Triplets (and a Quadruplet?)

The following are three note riffs which are used for fills. Practice them and get them as fast as possible. Practice! Practice! Practice!

I play them three times slow, three times intermediate and three times fast.

Play each backwards as well.

Stop and take a breath everyonce in a while. James Cotton can keep these things up with circular breathing for 5 minutes, but we are just mortals.

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

The tab icons are set so that if you click (or touch) them it will play a harmonica note. All songs are set to play with a "C" harmonica in cross harp (2nd position) so the song or riff will be in the key of "G".
The exception will be the riffs where the little menu comes up and it allows you to play in first or third position or correct the key. You still will use a "C harp, but they song key will be "C" or "D" accordingly.

 

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Playing "Help-Me" In the Style of Sonny Boy Williamson II: A step by step, note for note analysis of some of Sonny Boy's Signature Riffs