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[bluesbrowannabe]

Could anyone help me im hoping to do the blues brothers at a talent show and i want to do the music live,

could anyone offer me some music for elwoods harmonica part in "soul man" and "everbody needs somebody"

I've just started learnin harmonica so im not that good but just something will be great

Cheers,

Blues Bro Wannabe

[david]

U should try posting this in the Harmonica section u might get more replies that way.

[bluesbrowannabe]

Do people just improvise when they play or does anyone try to play the same thing Elwood plays?

[bluesharp]

I improvise as well as try and play like Elwood!!

[bluesbrowannabe]

how did you work out what he plays?
Thanks for your help!

[hello people]

Listen carefully, and try to have the same key harp

[bluesharp]

Your ear does eventually pick up the holes,eventually!!

[bluesbrowannabe]

can you tell me the keys for Soul Man and Everybody, thanks

[bluesharp]

Soulman=B and Everybody=F,i think!!

[madmatt]

soul man-key Bb (Fluttering for 2 beets) 44 4 *4 4 4 4 4 *44 The * in front of the #s are draw this is a simple tab I learned when I just started. Have fun!!

[Mr_Fabulous]

The solo in Everybody i do 3* 4* 5* 5 (repeat that and then improvise around hole 2)

[Dean Heuke]

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[mad-wolfie]

hello people said:

Listen carefully, and try to have the same key harp

be careful... the right key harp, may be the right key in the "blow" action, but many Blues songs are performed using the "draw" action (basically sucking air rather than blowing air), which changes the key about 3 notches. for Example - a song in the Key of B may need a harp in the key of D or E