Juke And Other Blues Harp Classics Transcribed by Glenn Weiser

Little Walter's "Juke," and some of the other solos are from my book, Masters of Blues Harp, which is available from this site. However, the system of harmonica indications in the printed version differs somewhat from my original manuscript versions, which appear here. These have been provided for educational use only and may not be used for any commercial purpose.- GW Transcription of Juke from Master's of Blues Harp Here is an explanation of the indications:

Harmonica Indications Legend

1. S.- Tongue slap. 2. Trm.-Tremolo with cupped hands. 3. R.S.-Reverse slap; the players lifts the tongue, sounding a chord ,and then tongue-slaps in the opposite direction. 4. O.T.-Octave tonguing. 5. A.T.-Articulated tremolo; the player cups and uncups the hands to create specific rhythms. 6. Vib.-Throat vibrato 7. -Semitone note bend 8. Circled number-draw reed; uncircled number-blow reed. (or upwards arrowblow, downwards arrow-draw) 9. Arrow below hole number-half tone bend; arrow with crossbar-whole tone bend; arrow with double crossbar-minor third bend. 10. T.B.-tongue blocking position; L.B.-lip blocking position. 11. Comma-Articulated tonguing with the syllable "ta." 12. Letters-chord symbols. 13. H.S.-Head shake (trill). 14. Dot ( )-Staccato tonguing 15. L-Lift the tongue from the harmonica to open a chord.

These are large graphics files, so please wait for them to download. The Little Walter Transcriptions Book Review: Blues With A Feeling - The Little Walter Story, reviewed by Glenn Weiser Blues and Rock Harmonica by Glenn Weiser Solos: Juke by Little Walter Forty Four Blues by Little Walter Big Walter's Shuffle by Big Walter Horton Blues With A Feeling by Little Walter

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Little Walter's "Juke" Transcribed by Glenn Weiser From "Masters of Blues Harp"
Note-The first note of the famous opening phrase ("Le Riff") should be played as a 3blow rather than a 2-draw. It has since been changed in the book.- G.W. Also, the second note should be an F#: 3-draw, whole step bend.

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