HOW TO PLAY BLUES TUNES & IMPROVISE IN 5 KEYS ON ONE ‘C’ HARMONICA WITHOUT BENDING NOTES
THE BLUESA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
BONES OF
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Composed and transcribed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
5
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 4 CD ContentsPage 5 Book ContentsPage 6 QuestionsPage 7 Blues informationPage 8 How to use the systemPage 9 Chug-a-Lug (Track 5)Page 10 Elephant's Blues intro (Track 7)Page 11 Elephant's Blues tune (Tracks 8 & 9)Page 12 Big Sultana intro (Track 10)Page 13 Big Sultana tune (Tracks 11 & 12)Page 14 Ace High intro (Track 13)Page 15 Ace High tune (Tracks 14 & 15)Page 16 Peculiar Corners intro (Track 16)Page 17 Peculiar Corners tune (Tracks 17 & 18)Page 18 Bouncy Castle intro (Track 19)Page 19 Bouncy Castle tune (Tracks 20 & 21)Page 21 Took Too Long intro (Track 22)Page 22 Took Too Long tune (Tracks 23 & 24)Page 24 Blackberry Valley intro (Track 25)Page 25 Blackberry Valley tune (Tracks 26 & 27)Page 26 Edgy intro (Track 28)Page 27 Edgy tune (Tracks 29 & 30)Page 28 Ben's Boogie (Track 2)Page 29 12-bar Blues structurePage 30 Chromatic tab chartPage 31 Final thoughtsPage 32 Ben Hewlett biographyPage 33 Paul Lennon biographyPage 34 Forthcoming titles
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QUESTIONS"Maybe you have some questions at this point.
First question; do I need to be able to bend notes to use this CD/Book?No. But if you can, this book will still challenge you. First play the pieces as written. Secondly try the same tunes and impro one octave lower and one octave higher. Thirdly could try it all on different key harps if you want to really fry your brain!
Second question; what sort of harmonica(s) do I need for this CD?A ten hole diatonic in 'C'
Third question; is this CD interactive like the others in the series?Yes, the idea works so well that we always use it now. If you pan right with your balance control you lose the band and can focus on the sound of theharmonica. Pan left and it's just you and the band without me. In the centreyou have it all. Simple and very effective.
USE THE CD FIRST AND TRY TO LISTEN AND COPY
IN OTHER WORDS, TRY TO NOT USE THE BOOK - TRAIN YOUR EARS RATHER THAN YOUR EYES, MUSIC BELONGS TO THE EARS.
YOU WILL PROBABLY NEED TO PAUSE THE CD FREQUENTLY MAYBE AFTER EACH PHRASE - TO ALLOW TIME FOR IT ALL TO SINK IN. LATER YOU CAN USE THE BOOK TO ADD A VISUAL DIMENSION.
USE THE BALANCE CONTROL TO DEFINE WHAT YOU HEAR - SO...
PAN RIGHT = NO BAND, PAN LEFT = NO HARMONICA, PAN CENTRE = YOU GOT IT ALL
This is designed for harmonica players who can play single notes but can't yet bend them. All the tunes and improvising can be done an octave lower if you like and then you will be bending a few notes - it's all good practice either way.
Either way, enjoy it.
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CHUG-A-LUG(Chugging revisited) Ben Hewlett & Paul Lennon g2001
Track 2
= 140-170
Swing
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SEARCH FOR THE
HOW TO GET AND USE SINGLE NOTES ON THE DIATONIC HARMONICA
SINGLE NOTEA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERSTHE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Composed and transcribed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
SINGLE NOTE2
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AN INTRODUCTION TO PLAYING BLUES ON A DIATONIC HARMONICA IN THE KEY OF C
BLUES JAM FACTORYA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWBLUES
PLAYERSTHE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and sung by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
2CDsINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
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3
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HOW TO PLAY CLASSIC TUNES, CHUGS & RIFFS ON A ‘C’ HARMONICA WITHOUT BENDING NOTES
MASTERMIX1A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
HARPSCOOL
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and composed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
MASTERMIX14
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L&H104
HOW TO PLAY BLUES TUNES & IMPROVISE IN 5 KEYS ON ONE ‘C’ HARMONICA WITHOUT BENDING NOTES
THE BLUESA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
BONES OF
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Composed and transcribed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
5
VO
LUM
ETHE BLUES
L&H102
101 BLUES RIFFS FOR DIATONIC HARMONICA IN C IN THE STYLE OF THE WALTERS, SONNYBOY II , SONNY TERRY, LEVY, CLARKE, MILTEAU, PIAZZA, MUSSELWHITE, MCCOY, POWER AND MORE...
BLUESRIFFSA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
BLUESHARP
PLAYERS
101
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and transcribed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
BLUESHARP
PLAYERS
BLUESRIFFS6
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L&H106
HOW TO PLAY TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYMES ON A ‘C’ HARMONICA WITH FUNKY BACKINGS
NURSERYA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
YOUNGERPLAYERS
FUNKY
VO
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THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and sung by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
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A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
YOUNGERPLAYERS
NURSERY
L&H108
HOW TO PLAY CLASSIC XMAS TUNES ON A ‘C’ HARMONICA WITH FUNKY BACKINGS
CHRISTMASA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERS
FUNKY
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and sung by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
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CHRISTMAS9
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RHYTHM HARMONICA FOR KIDSNASTYCHUGSA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
NEWHARP
PLAYERSTHE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Composed and performed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
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NASTYCHUGS10
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L&H110
FOR DIATONIC HARMONICA IN 6 KEYS A, Bb, C, D, F PLUS G MINOR
BLUES RIFFSA PLAYALONGCOURSE FOR
DEVELOPING HARPPLAYERS
50 AWESOME
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and recorded by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
A PLAYALONGCOURSE FOR
DEVELOPING HARPPLAYERS
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"Thi
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60 SONNY TERRY BLUES RIFFS FOR INTERMEDIATE HARP PLAYERS
BLUES RIFFSA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
INTERMEDIATEHARP
PLAYERS
SONNY TERRY
THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE
Arranged and transcribed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.
CDINSIDE
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
INTERMEDIATEHARP
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BLUES RIFFS18
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Ben Hewlett became a musician at the age of ten in 1969 learning thetrumpet. He went through the school system of exams and performances,finally escaping the mandatory classical repertoire with the discovery ofLouis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. He was a minor third addict at fourteen and still has a passion for jazz and blues. Godfather DennisCorble gave Ben a harmonica at the age of 7 thus unknowingly sowing the seeds of a lifelong love of this instrument!
Paul is a composer/arranger, multi-instrumentalist and teacher. He is aformer pupil of Bishop Wordsworth School, Salisbury and former memberand leader of the Wiltshire Youth and Salisbury Junior Orchestras on violin.He also played in rock and folk bands in the Salisbury areas from the ageof 15 onwards and later graduated from Trinity College of Music, London inviolin, piano and composition (1976-80).
Bones of the BluesHewlett & LennonISBN: 978-1-907058-07-3
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