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Solo 1..tongue switch or tongue blocking?

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Sun, 03/21/2010 - 15:59
slucey
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Hi David,
on Ex. 1.10...the James Cotton piece.
is it better to tongue switch here or just go all the way to the left and hit the 1 draw before going back to the 2 draw on a tongue block?
Thank you!
Steve

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Sun, 03/21/2010 - 16:45
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If you normally tongue switch for the 1, do it here as well...

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