Advanced Harp Licks |
SPEED LICKS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- d draw b draw bend ~ warble ` blow bend ' short accent ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN POPPER #1- 6,6d-7d,7,7d JOHN POPPER #2- 8d,7d-6d,7d-8d',8',8d JOHN POPPER #3- 9,9d-8d,8',8d JOHN POPPER #4- 8d,7d-6d,6',6d-,6 JOHN POPPER #5- 4d,4',3d2d1d JOHN POPPER #6- 3b,3',3d2d1d JOHN POPPER #7- 3d,4',4b-4d3d2d1d JOHN POPPER #8- 6d,6d7d6d6',6d7d7',8d JOHN POPPER #9- 3,3b-3',3d2d1d JOHN POPPER #10- 9-9`,8'-8d,7'-7d,8d7d6d4d ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Advanced Harp Licks |
SOUNDS: JOHN POPPER SPEED LICKS: (MP3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
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Associated Breathing Excercise: The Belly Bounce: Breathe in slowly for 20-30 seconds expanding your lungs to full capacity. Slowly let the air out in small puffs with your lips forming a small "O." As you exhale, use your diaphragm and stomach muscles to bounce the air in and out of your mouth. This exercise will help in the quick air direction changes needed for these lightning-fast licks. If your lungs start to burn, you're doing it right! |
Recommended Reading: Sheet Music for the "Four" Album with harp solos transcribed by Winslow Xerxa. Accompany this read with serious listens to the album's hit singles "Hook" and "RunAround." These songs, believe it or not, have some of the simpler licks that John Popper plays. Start with "Hook," and work your way towards the note blizzardry of "Fallible." |
A La John Popper of "Blues Traveler" |
A La "Sugar Blue" |
Suggested Listening: The best way to learn a lot of Popper's licks is to listen to them repeatedly and try to mimick them. These Albums are currently available for purchase. |
Blues Traveler |
Travelers and Thieves |
Save His Soul |
FOUR |
Live From the Fall |
Straight on till Morning |
Bridge |
Sugar Blue is one of the best harpists I've
ever heard. His music doesn't come with the reknown of John Popper's Blues
Traveler Band, but his harp licks leave nothing lacking. His two releases, "In
Your Eyes" and "Blue Blazes" show that Blue not only has lightning speed, but
SOUL. His distorted sound compliments his wizardry on the harp. You'll
wonder how a harp can "sound like that!" |
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Suggested Listening: "In Your Eyes"
and
"Blue Blazes." |
SWEET "SUGAR" LICKS ------------------------------------------------------------- d draw b draw bend bb double draw bend ~ warble ` blow bend ' short accent ------------------------------------------------------------- SUGAR LICK#1- 4d3d4d-545 (over and over) SUGAR LICK#2- 4bb-4d5d4bb4d,434,3b-3d,4d3d1d SUGAR LICK#3- 9,999-9-9-9,10-10`-10d SUGAR LICK#4- 6543,3d4d3d2d SUGAR LICK#5- 2bb-1d-1b,1,1d,2d-2bb-2d SUGAR LICK#6- 6b-6d,6d',6d',6543 SUGAR LICK#7- 9-9`,8,8d7d6d6,6d7d6d6,5-4-3,4b-4d ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
SOUNDS: 1 2 3
4 5
6 7 |
Suggested Reading: "In Your Eyes" Harp Transcription Book by David Barret.
Check out other master tab by David at www.harmonicamasterclass.com |
