Hey There Sonic Harpers!
Welcome back to my chromatic harmonica piece “Moan-A-Chrome” and this time we tackle Chorus 5. There are a few riffs we use here that I repeat and turn around a few different ways in this chorus. Again, these are all based on the minor pentatonic or the blues scale (they are almost the same) and the timing will be important in this section. I start off building some excitement and tension with some faster phrasing and repetition, and then go way up the harp for a nice descending run down the harp. No new techniques, but there are new patterns and twists here for you. Remember to breathe a little softer here on the chromatic as you Moan these blues!
- Dennis Gruenling
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Chromatic Harmonica
Print Chords & Tab
C Chromatic Harmonica in the Key of D
Loop 0:14 Fifth Chorus Run-Through
Loop 0:56 Breakdown of First 4 Bars
Loop 2:37 Practice Loop of First 4 Bars
Loop 2:56 Breakdown of IV Chord and Back to I (Bars 5 - 8)
Loop 4:44 Practice Loop of First 8 Bars
Loop 5:19 Breakdown of V Chord and Turnaround
Loop 7:48 Practice Loop
Loop 8:30 Closing Thoughts
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Thank you Dennis !!
Hi Dennis !! I blew to hard and one note is false , hole #5 blow ... I d like to know , is this the same way to "tune" diatonic Harp , sand the top of the read to get sharper ?? i m able to maintenance a diatonic Harp ... let me know ... have a good day !!
Yes, just be very careful with the chromatics. They are not as easy to work with.