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Wed, 07/23/2014 - 18:27
Francis
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Hi David...There is a video of Bonnie Raitt doing Runaway on YouTube. The harmonica solo is interesting. He plays a different harp for every chord change. The song is in Cm so why doesn't he use a Bb harp in 3rd position or a F in 2nd for the entire 8 bars? Here's the video if you haven't seen it. Its quite impressive. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HPzcZNgVfpA Thanks...Fran

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Wed, 07/23/2014 - 20:32
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David Barrett
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Good evening Fran. That's a famous Norton Buffalo solo. The idea of using different harmonicas is that you can stay in the same position and let the harmonicas do the chord changes for you. Though one could work out the chords on one harmonica, switching harps gives you a very intuitive approach to soloing by using a position you're very comfortable with. I haven't worked with that song, but I believe Winslow Yerxa has... ask him on his part of the forum. If he hasn't, drop me a note here and I'll take a listen for you.

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