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acoustic improvisation

Posted Sat, 06/04/2011 - 05:31 by K_O_E_N_J
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Here's some improvisation in the key of Bb.
I practice alot on jam tracks and I stil find it hard to be creative and come up with new idea's.
I think this recording went pretty good!

Comments are welcome!

Driftin or not driftin

Posted Fri, 06/03/2011 - 09:38 by Luis Marques
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Thank you jodanbhudan I was inspired by your version with hayasim777 that's really cool...I'm trying some licks myself.
I have to play this song with my band and there i'll have more space to make a one or two courses solo,here i think i'm fighting a little bit with Eric Clapton.
All the Best!

Nina Simone-Feeling Good duet with harp

Posted Fri, 06/03/2011 - 08:27 by Luis Marques
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Am I stepping to much on Nina Simone lyrics?
Let me know...
Regards

New Rhumba

Posted Mon, 05/30/2011 - 16:17 by jodanchudan
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This is largely based on steve Guyger's 'Blue Mambo' off Past Life Blues. In retrospect I think I overused the 4 draw and runs down from the 4 draw, but I haven't got the lick vocabulary to vary things too much when improvising yet.

The jam track is off Jimi Lee's Groovetrax.

G Chromosome

Posted Thu, 05/26/2011 - 13:13 by Steven Troch
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G Chromosome - Blues in G

I used one of David Barret's backing tracks (12 Bar Jam in Key of G Major, Swing with Break on IV, (2:59)). Played the song on a Hohner 64 Chromonica in C which is a chromatic harmonica with 16 holes.

The most popular way to use a chromatic harmonica in blues is by playing it in D (3rd). Little Walter and George Smith made some great recordings playing the chromatic in D. Off course they both played it in other keys (C,Eb,....), especially George Smith was a master on the chromatic influencing many players. continue reading...

Minor Details with XXL Blues(my band, we live in Portugal)

Posted Sun, 05/22/2011 - 07:42 by Luis Marques
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I everyone, we were preparing a new song and I have the idea to use the minor details study to fit thought the music.
In the early chorus as a back support and finally using the last chorus as solo part.
Tell me your opinions...
Luis

Good morning everyone!

Posted Sat, 04/23/2011 - 00:30 by claudio aguilar
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...well i thought : if everyone (or most of people) is using backing tracks .. why not using my own harp as a backing track? so i ended up recording my harp a couple of times ...... and this is what it came out of it... I challenged my self to improvise without making any previous arrangement in a casual way.......

Let Me Help You

Posted Sun, 04/17/2011 - 02:10 by laurentHarp
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Based on the Gm backing track provided by David in his Minor Playing Lesson, an impro clearly inspired by the Greatissime song by Sonny Boy Williamson II.
I think it has to be improved on the IV chord, but I wanted to share it with the great bluesharmonica.com community.

Comments are more than welcome!

Laurent

Trust My Blues

Posted Mon, 04/11/2011 - 13:32 by jodanchudan
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Trying some first position stuff here - I got inspired by SBWII's Trust My Baby. I was really after the giant wah sound he gets, the slow bends and the extreme dynamics, so ... er, the song structure got totally lost and I ended up playing fairly cliched stuff. Noodling. Oh well, one step at a time.

Pacing Blues

Posted Mon, 03/21/2011 - 16:04 by jodanchudan
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Trying out some first position stuff - but haven't really figured out the high end yet so I stayed away from that. It's a pretty noisy recording I'm afraid - all that background clatter is my son playing around with lego (a sound I'm definitely starting to associate with the blues).