Master the major pentatonic scale and develop your own vocabulary inspired by Country Music.

Whether you already have a solid foundation, whether you come from blues or folk, Country improvisation offers you a whole new playing field, rich and stimulating.

Instead of seeking melancholy, Country music celebrates positive energy, clarity and melodic virtuosity. By exploring the major pentatonic scale, you will discover how to make your instrument sing with a new brightness.

This method is a welcoming invitation to enrich your musical vocabulary. Step by step, it guides you through the essential techniques to develop your own style and play with fluidity.

Fundamental techniques and clear phrasing

The Secret of -3''

The double bend on hole 3 draw is crucial in Country. It's the major second (the A), attacked directly for a perfect and bright intonation.

The Articulation of Sound

Learn to master Tongue Blocking, percussive effects and clean articulation to give that famous characteristic "bounce" to your playing.

Country Tuning

Discover the strategic tuning that raises hole 5 draw by a semitone, giving you the complete major scale in 2nd position without needing any overblow.

Your Arsenal – What’s Inside the Complete Method

Introduction

Mastery of the major pentatonic scale

First position (Straight Harp)

Second position (Cross Harp)

Twelfth position

Bends in country context

Articulation and note attack

Acoustic effects

Melodic vocabulary

Typical licks and patterns

Series of licks without bends

Series of licks with bends

Series of hybrid licks with C and F#

Series of Country blues hybrid licks

Backing tracks

Phrasing, rhythmic articulation and country feeling

The shuffle and swing feel

Call and response

Articulation and melodic clarity

Breath management and breathing patterns

Personal vocabulary development and learning

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Building a "bag of licks"

Between tradition and innovation

Recommended exercises and practices

Hybrid scale with 2 added major notes

Hybrid scale with added blue notes

Quelques standards

In 1st and 2nd positions

Home on the range

Red river valley

Old Joe Clark

Camptown races

You are my sunshine

Reference harmonica players

Great specialists

Classic tuning and alternative tuning

Country Tuning

Conclusion

The Adventure Begins

Add a new dimension to your playing.

Join Paul Lassey’s method and develop your own Country vocabulary with ease.

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