50 Awesome Blues Riffs For Diatonic Harmonica, Vol.17 by Ben Hewlett & Paul Lennon

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50 AWESOME
VOLUME
BLUES RIFFS
FOR DIATONIC HARMONICA IN 6 KEYS A, Bb, C, D & F plus G MINOR 17
A PLAYALONG
COURSE FOR
DEVELOPING HARP
PLAYERS
"A real nice approach.
For everyone from
beginners to intermediates"
LEE OSKAR
CD HARMONICA COURSE
THE BEN HEWLETT INSIDE L&H117
Arranged and recorded by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L.

50 AWESOME
BLUES RIFFS
For diatonic harmonica in 6 keys
A play-along course for intermediate harp players
Ben Hewlett
Arranged and recorded by Paul Lennon L.T.C.L
© 2009 Ben Hewlett. All text and illustrations.

© 2009 Paul Lennon. Musical score.
Published by L & H Publishing.

e-mail: paul@paullennon.com
Web: www.harmonicaworld.net
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978-1-907058-31-8
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,

stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be
otherwise circulated in any form of binding other than that in which it is
published and without similar condition being imposed on the
subsequent purchaser.
Audio CD © & P 2008 Ben Hewlett & Paul Lennon.

All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work
reserved. Unauthorised copying, public performance, broadcasting,
hiring or rental of this recording prohibited.
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CD TRACK LISTING
1. Intro 25. 90 BPM – 1

2. 60 BPM – 1 26. 90 BPM – 2
3. 60 BPM – 2 27. 90 BPM – 3
4. 60 BPM – 3 28. 90 BPM – 4
5. 60 BPM – 4 29. 90 BPM – 5
6. 60 BPM – 5 30. 90 BPM – 6
7. 60 BPM – 6 31. 98 BPM – 1
8. 60 BPM – 7 32. 98 BPM – 2
9. 70 BPM – 1 33. 98 BPM – 3
10. 70 BPM – 2 34. 98 BPM – 4
11. 70 BPM – 3 35. 98 BPM – 5
12. 70 BPM – 4 36. 98 BPM – 6
13. 70 BPM – 5 37. 98 BPM – 7
14. 70 BPM – 6 38. 98 BPM – 8
15. 70 BPM – 7 39. 98 BPM – 9
16. 70 BPM – 8 40. 98 BPM – 10
17. 80 BPM – 1 41. 98 BPM – 11
18. 80 BPM – 2 42. 98 BPM – 12
19. 80 BPM – 3 43. 110 BPM – 1
20. 80 BPM – 4 44. 110 BPM – 2
21. 80 BPM – 5 45. 110 BPM – 3
22. 80 BPM – 6 46. 110 BPM – 4
23. 80 BPM – 7 47. 110 BPM – 5
24. 80 BPM – 8 48. 110 BPM – 6
49. 110 BPM – 7
50. 110 BPM – 8
51. 110 BPM – 9
52. Outro
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE 4 CD contents
PAGE 5 Book contents
PAGE 7 Introduction
PAGE 8 60 BPM riffs 2 & 3
PAGE 11 60 BPM riff 8
PAGE 12 70 BPM riffs 9, 10 11 & 12
PAGE 25 98 BPM riffs 37, 38 & 39
PAGE 26 98 BPM riffs 40, 41 & 42
PAGE 31 110 BPM riff 51
PAGE 32 Chromatic Tab
PAGE 33 Outro
PAGE 34 Biographies: Ben Hewlett
PAGE 35 Biographies: Paul Lennon
PAGE 37 Other Books in the Series
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INTRODUCTION
Hello and welcome to the Ben Hewlett Harmonica Course by Ben

