What is the name of the style used by John at 1min 43sec of the video clip, and which is the best book to learn this style BTW, what is the tune called?
John Sebastian - Harmonica Solo - 8/14/1994 - Woodstock 94 (Official) - YouTube
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I think it’s called an Irish jig.
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Hello @benditHard30 @Dai,
it is “Irish Jig”. Original from Gwendal or as “Irish Jigs” from Terra Celta.
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@benditHard30 - Welcome to the forum! Great to have you here.
Yeah I agree with everyone else - this is an Irish Jig. Brendan Powers has a book on playing Irish jigs but they’re just single notes.
Are you digging the way he’s backing himself up playing melody and chords at the same time? If so, that’s achieved by tongue-blocking, and I recommend checking out Joe Filisko’s study song Skip to My Lou. That would be a great introduction to this style of playing a melody and chords at the same time.
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