Re: 1st position blues

[Todd Huss <todd.huss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I for one would be very interested in having some .wav or .au files put 
up on the web page of some good harmonica solos. I would love to hear 
some non-blues in various poistions and so on. In germany it's a little 
more difficult to find some of the less mainstream classic blues than I 
found it was in the states. In any case I'm very interested in hearing 
some Madcat solos and other stuff that's non traditional. Any one else 
interested in a mini harp sound archive?

							-Todd

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    Todd C. Huss
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On Thu, 2 Feb 1995, Mike Curtis wrote:

> > 
> > I've been playing so long and am starting to get into other positions ( 
> > well other than 2nd ). Can anyone give me some hints/tips on 1st position 
> > blues - there has been much talk of Jerry Portnoy doing Hootchie Coochie 
> > man using 1st position. Can you name some recordings for me to learn some 
> > stuff from. Perhaps even some useful riffs - in ascii tab ?
> 
> Jimmy Reed did a lot of really nifty stuff in first position.  "Honest I Do"
> is one that comes to mind off hand.  Also, listen to Charlie Musselwhite if 
> you want to hear some really nice "position" work.
> 
> I have several .wav files of hot first position stuff I could ftp to 
> <wherever??> if you 1. have ftp, and 2. have a way of playing them.  
> they're at least 500k (zipped), which might be a little much for email, 
> especially by the time uuencode has expanded them (add 30%)
> 
> Some nice notes in first position on a C harp are draw 2 bend (F, Gb), 
> draw 3 bend (Bb), draw 4 bend (Db), and draw 6 bend (Ab - use it to slur 
> into A)  
> 
> If you play valved, blows 2 and 5 bend (Eb), blows 3 and 6 bend (Gb), and
> my favorite draw bend 7 (Bb) combine to make first position super-bluesy. 
> 
> And of course, you have all those SUPER blow bends on holes 8, 9, and 10.
> Dogs and audiences love 'em!  Try a bend vibrato on blow 9 for a super 
> effect.
> 
> 
>  --  mike curtis
> wd6ehr@xxxxxxxxxx
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