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MEL BAY PRESENTS MB99186BCD David Barrett’s Harmonica Masterclass paSsic Biue Chroma tic for the Diatonic Player LEVEL 3 : COMPLETE BLUES HARMON EESSON SERIES ZA MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC., #4 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, ee MEL BAY PRESENTS David Barrett’s Harmonica Masterclass Basie BULGES GK OMALEKG for the Diatonic Player LEVEL 38 COMPLETE BLUES HARMONICA LESSON SERIES [1] AWerd from the Author & Getting Started [5:07] Harmonica [1:12] 3rd Position Playing Example on the Diatonie Harmonica [2:30] [i Tongue Blocking & Tongue Slap [:56] [5] Tongue Block Articulation [16] Pulls [57] PullSiaps [:31] Octaves [:40] [3] Flutter Tongue (:23] Glissando [:12] ‘TwoHole Shake [27] [2] ard Position Root Note Example [:41] AAA Verse Form [:36] AAB Verse Form [:37] AAA of AB Verse Form with Tails [:38} [6] ATA? Verse Form [:38] [17] AB/AC Verse Form [:38] ‘ABC Verse Form [:37] D Dorian Scale Exercises Ex. 2.1-2.5 [3:16] [20] Single Note Soloing Ex. 2.6-2.13 [3:57] Single Note Soloing Ex. 2.14-2.21 [3:38] [22] Single Note Soloing Ex. 2.22-2.26 [2:21] [2) Similarities Between the Chromatic and Diatonic CD Contents [28 Single Note Soloing Song [1:31] [2a Single Note Soloing Song Background [1:28] [25 Soloing with Pulls Ex. 2.28-2.35 [3:39] [26 Soloing with Pulls Ex. 2.36-2.39 [1:56] [27 Fake Octave Song [:48] [28 Fake Octave Song Background [:43] [2B Fake Octave Soloing [2:21] [30 Octave Soloing [:26] Playing in a Major or Minor Key Context Ex. 246A [46] Ex. 2.46 Background [:44] [3] Playing in a Major or Minor Key Context Ex. 2.488 [:37] (84 Ex. 2.468 Background [1:03] Octave Soloing Ex. 2.47 [:46] Ex. 2.47 Background [:43} [37 Octave Soloing Ex. 2.48 [:45] [39 Ex. 2.48 Background [:43] [39 Chromatic Scale & D Blues Scale [29] [40] D Blues Scale Exercises Ex. 2.51-2.54 [3:03] Blues Scale Soloing Ex. 2.55 [:36] [42 Ex. 2.55 Background [:33] [43 Closing Words [:47] 1234567890 (© 2003 BY MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC. PACIFIC, MO exo. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SECURED. BM, MADE AND PAINTED INUSA. No par ofthis publication ray be roreduced in whole or arto tore ina retival yee or tance nay or orby any means, lectoni, mechanical, aotecopy. ecard. or ahem, witout niten prmisson oh puterer Visit us on the Web at www.melbay.com — E-mail us at email@melbay.com Contents ‘AWord from the Author ~ Track 1 Getting Started.. Book Structure. Harmonicas Used Recording . Notation (Ex. Rhythi c Similarities Between the Chromatic and Diatonic Harmonica (Ex. 2-7) — Track 2.. ‘3rd Position Playing Example on the Diatonic Harmonica — Track 3 Section 1 — Technique & Phrasing .. Holding the Harmonica Embouchute .... PATRLEOOY 12 Tongue Blocking & Tongue Slap (Ex. 1.14-1.2) — Track 4. 12 Tongue Block Articulation (Ex. 1.2.5) ~ Track 5... 13 Pulls (Ex. 1.3A-1.4B) - Track 6.. 14 PullSlaps (Ex. 1.5) — Track 7 15 Octaves (Ex. 1.6) - Track 8 16 Octave Articulation (Ex. 1.7) . 16 Flutter Tongue (Ex. 1.8) — Track 7 Glissando (Ex. 1.9) - Track 1 7 ‘Two-Hole Shake (Ex. 1.10) ~ Track 11 18 42 Bar Blues & Chord Theory (Ex. 1.11-1.13). 19 3rd Position Chords.......- 20 3rd Position Root Note Example (Ex. 1.14-1.15) - Track 12.. 21 Notes Used for Soloing (Ex. 1.16-1.19). Verse Forms. AA Verse Form (Ex 1.21) ~ Track 13. ‘AAB Verse Form (Ex. 1.22) ~ Track 14... AMA or AAB Verse Form with Tails (Ex. 1.23) ~ Track 1 AA'A’ Verse Form (Ex. 1.24) — Track 16 ABIAC Verse Form (Ex. 1.25) - Track 17 ABC Verse Form (Ex. 1.26) - Track 18.. Section 2 — Movement Exercises & Soloing.. D Dorian Scales (Ex. 2.1-2.5) — Track 19 & Soloing with Single Notes (Ex. 2.6-2.27) — Soloing with Pulls (Ex. 2.28-2.39) — Tracks 25-2 Fake Octave Soloing (Ex. 2.40-2.44) ~ Tracks 27-29, ‘Octave Soloing ~ Track 30. i Playing in a Major or ABA-2.461 Octave Soloing Examples fom 2.47-2,48) — Tracks 35-38 .... Blues Scale Soloing see Chromatic Scale (Ex. 2.49) — Track 39. “ D Blues Scale Exercises (Ex. 2.50-2.54) — Track 40.... D Blues Scale Soloing Example (2.55) — Tracks 41-42 Playing in Keys other than D.. Closing Words ~ Track 43 .. Tracks 20-24 ‘Thanks to Dennis Carelli and Stu Yager for editing and proofreading. Also, to my wife Nozomi and our family for their never-ending support.

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