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walking blues
dust my broom
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b
means blow
d means draw
*
means bend ½ step
**
means bend whole step
***
means bend step and a half
Preview
in Windows Media Audio Format, Copy
or print the tables with lyrics and notation.
Red River Valley--1st
Position
| 3b |
4b
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5b-5b |
5b |
5b |
4d |
5b |
4d-4b |
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this |
val-ley |
you |
say |
you |
are |
go-ing |
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| 3b |
4b |
5b
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4b |
5b |
6b |
5d |
5b |
4d
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| We |
will |
miss |
your |
bright |
eyes |
and |
sweet |
smile |
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| 6b |
5d |
5b |
5b |
4d |
4b-4d |
5b |
6b-5d |
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| For |
they |
say |
you |
are |
tak-ing |
the |
sun-shine |
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| 3b |
3b |
3b-3d |
4b |
4d |
5b
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4d
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4b
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| Which |
has |
bright-ened |
our |
path |
for |
a |
while |
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Red River Valley
-- 2nd Position
The next step could
be to learn the song Cross Harp, or 2nd position. Here one plays the
C harp in the key of G, and here it is necessary to bend notes. Hitting
these bent notes accurately to play a melody is one of the most difficult
skills in diatonic harp. But the reward of Cross Harp melody playing
is a bluesy, slurring style that opens the door to jazzy improvisation
on any tune you manage to accomplish
| 1d |
2d
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3d--3d |
3d |
3d |
3d** |
3d |
3d**-2d |
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this |
val-ley |
they |
say |
you |
are |
go-ing |
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| 1d |
2d
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3d |
2d |
3d |
4d |
4b |
4d |
3d**
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| We |
will |
miss |
your |
bright |
eyes |
and |
sweet |
smile |
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| 4d |
4b |
3d
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3d |
3d** |
2d-3d** |
3d |
4d |
4b
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| For |
they |
say |
you |
are |
tak-ing |
the |
sun |
shine |
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| 1d |
1d
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1d--2d* |
2d |
3d** |
3d |
3d** |
2d |
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| Which |
has |
bright-ened |
our |
path |
for |
a |
while |
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'C' Scale
| 'C'
scale (no bending) |
| 4b |
4d |
5b |
5d |
6b |
6d |
7d |
7b
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| 'C'
scale (with bends) |
| 1b |
1d
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2b |
2d** |
2d |
3d** |
3d |
4b |
Bending
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Bending
-- Key of 'C' (C-Harp) - Preview |
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| 4 Draw Bending
(4d) |
3 Draw Bending
(3d) |
2 Draw bending
(2d) |
Blues Scale Down
Single Notes
- Download
Pucking (lip blocking)
and Tongue-blocking
| Puckering |
Tongue
Blocking |
| 4d |
3b |
4d |
4d |
1d/4d |
3b/6b |
Swing Low Sweet
Chariot - Download
(approx 6 minutes)
Here’s the basic
notation for a 2nd position classic. What you’ll hear in this download
is Swing Low on C harp--beginning with the traditional and evolving
into a wailing melodic jam that stays true to the melody.
| 3d |
2d |
3d |
2d-2b-1d |
2d-2d |
2d |
2d |
3d-4d |
5b |
4d |
| Swing |
Low |
Sweet |
Char-i-ot |
com-ing |
for |
to |
car-ry |
me |
home |
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| 5b-4d |
3d |
4d |
2d-2d-2b-1d |
2d-2d |
2d |
3d** |
3d-2d |
3d** |
2d |
| Sw-ing |
Low |
Sweet |
Char-i-ot |
com-ing |
for |
to |
car-ry |
me |
home |
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| 3d |
4d |
2d-2b |
2d-2d |
2b |
2d |
2d |
2d |
2b-1d |
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| I |
looked |
ov-er |
Jor-dan |
and |
what |
did |
I |
se-e |
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2d |
2d |
3d-4d |
5b |
4d |
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for |
to |
carry |
m-e |
home |
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| 4d |
5b-4d |
3d |
3d-3b |
2d-2d |
2d |
2d |
2b-1d |
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ba-nd |
of |
an-gels |
com-ing |
forth |
for |
m-e |
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2d |
3d** |
3d-2d |
3d** |
2d |
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for |
to |
car-ry |
me |
home |
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