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Octave Awarenes & Cool Ending

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Fri, 08/10/2012 - 08:10
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Here's a cool ending you can use that makes great use of the knowledge of octaves on your harmonica. These notes are based on the familiar "and many more..." musical vocal phrase.

1 2+ 2" -to- 4 5+ 5 -to- 8 8+ 9

A pro would play it as...

1 2+ 2" -to- 4 5+ 5 where you slap the 4, the 5+ and flutter the 5 -to- 8 8+ 9 in octaves

You can hear this at the end of Rod Piazza's Blues harmonica instrumental "The Bounce," a killer example of great instrumental writing (both Alphabet Blues and The Best of Rod Piazza releases have this ending)

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