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Alex commented on: Getting Out of Town Verse 2, I Chord Mar 01, 2022

Rick, this reminds me a lot of Bye Bye Bird. In fact, the spacing of the lyrics in relation to the licks seems to fall on the same beats. I think practicing this is going to give me better ears on figuring out that song. 

Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin Mar 01, 2022

Absolutely. This is also a Sonnyboy 2 song.
I got the idea of doing the song like this from a version he did on a European LP

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Alex commented on: Masterclass Tongue Blocking and Octaves Apr 20, 2021

I think it's really important to be able to tongue block single notes from either side. Then it allows you to switch with a wide mouth. So if you're jumping large intervals of many holes, you don't move the harp as far or even at all. You just move your tongue to switch between holes 1 and 4 for example.

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Alex commented on: Getting Out of Town Introduction and Performance Mar 25, 2020

Rick you are such a monster on the harp. I hope to be able to entertain with just a harmonica, my voice and a strong sense of groove. Hope you're doing well. 

I spent a lot of time with your videos about a year ago and got as much as I could then. Now I'm going back through and picking the fruit that used to be out of reach. Kingsnake was transformative for me. I polished every note and beat of that tune. Sinking my teeth a little deeper into this one now. 

Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin Mar 25, 2020

Thanks Alex - I'm glad you're catching on to what I'm trying to show you. That groove can make whatever you play, feel right.

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Alex commented on: Crawlin' Kingsnake Outro Breakdown Nov 04, 2018

Yeah, I have to say, this lesson has been fantastic. 

alex
Alex commented on: Crawlin' Kingsnake Outro Breakdown Oct 29, 2018

Finally have made it this far. 

Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin Oct 31, 2018

Great! Are you enjoying it?

alex
alex Nov 04, 2018

Yeah, I have to say, this lesson has been fantastic. 

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Alex commented on: Sloppin' and Slidin' Performance Sep 15, 2018

Hey Rick, unrelated to this lesson but do you think you'll ever post any chromatic lessons?

Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin Sep 15, 2018

I hadn't thought about it, but maybe. For now, you should check out Dennis's Moan a Chrom serie.

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Alex commented on: Crawlin' Kingsnake Performance Sep 09, 2018

This lesson has been transformative for me. Please play in New York soon. 

Rick Estrin
Rick Estrin Sep 10, 2018

Wow - Thanks Alex! I'm glad it's helping you. No telling when we'll be in NY again. We did a couple NY dates last month. You can always check rickestrin.com to see where we are. 

 
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