kudzurunner
2180 posts
Jan 01, 2011
5:45 PM
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I've been playing harmonica for 36 years and tongue blocking for about 34, but I've never tried to block only one hole until just now. I'm working up a version of Hugh Masakela's "Grazin' in the Grass," and a combination of double stops and regular (two hole) tongue blocking wasn't quite working. I tried playing 2 and 4 draw while blocking 3. First time! It took me a minute to get it right.
How many of you do this? Name a song in which you do this. It's brand new to me.
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Philippe
56 posts
Jan 01, 2011
6:03 PM
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Oops, I misread the Q :P
But I look forward in hearing the answers
Last Edited by on Jan 01, 2011 6:06 PM
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jim
618 posts
Jan 01, 2011
6:17 PM
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I do this to get fifths on my tuning.
Also do this quite often on harmonic minor.
Say... 2+6 blow 2+5 blow 2+4 blow 2+5blow 2+6blow
That arpeggio sounds awesome on low harmonic minors.
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nacoran
3531 posts
Jan 01, 2011
6:27 PM
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Huh. If I didn't have a harmonica next to me to check on I would have sworn I did it all the time, but picking up a harp and trying it it seems I always block 2 or 3 (or more) holes. Weird.
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saregapadanisa
314 posts
Jan 01, 2011
6:27 PM
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I'm not sure he does that on the original (i.e. I'm quite sure he doesn't), but that's how I play Greg Zlap's Pour Alice, with a fine chord progression : 1-3 d, 2-4 b, 2-4 d.
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Tonyh
23 posts
Jan 01, 2011
9:54 PM
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I don't have a specific song but I know that Howard Levy does that very often to get some types of different intervals. I heard this in a part of his harmonica concerto.
He uses quite a lot of advanced tongue blocking techniques in a serie of videos on his online harmonica school. Like playing the C major scale on a C harp in the 2 lower octaves at the same time using tongue blocking (bending some notes to get the C major scale in the lower octave of the harp with the left side of his mouth and playing the major scales note on the middle octave of the harp with the right side of his mouth at the same time.)
That is a relly good exercice in fact to help with tongue blocking !
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MP
1209 posts
Jan 01, 2011
9:58 PM
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-now try blocking 3 draw and bending 2 and 4 draw.
hmmm, maybe it's possible. overblows used to be impossible.---------
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Last Edited by on Jan 01, 2011 10:00 PM
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nacoran
3537 posts
Jan 01, 2011
10:26 PM
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MP, I can kind of do it, but not so it sounds good. Shaping my tongue for a single hole block makes me kind of have to roll it or turn it, which isn't conducive to bending.
Okay, here is one that probably is impossible. Get a really good cup on your harmonica, angle your harp so you block all the holes with your face except the 9 and 10 holes. Draw the 1 hole. This will create low pressure in the harp that will sound the 1 hole, but it will also create a 9-10 blow sound.
Your a quarter of the way there! Now, carefully, take your right thumb and block the 10 hole. You should now be playing a 1 draw and a 9 blow. (It's possible. I've done it!)
Now, bend the 1 and blow bend the 9 at the same time!
I bet all but the 9 blow bend is possible. I can't even imagine how you could try that. Maybe if you had a giant mouth that you could fit the whole harmonica into and a bifurcated tongue...
Adam, is it a regular draw or do you have to bend it too?
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MP
1210 posts
Jan 01, 2011
10:50 PM
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mOOnerken
8 posts
Jan 02, 2011
7:32 AM
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Here's a possible song.
On "Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell" is the song "Christine". I was tabbing this song out the other day and believe I hear a draw 1-3. It's located in the 24 bar lead at bars 19 and 20. See if you hear what I hear. I could be wrong. Walter and Carey could each be playing separate notes, I guess.
Ken
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Diggsblues
664 posts
Jan 02, 2011
2:35 PM
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Charlie McCoy covers this technique in his teaching
materials. All American harp solos has a bunch of tunes.Bells, From Both Sides, Boudin Et Etoufee,
The Big Split.
All American Harp
P.50 and 51 explains the technique.
There are nice exercises also.
p.52 and 53 has some tunes.
P.54 and p.55 show how to use it
in Cajun music.
P.56 has a tune called
that incorporates octave with it.
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HarpNinja
913 posts
Jan 02, 2011
7:42 PM
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I tried to learn this to play "power chords". It still takes a lot of concentration. Tricky!
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