/04/2021 - 15:04
kurtmari99
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Hi David,

 

I am a little stuck in the Accompiament Playing section where you want us to play the 12 bar blues (I Want You With Me) and staying on one hole for each of the 12 bar blues, moving up a hole one at a time.

I am sure about hole 5   That hole (in C) has notes E (blow) and F (draw) as options

For I Chord (G) - neither G, B or D are found in hole 5.  So move to hole 6 blow for G note?

For IV Chord (C) there is an E note, 5 Blow, so that will work, right?

For V Chord (D) - the notes D, F# and A are not on 5 hole.   So my I believe my options are one hole to left, 4 Draw for D, or one hole to right for 6 hole draw, A.  If this is correct, I would choose 4 Draw for D

Here is my completed chart.  Thank you

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Mon, 01/04/2021 - 15:06
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One Hole Exercise - correct

In previous post I meant NOT SURE about 5 hole

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Mon, 01/04/2021 - 15:20
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Hello kurtmari99. You are

Hello kurtmari99. You are correct, "options are one hole to left, 4 Draw for D, or one hole to right for 6 hole draw, A."

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Tue, 01/05/2021 - 08:16
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One Hole Exercise follow up

Can you clarify the following as well?

For I Chord (G) - neither G, B or D are found in hole 5.  So move to hole 6 blow for G note?

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Tue, 01/05/2021 - 08:34
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Hello kurtmari99. Yes, you're

Hello kurtmari99. Yes, you're correct, "move to hole 6 blow for G note."

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