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The above tune is a complete instrumental, I take it you wouldn't use something like this at a jam session as you would kinda need to work it out with the band first - or could you still use it as it still fits the 12 bar pattern?

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Kenny

Dear Mr. Barrett, on your website I found out that it's not possible to order your book outside the U.S Is there any other possible way?

If this is covered somewhere, please just point me to it.

Working on the improvisation lessons has made me realize how little I understand about writing out music. I have the basics of time, names of the staff and notes etc. as well as the Notation notes you have provided - for reading music. I'm trying to notate the music I want to play and then tab it out underneath. If I'm using an A harp in 2nd position then obviously I'm playing in the key of E.

If I'm understanding right, I still write out the notation s if I"m in the key of C (first question)?? continue reading...

OK I JUST DOWNLOADED SOME JAMTRACKS ON MY IPOD MY QUESTION IS WHEN STARTING TO PLAY WITH JT HOW DO I APPROACH DO I START WITH ROOT NOTES OR PLAYING LICKS SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START I GET STUCK LISTENING TO THE JAM TRACK WHEN I DO YOUR LESSONS AND LISTEN TO YOUR JAMTRACKS I KNOW WHERE TO START AND WHEN TO END PLEASE HELP

David,
I'm struggling to find a retailer who ship internationally your cd's:
Serious Fun (with transcription)
We Are The Blues
History of the Blues Harmonica Concert
Would appriciate if you can address me to an authorized retalier of your works.

Hi David

I just bought the new Book Rock Harmonica. : ) So much packed in it. : ) My question is on page 8 Major Pentatonic Scale. I don't see the diagrams for Ex 3.2 M.P.S 1/2 notes track 8 ect:

With the with B.H. .com and this it a wealth on info. Where do I start? Great Stuff

Thanks

Dear Mr. Barrett, why would you recommend the danelectro and lone wolf delay specifically? Is a ibanez cd10 delay just as good? Or is there a difference? 

I've been trying to play the lick I hear on Paul Oscher's version of Sugar Mama (from Down in the Delta, 1:58-2:03) - but not only on the album - it sounds like a pretty common lick. I know it's based around a repeated pattern on the 4' 4 5 holes but I can't figure out the rhythm at all. Any advice on how to play this?

Hi David, firstly i would like to say how much i am enjoying using the website , i am new to learning the harmonica in a formal way and find that the structure of the course is exactly what i have been looking for, i puckered for a couple of years and spent quite a bit of time on peter madcats dvds and tom balls sonny terry licks which are both excellent but had no understanding of musical structure and have never really played with other musicians which is definetely my long term goal, i was a bit nervous when i first signed up and realised your teaching was using the tongue blocking method continue reading...

If you're playing an AAA chorus form that uses a lot of 3draw, would you bend it over the IV chord and still call it AAA - or would you notate it AA1A? In any case I imagine it's better than not bending it down over the IV chord.