What is tongue blocking?

A: Tongue Blocking (TB) is the technique where you take three or four holes
of your harmonica in your mouth, and block some of them with your tongue.
This way you can play single notes, (leave a hole either to the left or the
right of your tongue) octaves (leave a hole to both sides of your tongue,
exactly two holes apart) or chords (lift your tongue entirely — BB

 

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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