Bo Dee's Bounce - Rick Estrin - Chicago Blues Harmonica Lesson Preview

Blues Harp Lessons from Blues Legend Rick Estrin
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From Rick: Rick Estrin back again. This time we'll be working on a slightly uptempo piece I called "Bo Dee's Bounce". It features amplified Chicago style harp and it's played on an A harp in the key of E. This tune is actually a version of an instrumental I put together for our brand new Alligator CD. The album won't be officially released until mid-September, but here on Sonic Junction, you're getting a general preview of how this tune goes. I'm employing lots of devices we've worked with before - vibrato, swells, split chords, burrs or growls, octaves, and intentional slop - all served up with a whole lotta groove.

Learning this piece can also be instructive for understanding how to construct an effective instrumental. Notice the way I'm fitting the successive verses together - It's what I call making apparent sense, or what's more commonly known as, telling a story - musically speaking. I hope you enjoy the performance, and next week we'll begin to really get into it!

Rick