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Uploaded by on Mar 11, 2009

http:www.Harmonica123.com for the jam track and other lessons

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  • Sounds great man, but I think you have your terminology confused a little bit. Playing on, behind or on-top of the beat refers to the time feel more than what you're talking about. I think what you're talking about is actually more of a phrasing thing whether you're ANTICIPATING the changes or hitting them on the down beat or letting them happen and you wait. There's a big difference between phrasing and when your talking about time, even though both of them are sort of the same thing.

  • i've heard it both ways but i the message is what's important here, and i what i'd like players to do is switch up (phrasing/timing) of their licks. thanks for the input.

  • Also what harp you playing there i know its in 'a' but who made it looks like an interesting comb... is it a genesis harp?...... hmmm on beat for fills between vocals and ahead of beat for solos?

  • it's a Seydel 1847

  • forget what I said about playing faster than the tempo..what I meant was your are simply playing before the chord changes happen when ahead of the beat

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  • Loved the bubble in your throat @ the beginning...

  • @RichDrum123 well i guess wherever you live it's completely different. "feel" here in oz refers to double, half time, swing etc. playing ahead of, on or behind the beat is, just that.

  • @OwnedRL No it isn't. Time feel literally means feel, where do you hear the groove in your head, how does that groove sit in relation to the quarter note pulse; where you FEEL it.

    half time or double time usually refers note duration or phrasing of certain passages in a song or melodic lines.

  • @RichDrum123 time feel is time feel, it's not playing on, ahead, or behind the beat. time feel is like double time, half time etc.

  • so simple. so effective...

    well, perhaps not that simple, but still a great lesson!

  • i agree with you ahead of the beat is much cooler xD

  • hello !!

    Pourrez-tu donner des cours techniques d'harmonica en vidéo

    merci !

  • Playing ahead of the beat really fits those classic blues progressions nicely.

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