Here's the first chorus of my slow blues - "Blues in a Dream." Starting with a tongue roll. it incorporates almost all the basic blues techniques: tongue blocking, lip pursing, precision bends, octaves etc. Tone, timing and phrasing are paramount in slow blues; there's lots of space around what you play, so there's nowhere to hide. Put yourself into those notes and play it with feeling.
A harp in key of E.
Good luck!
Jerry
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Blues
key of E
Jerry Portnoy
A Harp
Rick Russell
Blues In A Dream
Print Chords & Tab
A Harp in the Key of E.
Loop 0:00 Intro & First Verse Performance
Loop 1:57 Breakdown of 1st Riff
Loop 3:56 Breakdown of 2nd Riff
Loop 4:44 Repeated Variation of the First Two Riffs
Loop 5:38 Practice Loop of First Four Bars
Loop 6:05 Breakdown of IV Chord Riff and Back to the I
Loop 8:04 Practice Loop of First Eight Bars
Loop 9:38 Turnaround Breakdown
Loop 10:53 Practice Loop of First Verse
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That's why slow blues is the real test.
Happy to see you again, really.
Since you said "there's nowhere to hide in this song", a big smile is fixed on my face, cause I was thinking at the same time "Wow, I'm gone a feel a bit naked playing such a song!".
Thank you.
Thomas
Glad you guys are digging it!
welcome back and thanks heaps Jerry!!!!!
I love this lesson