How to play "Spokey Dokey" (MBH.149)

Modern Blues Harmonica ace Adam Gussow pays homage to Japanese harp legend Ryuichiro Senoo and his soulful stylings on "Spokey Dokey," from the COWBOY BEBOP soundtrack. First in a series.

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If you'd like an excellent FREE tab for "Spokey Dokey," courtesy of WatcherofCreation (Najee Lee), please hit this link:

http://www.harptabs.com/song.php?ID=16007

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Adam
• Gussow
• Spokey
• Dokey
• Cowboy
• Bebop
• blues
• harp
• harmonica
• Japan

[Cloress1]

its "Spockey Dockey", short vowels if you please. "(Captain) Spok(t), the mouse ran yo the "dock"... please pronounce it like that, as that is the correct JP pronunciation and everything else you have done absolutely astonishingly well.

[KudzuRunner]

@Cloress1: I didn't know that, and I thank you for the correction. If you google "spokey dokey" you'll find that it's in the Urban Dictionary--which I didn't know--and I strongly suspect that folks who use it in the way discussed there (mis)pronounce it as I have, to rhyme with the familiar American phrase "okey dokey."

[KudzuRunner]

Don't I say that I'm using a D harp?

[rentonk2]

hi adam

i want to know what is your website!!

i appreciate your help

bye

[KudzuRunner]

It's Modern Blues Harmonica. Just put those words into google.

[NoblezadaXfan]

OMG Thankyou so much i was the one who asked you about this song. THAK YOU SO MUCH ADAM!!....thank you so much for answering my message and makeing the lesson like i asked thank you so much adam. sry i cant stop thanking you but thanks a million Adam

-Adam summitt

[KudzuRunner]

That's right: you are indeed the person who asked. I recognize your handle. It was a success, as you can see. Many people love this song. My feeble attempts at decoding it made that clear. I'll try to do a couple more videos soon.

[2UIROGA]

Eargasms

[jairorodriguez12]

amazing info!! thanx a lot!

[gunslinger2142]

@WatcherofCreation hey thanks

[17negro]

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[WatcherofCreation]

DUDE I TABBED SPOKEY DOKEY OUT COMPLETELY

LIKE 100% COMPLETELY... THE ACCURACY IS 2ND TO NONE..

I OBSESSED OVER THE ACCURACY OF THIS TAB...

I UPLOADED IT TO HARPTABS COM

IN THE SEARCH BOX TYPE IN SPOKEY DOKEY COMPLETE.

MY SCREEN NAME IS WATCHER OF CREATION

HARP ON BROTHER

THE WEBSITE IS 100% FREE IM SURE YOU'VE BEEN THERE ALREADY IF YOUR A HARMONICA PLAYER.. I WANNA SPREAD THE WORD CUZ I TOOK 15 FUCKIN HOURS TO TAB THIS SONG... SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE...

[iamthetank44]

I learned so much from this video, and I know you weren't getting massively into it as it is an insanely long piece, but I believe the beginning where you are two drawing and wah wahing is actually 2 draw 3 blow 2 draw, there's a bit of a boucne sound before the 3rd 2 draw hits and I think that's what you're hearing is the switch over. I've learned a lot from this video hopefully I'll make my own video soon of this piece. Keep it up Adam!

[verdatum]

Oh bless you for posting this. I started playing harmonica a couple years before Cowboy Bebop, but I must admin, I didn't get really serious until I saw the show.

I would gladly pay CASH MONEY to see you do the same treatment for the solo at the end of "Don't Bother None (Long version)". I'm already able to play (as you say) 90% of it. But I'd still love to hear you go through it.

[Pappi1901]

Great job man I'm going to learn this for sure tnx..

[argueta1999]

I understand! that's awesome.

[gironae86]

can this be played in C?

[Poppasan13]

@Affael I've been playing Clarinet a lot longer than Harmonica (clarinet about 11 years, harmonica closer to 2 weeks). With any instrument, it greatly depends on how much time and effort you put into it. More practice usually translates to better technique. Just be sure to pay attention to what you do and learn from mistakes! It also doesn't hurt to have access to a teacher that knows the instrument well, and can provide one-on-one lessons.