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lvl 3 question

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Wed, 08/22/2018 - 10:35
adiaco
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quick questions about the assignment for lvl 3.

So do we just pick a single exercise to submit?  (Not sure if the 'or' at the end of the sentence references the entire sentence or just the last two items)

 

Also, can you clarify the accompaniment assignment?  6 full choruses (one for each hole), but it's not like we can stay on one hole for an entire chorus, so the wording confuses me.

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Wed, 08/22/2018 - 13:18
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Hello adiaco. Yes, "just

Hello adiaco.

Yes, "just pick a single exercise to submit."

"6 full choruses (one for each hole), but it's not like we can stay on one hole for an entire chorus, so the wording confuses me." Yes, you can... you will match the note on the harmonica to the note of the chord. For example... I Chord is G B D, for hole 1 you play 1 draw, which is D, the 5th of the I Chord. For the IV chord, which is C E G, you play 1+ C, which is the root note of the IV chord. Make sense?

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Wed, 08/22/2018 - 17:06
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Ah. Same hole - different

Ah. Same hole - different note. Got it. 

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Thu, 08/23/2018 - 08:07
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That's it, you got it.

That's it, you got it.

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Thu, 08/23/2018 - 12:51
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David, I have the same

David,

I have the same question about playing 1 hole for all three chords and I understand the 1 draw and 1 blow can cover the I and IV chords, but what about the V chord?  How can I get a V chord on hole 1?

 

 

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Thu, 08/23/2018 - 13:05
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Hello Dean. The V Chord is D

Hello Dean. The V Chord is D F# A, and 1 draw is D, the root note of the V Chord, so you'll play the 1 draw.

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Thu, 08/23/2018 - 13:09
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Oh, I wrote it down wrong! 

Oh, I wrote it down wrong!  Ha!  Oh well, sorry about the stupid question, but now it seems so simple...thanks!

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Thu, 08/23/2018 - 15:17
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No worries!

No worries!

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Thu, 08/23/2018 - 15:17
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No worries!

No worries!

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