RE: [Harp-L] walking the bass

[Michael Peloquin <peloquinharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rainbow Jimmy writes:
>...the dominant-you have to hit a half step bend> then a whole step bend, hit them right and hit them on the beat. Damn.> Maybe harp switching would be easier.
RJ-
practice in 3rd position-MAJOR for a week, especially the bassline and simple, folksy melodies.
it will work wonders for your bends and intonation.
maybe even record yourself in comfort postion (cross) on a G harp  and then play to it and match it in 3rd on a C Harp. This gives you plenty of time in the first octave with precision on all those bends being necessary to sound  good. When you go back to cross harp, you will only need these skills for 1-1.5 bars out of every 12 in a blues.switching harps for 1 bar is a PITA!
Michael Peloquin http://www.harpsax.comhttp://www.myspace.com/harpsax