Hi there fellow harpsters!
This week on Sonic Junction we dive into the second chorus of my “Scaled Down” blues scale study piece. I will be taking parts of the blues scale and making little riffs out of it, and also will be utilizing repetition to build up some tension and excitement here. In addition, this chorus will also have some distorted notes, and I will talk a bit about playing over a quicker and more aggressive rhythm, such as the one in this song.
Grab your harps, start groovin’, and I’ll see you next week!
- Dennis Gruenling
Topics and/or subjects covered in this lesson:
Technique
G Harp
Key of D
Dennis Gruenling
Dave Gross
Scaled Down
Print Chords & Tab
G Harp in the Key of D.
Loop 0:00 Dennis and Dave Playing Chorus 1 & 2
Loop 1:06 2nd Chorus Acoustically
Loop 1:28 Soloing Over Up Tempo Tunes
Loop 3:20 2nd Chorus Slowly
Loop 3:48 Breakdown of First Riff
Loop 5:17 V Chord Section Breakdown
Loop 6:09 Ending Riff Breakdown
Loop 6:50 V Chord Practice Loop
Loop 7:12 Slow Practice Loop
Loop 7:43 At Tempo Practice Loop
Loop 8:10 Closing Thoughts
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hey Dennis, on the little rythmic thing, I can't tell if you are playing the 12 draw chord or doing a tounge vamp
on which rhythmic thing?
Doing a tongue-vamp means I'm lifting my tongue and getting the 1-2 draw chord anyway...I am playing the 2 draw, and in between getting the 1-2 draw chord while vamping (taking tongue off the harp)...does this clear this up? Thanks!
it’s right around 3 minutes 30 seconds into the video
Mike,I just wanted to let you know that the new format, which allows you to find individual lesson sets without going through every lesson since the beginning of time, is a huge improvement. Nice work and thanks!
Bill
Hi Bill --- glad it's working for you. As you keep using the new design--- would be great to know what's working and what can be better.
Dennis,
When you say don't hurry up to the rhythm, what do you mean? You have to keep up, don't you?
Yes, of course you want to keep up with the tempo, but you don't want to SPEED up the tempo, haha! Speeding up the tempo on an uptempo song such as this is extremely common, which is another reason to always work on your timing and sense of rhythm as part of your regular practice routine (with a metronome). Most players, unless they have a great sense of timing, will speed up while playing a faster song, without even realizing it. Thanks for asking!!