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John Sebastian's masterful licks in The Doors Roadhouse Blues taught by George Goodman of HarpNGuitar.com.
Roadhouse blues is played in the key of E so for this we are going to need an A harmonica. That means that we will be playing in second position or 'cross harp' position. The reason for this is, on an A harmonica, when you draw on holes 2, 3, 4, and 5, you get an E7 chord. Also by setting up the chord to sound on a draw means that you can bend the notes to create tones that are part of the blues scale which sound great.
The harmonica part on this song is a great example of filling spaces and not stepping on the other musician's toes. There's a great comping rhythm part that sits under the vocals and then tasty fills when there's space.
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There are a ton of nuances added in the playing -- there's bends, scoops, drop offs, slurs, trills that are really hard to notate in tab form but I'll give you the holes to blow and draw so you can form a basis on the notes to play so you can add your own inflections