Slow Blues Harmonica

This book is perfect for intermediate to advanced players who want to employ a more versatile approach to slow blues playing. Four different keys and crosses, plus liberal use of all three registers of the instrument, will prove just how versatile a 10-hole C diatonic harp can be.

Each of the 16 progressively more difficult solos, written and recorded by renowned blues-harpist Steve Cohen, is filled with great licks and techniques for you to learn and apply to your playing. The types of licks demonstrated include: scale licks, octave licks, overblow licks, incremental bend licks, high-note blow bend licks, warble licks.

The variety of slow blues changes and feels include:12-bar and 8-bar progressions, stop-time, country blues, jazzy blues, minor blues, major blues, shuffles, straight time, and more.

This book contains detailed harmonica transcriptions written in standard notation with harmonica tab; a summary list of the key, position, and song format; and a brief lesson about the chord progression and highlighted playing techniques. Each solo has two audio tracks: a demo with Steve Cohen and a full professional band, and a play-along backing track.

Song List:

• Basics
• BB
• Key
• Poor Man
• Biz
• Mud
• Hooch
• Feeling
• Magic
• Burying
• Help
• Thrill
• Had Fun
• Way I Feel
• Parker's
• Driving Wheel