bellows
1 post
Mar 18, 2014
8:48 AM
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Hello all, I've been lurking here for months now and it seems like a great community. I've been looking into Little Walter's version of Rollin and Tumblin and can't seem to figure out what he's doing, does anybody know if he's using a 12 or 14 hole diatonic? He sticks to the lower register of the harp for most of the song but some of his riffs seem to go lower than the 1 blow.
The main riff is (I believe)
-2 -3^ 4 -3^ -2^ -2
and I'm trying to play it using a C harp in second position.
Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbxB4OMb3nU
Any thoughts?
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WinslowYerxa
519 posts
Mar 18, 2014
11:14 AM
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Do you mean the Baby Face Leroy Foster version that features Muddy on guitar and Walter on harp?
If so, it's definitely a 10-hole harp played in second position. He never goes below Hole 1 because he can't. Where a guitar might continue the line down, a harmonica player playing in second position will double back either going from Blow 1 to Draw 3, or from Draw 1 to Blow 4, then continuing down from there.
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bellows
2 posts
Mar 18, 2014
11:36 AM
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You're exactly right, it's Baby Face Leroy Foster, apologies.
Also, I own one of your books! It was very helpful and I still refer to it. Thank you!
Thanks for the answer to my question, guess I'll have to give it a closer listen and work on those low bends some more. Cheers!
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