20127388
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3
20127388
20127388
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Harmonica scores gallery preview page 1
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Harmonica scores gallery preview page 2
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Harmonica scores gallery preview page 3
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Harmonica scores gallery preview page 4
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Harmonica scores gallery preview page 5
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Harmonica scores gallery preview page 6
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music page 2
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music page 3
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music page 4
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music page 5
Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music page 6

Digital Download

Exploring 1st Position, Level 3 Complete Blues Harmonica Lesson Series by David Barrett Harmonica - Digital Sheet Music

By David Barrett
Harmonica (diatonic) - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download

SKU: M0.99185MEB

Complete Blues Harmonica Lesson Series. Composed by David Barrett. Woodwinds, Blues Harp, Harmonica, Blues, Technique. Harmonica Masterclass Lesson. Blues. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #99185MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.99185MEB).

ISBN 9781610657365. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

The Exploring series of books within the Harmonica Masterclass Lesson Series walks you through each of the most commonly played positions on the ten-hole diatonic harmonica. This volume for 1st Position focuses on the basic principles of what makes 1st Position work, scales that help maneuverability and speed within 1st Position, and interactive jamming with David Barrett and the David Barrett Blues Band. The book contains the most extensive catalog of 1st Position blues licks and phrases ever written. The carefully sequenced lessons will walk you through both modern licks and classic licks and solos in the style of great masters of 1st Position playing like Sonny Boy Williamson II and Jimmy Reed. This book and audio is a must for the dedicated blues harmonica player. Difficulty level is intermediate to advance. Written in notation and harmonica tablature. Audio download available online.

About Digital Downloads

Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!

PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).

  • Section 1 – Notation
  • Harmonica Tablature
  • Rhythm
  • Notation Specific to Harmonica (Ex. 1.1-1.8)
  • Section 2 - What Is Blues?
  • Construction of the Major Scale (Ex. 2.1)
  • Chord Construction (Ex. 2.2)
  • 12 Bar Blues Progression (Ex. 2.3)
  • 1st Position Chord Chart
  • 12 Bar & 8 Bar Blues Chart (2.4 & 2.5)
  • Section 3 - Solo Construction Guidelines
  • The Approach
  • What 1st Position Is Known For
  • Technique & Phrasing
  • Notes Used for Soloing (Ex. 3.1-3.3)
  • Verse Forms
  • AAA Verse Form (Ex. 3.6)
  • AAB Verse Form (Ex. 3.7)
  • AAA or AAB Verse Form with Tails (Ex.3.8)
  • AA1A2 Verse Form (Ex. 3.9)
  • A B/A C Verse Form (Ex. 3.10)
  • ABC Verse Form (Ex. 3.11)
  • Verse Form Study
  • Section 4 - Movement Exercises & Soloing, 1st Through 7th Hole C Blues Scale
  • 1st Through 4th Hole C Blues Scale Exercises & Licks (Ex. 4.1-4.25)
  • 4th Through 7th Hole C Blues Scale Exercises & Licks (Ex. 4.26-4.29)
  • Section 5 - Movement Exercises & Soloing, 7th Through 10th Hole C Blues Scale
  • 7th Through 10th Hole C Blues Scale Exercises & Licks (Ex. 5.1-5.20)
  • Position Substitution (ex. 5.21-5.25B)
  • Full Song Example (Ex. 5.26)
  • Section 6 - Study Exercises