"Baby, Scratch My Back." Here's the breakdown of the first two choruses before the vocal comes in. As always, sing the lick first and then anticipate the correct notes just as you're playing them.Just for fun, try "singing", or more properly, talking the lyrics on this one. Just say it like you mean it!
Bb harp in key of F.
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:Blues
Jerry Portnoy
Baby Scratch My Back
Slim Harpo
Bb harp in key of F. Baby, Scratch My Back background listening: Slim Harpo
loop @ 1:32 breakdown of first riff / first chorus
loop @ 2:16 breakdown of second riff / first chorus
loop @ 2:55 first and second riff played together
loop @ 3:10 breakdown of rest of first chorus
loop @ 4:58 entire first chorus
loop @ 5:33 breakdown of 2nd chorus
loop @ 7:02 how to learn with singing / fixing the riffs in your mind
loop @ 8:02 first and second choruses together
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Hi Ann,
I'll put that one on the list.
Thank you Jerry, learning a song I always loved. Do you teach raingin in my heart by slim harpo???
Thanks a lot Jerry.... Sorry to hear about your throat problem...Please tell me how to practice for a nice strong vibrato and also how to get it up to speed because for a slow blues my Vib sounds ok but for fast tunes its hopeless I feel.
Kudos to both Biscuit Mic and Preston. Great clips. Preston - your phrasing is really excellent and has that relaxed lazy feel of Slim Harpo along with a wonderful improvised chorus of your own that is just beautiful and right in the pocket. Biscuit Mic - I've had throat issues beginning about seven years ago that have destroyed my once vaunted vibrato - I wish I had yours.
Good Stuff, LearningtheHarp.
Keep the posts coming!
here's the Intro for Baby Scratch my Back.......My Vibrato....wish it were better!!
Thanks, Learningtheharp
I look forward to your next playing clip also.
Great Playing Mic. I liked your Vibrato its strong.....
Working on the Intro