Hi Marc --- Great to have you a part of Sonic Junction. The focus of Duke's lessons in on the Master's of Blues, Swing and Jazz --- and his tunes. I doubt he will teach a Tab Benoit song --- but he will likely touch on Artists that inspried both Duke and Tab. The lessons at Sonic Junction are more about "how" a Master Artist like Duke developed --- to understand all the sources and inspiration for his music. As you learn over time, the goal is for you to find your own music --- that pulls from similar sources --- but is uniquely "Marc Miller." I hope that helps and wish you all the best.
That said, I think it's better to think of it (and practice it) as base rhythm with a melody over it. I would suggest starting with just the base and sing the melody. Corey suggests this method in several lessons on the site and it's very effective. Jerry also teaches this way.
Hi Dave --- we've updated the tab and chord chart. We decided to keep it as 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and for the beats.
The best way to learn it is to sing the tune / melody as Corey does in the video. Eventually your fingers will start instinctively going to the melody when you sing or even think of the notes. It's really cool (and powerful) if you can stick with it.
Jerry believes that blues harmonica should be learned by ear --- very similar to how we learned to speak language --- so we don't tab any lessons by design.
We have integrated loop points and a video speed control (without changing pitch) so you can hear exactly what is being played. You should loop each section over and over until it is in your mind --- and then try to play it on the harmonica.
Learning this way will help you immensely when it becomes time for you to improvise and/or learn songs by yourself. It will also help you learn and better capture the tone, phrasing and timing which makes blues and the harmonica so powerful.
Love it Corey. There are so many cool versions of this tune. As I was looking for the ways different people have approached playing it --- I found this. Awesome.
Hi Jim - good question. When the sound cuts in and out, it's usually your computer's "ambient noise reduction" at work. It's optimized for speech --- and therefore tries to isolate the words. For recording music on my MacBook -- I always turn it off (System Preference > Sound). I hope that helps.
Under the bottom right corner of the video player you can find OTHER LESSONS IN THE SERIES > If you click on it --- the other lessons will show in a drop down menu.
Great tune Corey! I love how there is kind of a call a response between the slide lines and the drone notes on the high E string. I appreciate you taking the time to break down the bass --- as I realize it gives life to the tune.
The melody is a bit like You Got to Move --- right?
Hi Mike --- welcome to Sonic Junction and sorry for the issue. The video is up and streaming --- so the issue is likely an interaction between our service and your system.
Can you tell me a bit more about your system so we can isolate and fix your issue
1. what kind of computer do you have?
2. what browser are you using to view the website?
3. how do you connect to the internet? --- we use HD video which requires a high speed connection
You can email me directly at --- mike@sonicjunction.com --- and we will get you up and running.
Hi Boyd --- thanks for the comment and I know learning can be frustrating at times. Have you tried singing the songs as Jerry mentioned to try and separate the timing of the phrases from the mechanics of playing the harp?
Silent Night may be a nice tune to try as there are no bends and it has a familiar melody. I hope that helps.
Hi Joe --- yes, Dave and Dennis created a track. It's the floating play button in the upper right corner of the screen just under the webcam recorder. Enjoy.
Hi Harry --- you make a great point and this one was a tricky one for us.
Corey's actually playing a moving tone between the 3rd and 4th fret. It's both the location and how he slides it that gets the right feel. We tabbed in a /4 because he's beyond the 3rd fret --- but it's really a judgement call on how best to represent it. I guess we can also use a 3/.
For Corey's slide work, the best thing to do is to loop passages at either 50% or 75% speed and really listen to the pitch, tone and phrasing of the slide. There's just so much that Corey's doing to make it sound so beautiful --- and careful listening, followed by linking what you hear in your mind to your slide is the best path to be on.
Thanks for bringing this up and I hope the explanation helps.
Hi Corey --- what's in your mind when you're singing? I'm asking as I tend to think about if I'm on pitch and/or singing right --- when it seems like I should be somewhere deeper and trying to tell or "be" the story / song. I hope the question makes sense and thanks for these awesome lessons.
greetings Mike -- I clear my mind when I sing and let it flow. I FEEL whether or not it is right, but I don't analyze. I just make sure that the words can be heard and understood and that I am breathing correctly so that I have enough wind to sing. It's like speaking...we don't listen to what we say and analyze it in real time. Once we learn how to speak, we just do naturally.
Hi Marc --- Great to have you a part of Sonic Junction. The focus of Duke's lessons in on the Master's of Blues, Swing and Jazz --- and his tunes. I doubt he will teach a Tab Benoit song --- but he will likely touch on Artists that inspried both Duke and Tab. The lessons at Sonic Junction are more about "how" a Master Artist like Duke developed --- to understand all the sources and inspiration for his music. As you learn over time, the goal is for you to find your own music --- that pulls from similar sources --- but is uniquely "Marc Miller." I hope that helps and wish you all the best.