Hewlett and Paul Lennon. The purpose of this book and CD is to give
you a challenging workout. This amazing collection of riffs has been
specially composed to help you expand your blues repertoire. They’re
arranged in different speeds and by the key of the harmonica. You’re
going to need six harps for this collection – that’s A, Bb, C, D, F and G
natural minor. All the notation and harmonica tablature is included to
help you learn each riff along with the recordings. I hope you won’t find
this too easy – it’s a response to all you people who have asked us for
something more stretching!
Good luck with it all and if you’d like some more check out the other
blues riffs albums on our site www.harmonicaworld.net -
see you at the end.
Ben Hewlett 2009
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60 bpm
Tracks 2 & 3
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Tracks 4 & 5
9
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Tracks 6 & 7
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Track 8
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70 bpm
Tracks 9, 10, 11 & 12
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70 bpm
Tracks 13 & 14
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#œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 4
4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 3
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3 3 4 3 4 3 2
2 2 3 2 3 2
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Tracks 15 & 16
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Tracks 17 & 18
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Tracks 19 & 20
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Tracks 21 & 22
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80 bpm
Tracks 23 & 24
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90 bpm
Tracks 25 & 26
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Tracks 27 & 28
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90 bpm
Tracks 29 & 30
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98 bpm
Tracks 31 & 32
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98 bpm
Tracks 33 & 34
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98 bpm
Tracks 35 & 36
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98 bpm
Tracks 37, 38 & 39
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98 bpm
Tracks 40, 41 & 42
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110 bpm
Tracks 43 & 44
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110 bpm
Tracks 45 & 46
28
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110 bpm
Tracks 47 & 48
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110 bpm
Tracks 49 & 50
30
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110 bpm
Track 51
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CHROMATIC TABLATURE
(TAB) CHART
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OUTRO
Well done, you’ve reached the end. That’s it for now. See if you can
memorise as many of these riffs as possible and you will find they jump
out of your subconscious mind when you’re next playing with a band.
We hope you’ve enjoyed working through these riffs. Be sure to come
and visit us at: www.harmonicaworld.net
We also have a bunch of videos on YouTube which include introductions
to all our books as well as free lessons and other items –
see PaulLennonUK
Bye for now
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BIOGS
BEN HEWLETT CTABRSM b.1959
He has also run a Blues Band workshop to provide a
setting for new harp players to gain band
experience. He ran Saturday 'learn to play in a day'
courses all over the west of England and continues
to teach many private students.
Ben runs 'Blues Jam Factory' now a successful
Ben Hewlett became a musician at the age of ten corporate team-building and training operation with
learning the trumpet. He went through the school a growing client base including DHL, Exel, Lloyds
system of exams and performances, finally escaping TSB, Brittish Gas, Sanofi Aventis, University of
the mandatory classical repertoire with the discovery Singapore, Novartis, TBL, The Hemsley Fraser Group,
of Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. He was a Instant Teamwork, Axa, Spice UK and BNI. To see
minor third addict at fourteen and still has a passion this in action visit www.BluesJamFactory.com
for jazz and blues. Ben received a harmonica at the Ben has played with Jools Holland in a blues jam
age of 7 and started playing it properly at the age of Ben organised in London; he is a Guinness World
27 having seen the Blues Brothers film a number of record holder for 'Largest Harmonica Ensemble'; he
times. Ben Has studied harmonica with top organised a group of 100 Children dressed as the
harmonica players including Paul Lamb, Brendan Blues Brothers playing the Peter Gunn Theme on
Power, Charlie McCoy, Howard Levy, Joe Filisko, harmonicas to an audience of 2,500. Ben and Paul
Richard Sleigh, Steve Baker and Carlos del Junco. Lennon introduced 850 children to the harmonica
During two years of running evening classes at Ocklynge Junior school in Eastbourne where all
(inherited from Brendan Power) he qualified as a the children studied their 10-week harmonica
Music Workshop Leader and worked full time course. Ben's students have received countless UK
teaching music in different settings. Since leaving Harmonica Championship title and he was the first
London Ben has gone into full-time harmonica ever harmonica teacher at Dulwich College, London.
teaching. In 2002 he successfully completed the With Paul Lennon he is now an internationally
teaching qualification 'Certificate of Teaching, published author with 'Get Chugging'. He once
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music' taught Didgeridoo on Radio 4 with Rolf Harris and
(CTABRSM). has played on the same bill as, and talked shop
Ben and his team of ten teachers now visit 40 with, the legendary Larry Adler.
schools a week to teach five hundred harmonica He also had an unexpected two hour lunch with
students - he is therefore the only full-time Billy Connolly while setting up a harmonica festival
professional harmonica teacher in the UK. in Bristol.
This is known as harpscool.co.uk
Ben can be contacted at ben@harmonicaworld.net
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BIOGS
He has produced books on Music Training Basics,
Practising and Ear-Training as well as collections of
pieces for piano, violin, guitar and flute. From 1993
Paul taught at the City Literary Institute in London
and wrote a three-year jazz harmony and ear-training
PAUL LENNON L.T.C.L. (b.1957) course.
From July 2001 to June 2002 Paul played
Paul is a composer/arranger, bass and shared lead vocals in a band based in
multi-instrumentalist and teacher. He is a former Claridges Hotel in London during which time he built
pupil of Bishop Wordsworth School, Salisbury and a large pad of vocal material. From then he played in
former member and leader of the Wiltshire Youth and various duos on violin with Charles Alexander, Jamey
Salisbury Junior Orchestras on violin. He also played Moore and Dominic Grant (guitars) and on piano and
in rock and folk bands in the Salisbury areas from guitar with saxophonist Howard Turner. Since the
the age of 15 onwards and later graduated from summer of 2002 he has studied violin and piano on
Trinity College of Music, London in violin, piano and the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Summer Schools in
composition (1976-80). Paul has been involved in London for three years running. As a music editor
many classical/light music ventures including and copyist he has worked for many years with Dave
orchestras, a flute quartet, a duo with cello and even Hewson on his projects for KPM/EMI with at least
a 1930’s cabaret act. He went on to play bass, eight albums to Paul’s credit. 2002 also saw the
guitar, violin and keyboards in various bands and recording of a harmonica sample album with Ben
from 1988-91 he was the bass player and Hewlett for ZERO-G, a major sample company.
composer/arranger with EPJ, a 13-piece modern jazz Currently Paul is very involved in
big band. He played guitar, keyboards and vocals in composition and recording particularly with Ben
a 4-piece pop band, then violin in a duo with guitar Hewlett on the ongoing Harmonica Course and also
until mid 1996, followed by piano in his own original his own playalong projects for guitar and piano.
jazz quartet with guitar, bass and drums. Various projects are in preparation including a four
In 1998 in collaboration with The Booming album set of songs with lyrics by John Goldman, a
Cherries, a contemporary dance troupe, he produced blues/rock CD/book of riffs in the styles of great
Gravy Bones, a jazz-oriented dance work. The guitarists including Santana, Jimmy Page, Rory
following year he wrote and recorded the score for an Gallagher etc. and the CD/book 101 Blues Riffs for
adaptation of King Arthur, a current production by the Harmonica played on guitar. He has also teamed up
Spiral Arts dance-theatre company. Other works with voiceover artist Neill McKenzie to form a
include string quartets, pieces for flute and production company that produces music and
piano/guitar and solo piano. All these works reflect voiceovers for ads, documentaries, film etc.
an eclectic experience and a leaning towards music He also continues to teach piano, guitar, violin, bass
for dramatic and visual media. He writes from his and singing privately along with theory, harmony and
Kent-based home recording studio and has composition.
composed and produced many albums there
including the playalongs for harmonica with Ben Paul’s current showreels can be heard on
Hewlett and spoken-word material with Shaun de www.paullennon.com and he can be contacted at:
Warren and Marietta Pinto-Hayes. paul@paullennon.com
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OTHER VOLUMES AVAILABLE

