Lesson Length: 5:04
Instructor: George Goodman

Concepts
* Pat your head and rub your stomach
* Blues Root 7 harmonica riff
* 5 6 Shuffle

Takamine EG541SC
I am playing my black tak in this one.

This is a Takamine G Series EG541SC bought in North Carolina when I was playing in a band called Double Take.
Specs:
Top - Solid Spruce
Back - Nato
Sides - Nato
Finger Board - Rosewood
Electronics - TK40
Finish - Gloss Black
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The D harmonica is required for second position Blues in A.
I often play through a Shure Green Bullet microphone Model 5200 and Fender Super Champ amplifier

Hohner Harmonica Holder

The Hohner Harmonica Neck Holder fits harmonicas up to 7-1/2" long.

With a long-lasting nickel-plated finish, this harmonica rack is adjustable and fits any neck shape.

George Goodman's Guitar and Harmonica Method

In the last video we added some complexity to the harmonica riff.
In this video we'll keep the harmonica riff but increase the difficulty with the comp.
Instead of the offbeat Blues comp, here we'll use the 5 - 6 shuffle.

It's important to be comfortable with the guitar comp so that you can put as much on autopilot as possible.

Below are the harmonica riff and guitar tabs.

Guitar Tabs For 5 - 6 Blues In A
Strum swing eighths using downstrokes and palm mute after each down beat to give the notes some definition.

Riff On I
E|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|----------------------------
D|--2--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E|----------------------------

Riff On IV
E|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|--2--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A|--------------------------
E|--------------------------

Riff On V
E|--------------------------
B|--------------------------
G|--------------------------
D|--------------------------
A|--2--2--4--4--2--2--4--4--
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--