12 Bar blues solo Idea

by Vintage_Harpr · posted by Vintage_Harpr

How hard is it?

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-1 -2 -2 -3 -2 | -2 -3 -3 -4 -3 | -3 -4 -4' 4 -3 -3' -4 5 -4 | -5 5 -4 -3 |
4 (long) | -4 4 -2 -2 | (long)-2 -2 |(short)-3 -2 -3 |
-4 -5 (long) | -5 5 (long) | -4 5 -4 6 6 -5 -5 5 -4 |4 -1 -1 |

Add vibrato to the notes with "(long)" in front or behind of them.

This is in 12 bar blues format, just another idea for a solo. 
 
One thing you can do is have the band you are playing with do "stop time" for the first four bars.

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound