Half Steppin'

Bending Song Example #5

Key: F (B b Harmonica in 2nd Position) / Groove: Double Shuffle (Ult Jam "Marching Shuffle in F")
Form: 12 Bar Blues / Start: From the I (One Chord)
Lesson Focus: Half Step Bending Control
1st Chorus (A B/A1 C Chorus Form)

& 44 b b b n b n b n b
I IV I

4 4' 4+ 3 2 2' 2" 2+ 3' 3 4+ 4' 4 4' 4+ 4 3 3' 3"

b n b n .
& b n b n b b n
IV I

2+ 2" 2' 2 2 3''' 3" 3' 3' 3 4+ 4' 4 4' 4+ 4 3 4 6+ 5 4

b b b 3 IV 3
3

b
V

b
I IV I1 V

& 3 b n
3

3
3
6 6' 6+ 5 5' 5+ 4 4' 4+ 3' 3" 2 2 2" 1 1' 1+ 1 2 3" 2 2 3 4 4+ 5+ 6+ 6+ 3 1 3 3' 2

1+ 3+

0:29 - 2nd Chorus (A B/A1 C Chorus Form)

& b n J b b n b b n J b b n b
I IV I

3' 3 3 3' 2 3' 3 4 4 3 3' 2 3' 3 3 3' 2 3' 3 2 2" 3' 3" 2
3

b

b n b b n j b n j b n

IV I

& J
3" 3' 3' 3" 2 3" 3' 3" 3' 3 3' 2 3' 3 2 3' 3 2 3' 3 4 4 3
1 1 3

& b
b b n n j
V IV I

3" 2' 1 3" 3+ 2+ 1+ 4 4 4 4' 4 2 2" 1
3 3 3' 3

j j j
0:54 - 3rd Chorus (A B/A C Chorus Form)

b
b n J
I IV I

& b n b n b n
2" 2' 2 2 2" 2 2' 2 2 2" 1 2" 2' 2 2 2" 2 2' 2 3' 3" 2
1 1 1 1

j j
& b n b n b n b n J b
IV I

3' 3 4+ 3 3' 3 3 4+ 2 2" 1 2" 2' 2 2 2" 2 2' 2 4 4' 3

1+ 2 2 1+ 1 1
1 1
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& b n j b b j j b n
V IV I V

4' 4 1 4+ 3' 2 3' 4+ 1+ 2 2" 1 2" 2 1 2" 2' 2 1 1

. j
1:18 - 4th Chorus (ABC Chorus Form)

I IV I

& b n
3

b
1' 1 1' 1+ 4+ 3" 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 6+ 5 3
1+ 3 2

3
2 1

j ..
1

& .
b
IV 3 3 3 3
I

V
3" 3 4 3" 3 4 2 3 3" 3 4 3" 3 4 2 2+ 2 4 3' 3" 2 2+ 1 3
2 1 3

..
1

& b b b n n
V IV I

3" 1 2' 3" 3+ 1+ 2+ 4 4 4' 4 2 2 3 4 5+ 6+
3 3' 3 1 2+ 3+

wI 3 j
1:43 - 5th Chorus (ABC Chorus Form)

IV I

&w .
3
3 3
5 6+ 5 4 3 4 2 3" 3 4 5+ 5 5+ 4 3 4 5+ 6+ 6 6+ 5+

w I
b n b n b b
IV

&w
6+ 5 6 5 5+ 6+ 5+ 4 5 4 4+ 5+ 4+ 3' 3 4+ 4' 4 4' 4+ 4 3' 2 3" 2 2 2 2
3+ 1 1 1

.
& b.
V IV I V

w
2' 2' 2" 2+ 2+ 2 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
1
2:07 - 6th Chorus (Head - A B/A1 C Chorus Form)

& b b b n b n b n b
I IV I

4 4' 4+ 3 2 2' 2" 2+ 3' 3 4+ 4' 4 4' 4+ 4 3 3' 3"

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.

b n b n b n
& b n b n b
IV I

J
2+ 2" 2' 2 2 3''' 3" 3' 3' 3 4+ 4' 4 4' 4+ 4 3 4 6+ 5 4
3

U
2

b b b 3 IV 3
1

Straight-eighth ending with Ritard

b
V

b b n
I I7

& 3
3

3
3
6 6' 6+ 5 5' 5+ 4 4' 4+ 3' 3" 2 2 2" 1 1' 1+ 1 2 3" 2 2 2 3 3 3 4+ 4+ 4' 4' 4 4 6+ 5
1 3 3+ 2
2
1

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