Awesome Ending. That last riff is so cool. Thanks.
Thanks Bruce --- great catch --- we've update the chart. Funny story on the middle finger. Muscle memory works both ways.
Hi Dave --- yes.
That said, I think it's better to think of it (and practice it) as base rhythm with a melody over it. I would suggest starting with just the base and sing the melody. Corey suggests this method in several lessons on the site and it's very effective. Jerry also teaches this way.
I hope that helps.
Hi Dave --- we've updated the tab and chord chart. We decided to keep it as 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and for the beats.
The best way to learn it is to sing the tune / melody as Corey does in the video. Eventually your fingers will start instinctively going to the melody when you sing or even think of the notes. It's really cool (and powerful) if you can stick with it.
Welcome to Sonic Junction.
Wowza !! That is some tasty playing. I really like those chords around 1:30 --- and then how you drop down. Great stuff.
Hi Gus -- yes open E tuning. I've updated the lesson notes to capture it.
Love it Corey. There are so many cool versions of this tune. As I was looking for the ways different people have approached playing it --- I found this. Awesome.
Hi Jim - good question. When the sound cuts in and out, it's usually your computer's "ambient noise reduction" at work. It's optimized for speech --- and therefore tries to isolate the words. For recording music on my MacBook -- I always turn it off (System Preference > Sound). I hope that helps.
Hi George --- is this what you're looking for
http://www.sonicjunction.com/lessons/too-tight-middle-section
Under the bottom right corner of the video player you can find OTHER LESSONS IN THE SERIES > If you click on it --- the other lessons will show in a drop down menu.
Enjoy! It's a great tune.
Sweet!! Love the tone and phrasing of the solo.
Great tune Corey! I love how there is kind of a call a response between the slide lines and the drone notes on the high E string. I appreciate you taking the time to break down the bass --- as I realize it gives life to the tune.
The melody is a bit like You Got to Move --- right?
Thanks Mike...yes there are a few songs that are like this one. Tampa Red wrote many songs that were similar to this one.
Hi Mike --- welcome to Sonic Junction and sorry for the issue. The video is up and streaming --- so the issue is likely an interaction between our service and your system.
Can you tell me a bit more about your system so we can isolate and fix your issue
1. what kind of computer do you have?
2. what browser are you using to view the website?
3. how do you connect to the internet? --- we use HD video which requires a high speed connection
You can email me directly at --- mike@sonicjunction.com --- and we will get you up and running.
Thanks.
Awesome Rick !! I can hear your feet tapping away when I listen to it through my headphones.
It's cool watching it at 75% speed --- I can even start figuring out some of the riffs. Now I just need to learn how to play them.
Stick with it, let the groove in and you'll get it! Trust me - if it was really difficult, I couldn't do it.
Hi Boyd --- thanks for the comment and I know learning can be frustrating at times. Have you tried singing the songs as Jerry mentioned to try and separate the timing of the phrases from the mechanics of playing the harp?
Silent Night may be a nice tune to try as there are no bends and it has a familiar melody. I hope that helps.
Powerful song. I really like the pulsing rhythm with the riffs woven in.
Thanks!
Hi Joe --- yes, Dave and Dennis created a track. It's the floating play button in the upper right corner of the screen just under the webcam recorder. Enjoy.
Hi Harry --- you make a great point and this one was a tricky one for us.
Corey's actually playing a moving tone between the 3rd and 4th fret. It's both the location and how he slides it that gets the right feel. We tabbed in a /4 because he's beyond the 3rd fret --- but it's really a judgement call on how best to represent it. I guess we can also use a 3/.
For Corey's slide work, the best thing to do is to loop passages at either 50% or 75% speed and really listen to the pitch, tone and phrasing of the slide. There's just so much that Corey's doing to make it sound so beautiful --- and careful listening, followed by linking what you hear in your mind to your slide is the best path to be on.
Thanks for bringing this up and I hope the explanation helps.
Hi Corey --- what's in your mind when you're singing? I'm asking as I tend to think about if I'm on pitch and/or singing right --- when it seems like I should be somewhere deeper and trying to tell or "be" the story / song. I hope the question makes sense and thanks for these awesome lessons.
greetings Mike -- I clear my mind when I sing and let it flow. I FEEL whether or not it is right, but I don't analyze. I just make sure that the words can be heard and understood and that I am breathing correctly so that I have enough wind to sing. It's like speaking...we don't listen to what we say and analyze it in real time. Once we learn how to speak, we just do naturally.