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[Ballous_Buoys]

Hello everybody, I've just purchased the harmonicas that i will need to learn for our blues brothers tribute, picked up gimme some lovin' straight away, does anybody have any tips or advice for learning the others?

[Dauber]

Yes...

You're going to need to bend notes, especially near the beginning of "Sweet Home Chicago." Just be patient with it, and keep practicing. There's one particular triplet that Elwood does several times...it goes 2-draw [or 3-blow], SECOND bend on the 2-draw, then 1-draw...the notes are E-D-B, and they're repeated pretty quickly. This is VERY difficult.

It's fairly easy to get the first bend; I usually just force my tongue out or down a little bit, but the second bend is very difficult, especially if you're a beginner...I actually have to involve the back of my throat to reach it. Very tough. Almost as if I'm using my uvula to bend the note...and after about eight months of playing, it's still hard for me to hit that D note without actually hearing my throat rasp through the note...