The Stretch

First Position Song Example #3

Key: A (A Harmonica in 1st Position) / Groove: Slow Blues (Ult Jam "Slow Blues in A")
Form: 12 Bar Blues / Start: From the I (One Chord)
Lesson Focus: Bridging the Low and High End of the Harmonica

4
b
I 7 1st Chorus (A B/A1 Chorus Form) IV 7 I7

& 4 . .
3

.
2 2" 2+ 1+ 2 2" 2+ 4+ 4+ 2 3' 2 3'

& .. b . b . b
IV 7 3 I

.
3

. J
4+ 2 3' 4+ 3' 2 2" 2 3" 2 2" 2+ 1+ 3' 3"

1+ 1+

3
& b 3 b J
V7 IV 7 3 3 3 I7 3

.
2 3" 2 3" 2 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 3' 2 2" 2+ 1+ 4+ 2 3" 3' 3" 2 2" 2+ 1+ 4+ 2" 2 2 9+
1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+

()I7 b
n . b b
0:48 - 2nd Chorus (ABC Chorus Form) I7

n
IV 7

J
3

&
10+ 9+ 9'+ 8+ 7+ 9+ 10+ 9+ 9'+ 8+ 9'+ 8+ 7+ 6+ 5 5+ 4+ 2 3"

& b b j
IV 7 I7

.
3

3' 3" 2 2 3" 3' 3" 2 3' 3" 2 2" 2+ 2 2 2" 2+ 1+ 1

b
b n IV 7
b n b j
b n b n . .
& b
V7 3 I7

3
3
3
J .
2" 2 3' 4' 4 5 6' 6 7+ 8'+ 8+ 9+ 10+ 10"+ 9+ 9'+ 9+ 9'+ 8+ 7+ 7+ 7+ 7+ 7+ 6 6+ 5 5+
4+ 4+ 4+ 3+
1:34 - 3rd Chorus (ABC Chorus Form)

& b b b
I7 3 3 IV 7 I7 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

4+ 2 3' 4+ 2 3' 4+ 4+ 3' 2 2" 2 3" 2 4+ 2 3' 4+ 2 3' 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+
1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+

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 . .
. ..
IV 7 I7

b b
& j b
9+ 10+ 9+ 10+ 9+ 9+ 9'+ 9+ 2 3' 4+

U
8+ 8'+ 8+

. j b j

3

b J
V7 IV 7 I7 3 3 3

& . .
4 5 5 4+ 3' 2 2" 2 2 3' 4+ 3' 4+ 3' 4+ 2 2" 2+ 1+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 4+ 9+ 10+
4 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+ 1+

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