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Three notes, a world of feeling and intensity. This lesson breaks down a remarkably powerful blues harmonica lick--originated by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), supercharged by James Cotton--into four sequential stages version, from beginner through advanced, and shows you where the magic is, using a key of C harmonica. With Adam Gussow of ModernBluesHarmonica.com
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Please note: at the 3:47 point, Gussow misspeaks. He should have said, "It's a triplet, but it's displaced the equivalent of a dotted eighth-note ahead of the beat."
Here's James Cotton playing the lick on an E harp in "All Walks of Life," from the 100% COTTON album: • The James Cotton Band ...
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