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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
PLAYERS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 4 Book Contents
Page 5 CD contents
Page 6 Introduction
Page 7 Articulations, Whooping
Page 8 About Sonny Terry
Page 12 Riffs 1-3
Page 13 Riffs 4-7
Page 14 Riffs 8-10
Page 15 Riffs 11-13
Page 16 Riffs 14-18
Page 17 Riffs 19-22
Page 18 Riffs 23-26
Page 19 Riffs 27-30
Page 20 Riffs 31-34
Page 21 Riffs 35-37
Page 22 Riffs 38-39
Page 23 Riffs 40-43
Page 24 Riffs 44-46
Page 25 Riffs 47-49
Page 26 Riffs 50-51
Page 27 Riffs 52-53
Page 28 Riffs 54-57
Page 29 Riffs 58-60
Page 30 Tab page
Page 31 Outro
Page 32 Ben Hewlett biography
Page 33 Paul Lennon Biography
Page 34 The Series and Forthcoming Titles
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INTRODUCTION
I was first introduced to the captivating sounds of Sonny Terry by my first teacher,
Paul Lamb, who told me ‘you can learn all you need to know from Sonny’, and Paul
should know - he studied nothing but Sonny’s style for twelve years and became well
known performing in folk clubs in the UK. Eventually he was able to meet Sonny and
play with him on stage – I wish I’d been there!
I got hooked in the 1990s and have loved Sonny’s style ever since. I bought Tom
Ball’s excellent book ‘Sonny Terry Licks’ and learnt more about the way Sonny plays
and also got most of his recordings to try to decipher them.
So this CD/book is an attempt to explore small sections of Sonny Terry’s playing.
We have simplified it where possible to make it easier for you to pick up and have
played it at three different speeds with a drum track to quantify the rhythms and
notate them with some accuracy.
Some would argue against this method but I think it works and helps to understand
what he’s doing. We’ve tried to get the ‘feel’ of Sonny’s playing across rather than
the exact details.
However I would recommend you also go back to the original recordings, and,
having studied this book, you should be able to work out some of his playing on
your own – by then your ear will be in tune and you should be able to hear what he’s
doing much more clearly.
If you pan right on the recording the drums disappear and you can hear the
harmonica more clearly. We think Sonny is all about the groove so keep that in
mind and try both ways – with and without the drum track.
You will find four playalong tracks at the end of this album, each in the key of the
riffs as they appear in the book. In E for the A harmonica, in D for the G harmonica,
in F for the Bb harmonica and in G for the C harmonica. These are for you to try
out any of the riffs with a rhythm section.
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SONNY TERRY RIFFSRiffs 1 - 3
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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
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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.
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"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
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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
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NEWHARP
PLAYERS
MASTERMIX14
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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
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PLAYERS
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ETHE BLUES
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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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HOW TO PLAY TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYMES ON A ‘C’ HARMONICA WITH FUNKY BACKINGS
NURSERYA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
YOUNGERPLAYERS
FUNKY
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ME
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
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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
A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR
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NASTYCHUGS10
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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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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
PLAYERS
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).
Sonny Terry Blues RiffsHewlett & LennonISBN: 978-1-907058-33-2
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