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temperature by little walter

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Thu, 08/27/2015 - 02:10
Mojtaba Abtahi
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dear David 

for practicing more on Level II study song i am trying to copy the licks on original temperature song by little walter. 

i have four alternative. 

my question is : 

- how to be sure that what key is the harp that is played ? 

 

i think that the teperature ( alternative 1) is played with an A harp. am I right ? 

here is the link to complete album 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/temperature-version-2/id307490320?i=30...

 

thanks

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Thu, 08/27/2015 - 07:00
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David Barrett
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You are correct, A Harmonica

You are correct, A Harmonica in 2nd Position. For a method of figuring out the key of song, go to Ryan Walker's lesson and watch these videos...

Lesson 5 - Figuring out the Key of a Song, Method 1: 2 Draw
Lesson 5 - Figuring out the Key of a Song, Method 2: Positions
Lesson 5 - Figuring out the Key of a Song, Method 3: C Scale
Lesson 5 - Figuring out the Key of a Song, Method 4: Chromatic Scale
Lesson 5 - Figuring out the Key and Position of a Harmonica in a Song, Part 1
Lesson 5 - Figuring out the Key and Position of a Harmonica in a Song, Part 2

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