Video Tip 3 - Left Overs
Today's tip comes from the third song of my concert set at Steve Baker's Harmonica Masters Workshop.
"Left Overs" is in C and played on on the Low-F Harmonica in 2nd Position to start and then goes to 3rd Position on the B-flat Harmonica.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-buAX5XNhKg
Your tip...
Notice the unison lines played in the opening of the song with the guitar... this is the head of the song. If I were to be the only one to play it the head would be less substantial.
Here's the line we play: 5+ 3' 2, 2+ 3+ 2+ 3' 3, 4 5+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 6+ 6+ 5+ 6+ 5+ 3' 2, 1 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 2+ 3' 3, 1 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 3+ 2+ 3+ 5+ 3' 2
At the last three choruses of the song (starting at 3:49) I and the guitar play a new unison line (1 2' 3" 3 4 1 2' 1 4 1 2' and in the next chorus 5 5 4 4 4+ 4+ 4' 4). The key, as in the first song we spoke of, is repetition... allowing the other musicians to move around us to create interest.