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Rhumba bass lines, Solo harmonica 1

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Sun, 08/13/2017 - 12:03
hannes
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Hi David, you start ex. 2.4-2.6 with 3 blow, but when using slaps doesn't this give the wrong chord? Wouldn't it be better to use 2 draw with slaps?

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Hannes

 

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Mon, 08/14/2017 - 11:22
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Hello Hannes. Good question.

Hello Hannes. Good question. You're right, the C chord (C E G) of the 1+, 2+ and 3+ does not match on the G chord (G B D) of the I chord. BUT... the chord that precedes the single note (slap is a chord to a single note) is too quick to cause any problems. So, ignore it and feel free to chose 2 or 3+ whenever you wish.

P.S., the flutter is different (which is essentially a slap many times over). Due to the fact that we hear the chord a lot in a flutter, we do need to keep that chord into consideration.

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