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60 SONNY TERRY BLUES RIFFS FOR INTERMEDIATE HARP PLAYERS BLUES RIFFS A PLAYALONG COURSE FOR INTERMEDIATE HARP PLAYERS SONNY TERRY THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE Arranged and transcribed by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L. CD INSIDE A PLAYALONG COURSE FOR INTERMEDIATE HARP PLAYERS BLUES RIFFS 18 VOLUME L&H118

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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

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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

A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR

NEWHARP

PLAYERS

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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.

2CDsINSIDE

"A real nice approach. For everyone from beginners to intermediates"

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L&H103

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

A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR

NEWHARP

PLAYERS

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L&H104

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

NEWHARP

PLAYERS

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L&H102

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

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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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L&H106

HOW TO PLAY TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYMES ON A ‘C’ HARMONICA WITH FUNKY BACKINGS

NURSERYA PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR

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FUNKY

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THE BEN HEWLETT HARMONICA COURSE

Arranged and sung by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.

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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

A PLAYALONGCOURSEFOR

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CHRISTMAS9

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L&H109

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

NEWHARP

PLAYERS

NASTYCHUGS10

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L&H110

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

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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

978-1-907058-00-4 978-1-907058-02-8 978-1-907058-08-0978-1-907058-04-2 978-1-907058-06-6

978-1-907058-12-7 978-1-907058-14-1 978-1-907058-32-5978-1-907058-16-5 978-1-907058-30-1

£9.99 (UK)Recommended price

GROW WITH THE RANGE...

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