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Slap on eight notes.

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Mon, 03/03/2014 - 13:27
luckyharp
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Hi David,

I'm working hard on the accompainement study song "Blues creepin over me".

Harmonica solo chorus, bar 11.

As written I'm supposed to slap every eight note but B that has a dip. According with your video it looks like you don't slap evey note and I also find myself doing some legato. Is that ok ?, I would slap the 1st note of each triplet.

 

Thanks

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Mon, 03/03/2014 - 14:11
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David Barrett
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Sure, slapping the first note of each triplet is common.

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Mon, 03/03/2014 - 14:42
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Perfect. Thanks again.

Perfect. Thanks again.

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