Thanks Jerry, I appreciate the reply, I want to get it right! I was playing it -2 -3bent and sliding to -3. Not the way you just explained it. -2 half step bend  sliding to -2 then -3 bend . I heard 3 notes just had the wrong ones!

By the way My band is going to do" Little queen of spades" by Eric Clapton with you on Harp! I'll probably have a question or two. The performance of Can't get no grindin was great (thanks for your help on that one) I changed the way I was playing it in the afternoon before the gig. We had it set to video it so I could send it to you but the sound guy forgot to turn on the camera!

One last thing.... would you consider doing a lesson on effects and articulation? I would like to know how you were getting the raspy/sax sound on the intro of Can't get no grindin on the iv and the v. I can get it on the I (1-4 chord to the -2 to the -2 bend but it was pretty clean on the 3 blow and the 3 draw. I went back thru the masterclass cd and couldn't find a lesson on that.

I appreciate your input it's great to have the original artist tell how to do it!  Hope you are recovering from the long trip.

Hi Bob,

There are 3 notes involed in the riff at 3:57. The first should be the first bent note on the 2 hole draw (Ab) letting it up to the natural "A" then sliding into the second bend on the 3 hole (B). I believe I'm playing the first note a bit flat closer to the bottom bend (G) but I think the "Ab" is the correct note. On a "D" harp the 2nd hole draw is an "A" note. There are four notes in the 3rd hole draw: the natural C#, then the three bends below that - C,B,and Bb.

Hi Jerry, Im working on lesson #2 of keep it to yourself and when I get to 3:57 in the lesson where you say play 2 draw the 3 draw bend. mine doesn't sound correct. I grabbed a tuner and slowed the recording down and the tuner showed your notes for those  notes as d and f going to f#. my notes for those notes are A going to c going to  c# . Did you change harps to get those notes? On a d harp isnt 2 draw an A note and 3 draw bend a C note ?

Better! The bent note at :20 seconds still needs to be a little flatter. Overall, nice job though.

Thanks Jerry.  How's this one?

Pretty good, Greg. You're obviously practicing and paying close attention. A couple of points: Try to get less of a full open chord sound and more of an octave sound on the opening licks leading up to those hits on the 4 draw. Also the lick at 12 seconds and 14 seconds that repeats: it should be 3 draw, 2 draw, 3 draw (second bend), 2 draw. I'm very encouraged by your effort and progress and you should be too!

My attempt at the intro.