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May 23, 2008
3:42 AM
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Hey guys, great site and lessons Adam, cheers.
I've been playin blues harp for a while now, nut there is still something I can't quite nail.
It's the 'slapping' or 'quacking' effect you here Sonny Boy Wiliamson the 1st use so much. It's in nearly all of his songs, I can get something that sounds close but not close enough.
Does anyone know this technique? It sounds like it involves loosening your lips and stomping several draw hole holes at the same time.
Any ideas?
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Jeff
84 posts
May 23, 2008
9:34 AM
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Have you downloaded Adam's lesson on Sonny Boy I (John Lee Williamson's Blues)? I'm positive you're talking about Sonny Boy's trademark percussive thing where he alternates between the 1-4 and 2-5 octaves. He does that in every single song. Adam walks you through it. He's throwing a tongue slap on each octave. You also have to accent the downbeat to give it a little swing like Sonny does.
Rick Estrin is a master at this technique if you've ever heard any of his playing. He sounds much better than even Sonny himself. It really stands out on 'Too Young to Know', if you have Dennis Gruenling's Little Walter album. I recommend you pick it up and analyze how Rick gets an even more chopped-up percussive sound - it's incredible.
Last Edited by on May 27, 2008 12:36 PM
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Jeff
85 posts
May 24, 2008
2:16 PM
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I just checked. And I can load the page, preview the video, drop it in my cart; seems to be working fine.
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TheG
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Jun 06, 2008
4:26 AM
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I downloaded that lesson and had lots of fun with it (Thanks Adam!), but it doesn't really deal with technique I was hoping for.
The slapping or quacking sound SB 1 gets with his harp still eludes me!
He uses it in one of classics "Stop Breakin Down" between the first 7 and nine seocnds roughly (on youtube) you'll know the technique when you hear it and can probably point me in the right direction.
Thanks
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