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Littlesonny
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Love in Jerry and Rick. Get down in the alley. I'm used to 3rd position on chromatic but this made me aware that is it the relative position of the harp to the song key that is...
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Rich g
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Wow! As others have said, that is a great, powerful and soulful performance. Very moving. I really like how you use pauses and rhythym changes to create dramatic tension. Seems...
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Duke robillard
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If I Had You Melody for the Bridge
Thanks Tom, That philosophy is not used much anymore but is one of the most important lessons in music. Say a lot with as little as possible. Speed, flash and over-used repeated...
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B---k
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
This was really, really nice. This could be the most "soulful" piece that's been posted. Is this sort of "feeling" because this is a minor key? Is that what minor keys do in...
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Tom k.
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If I Had You Melody for the Bridge
Beautiful . Good example how less is more . Thanks Duke .
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Craig
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Great tune. Please delve a little deeper into minor keys and 3rd position. I had been under the impression that minor keys moved the harp to 5th with a loss of several notes on...
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Boyd r
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Very Nice
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Boyd r
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ST. Louis Blues
I love this tune, would love to play it thanks
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Rich g
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Hi Jerry
I have a question - are you saying that T-Bone Walker's version is in B minor, or just that you and Rick are doing it in that key? The reason I ask is that I have the...
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Jerry portnoy
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Thanks guys. Glad you're enjoying the site and postings. I no longer tour and now live on Cape Cod.
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Robert
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Jerry, I'm having the time of my life on this site! About time we did a slow cry in your beer song! Do you ever play at Challahans music hall in the detroit area? Just a thrown...
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Mike caren
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New Lesson Page Design
Hi Boyd ... thanks for the thoughts. It's not in our current plan to allow people to download the lessons. The goal of Sonic Junction is to get the music in you and your...
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Gary doyle
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Cold, Cold Feeling Performance
Nice job Jerry
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Rich g
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Junior Wells version of "Good...
Hi Jerry,
I was wondering if you could spend some time on this song (as done by Junior Wells). To me, it is one of the bluesiest songs ever, and I have learned a lot trying to...
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Duke robillard
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If I Had You Melody
Hi Cesar, Very Nice! I like your own interpretation of it. The only thing you need to work on is the end of the bridge going back to the A section. You can play a simple minor...
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Duke robillard
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If I Had You Melody
Hi Peter, That's really good! Really nice tone also. Good work! Duke
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Alex barbera
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Sweet Black Angel Rhythm & First Slide Licks
Corey here's my feedback
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Cesar
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Swingin' the Blues Passing Chords, Intros and Endings
One more time,i love the lessons!i feel like the cowboys in the west finding gold!!Hahaha.Thank you for share this stuff with us!!
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Jd krooks crouhy
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Sweet Black Angel Rhythm & First Slide Licks
HI Corey. it's awesome, all the little variations (rythmicly or not) you make with the same lick ! hard to follow ! It's the signature of the great ! Sometimes i think i got the...
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Michael greenholz
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Nature of the Blues
What a beautiful slow blues! I assume you're playing cross harp. Would you mind sharing what key harmonica you are playing here, maybe I could find this video and try to imitate...
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Cesar
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If I Had You Melody
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Cesar
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Slow Blues in C Lesson 1
Amazing!!!Thanks Duke
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Cesar
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Jumpin' Blues Lesson 3
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Tom k.
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If I Had You Melody
Very nice , Thanks Duke .
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B---k
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Dust My Broom Backing Track
Very nice. Thanks.
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Biscuit mike
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Key to the Highway Backing Track
After much tabbing and splicing, here's my effort at Jerry & Ricks example of "Key to the Highway".
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Biscuit mike
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Dust My Broom Backing Track
Ricky is a brass man, nice sound.
Thank you again.
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Jerry portnoy
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Dust My Broom Backing Track
Here's Rick with the guitar track for Elmore James's "Dust My Broom". Get in the groove so you play in time and have fun.
G harp in key of D.
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Greg riddle
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Keep it to Yourself Lesson 2
Thanks Jerry. How's this one?
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Rich g
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Dust My Broom Solo Second Chorus
Whoops! What I meant was he plays in A so second is D and third is G.
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