Volume 1 Get Chugging - Rhythm harmonica for beginners and intermediates.
It teaches rhythm, breathing, and articulation. Now published globally by Mel Bay
Publications Inc. and available from all good music shops.
Volume 2 Search for the Single Note - the next step on from Get Chugging. It
introduces you to getting single notes and teaches you simple tunes/exercises
with a series of beautiful backing tracks – for newish harp players.
Volume 3 Blues jam Factory - an introduction to the blues for complete
beginners. Different styles of 12-bar blues are covered in this volume using single
notes and chugging techniques. All this with original backing tracks in each style.
Become an instant blues star with your own backing band!
Volume 4 HarpsCool Mastermix - a mixture of train chugs, riffs, standard tunes,
and easy original tunes for newish harp players.
Volume 5 Bones of the Blues – the blues in five different keys on a C harp.
Eight original blues tunes all taught in short phrases and come with the
appropriate scale for improvising.
NO NOTEBENDING NEEDED – for intermediate and advanced players.
Volume 6 101 Blues Riffs - learn classic blues riffs and sound like the players
you love to listen to! Sonny Terry, William Clarke, the Walters, Sonny Boy
Williamson, etc. plus riffs for specific situations – endings, fast & flashy, jazzy etc.
For intermediate to advanced players. Lots of note-bending needed here!
Volume 7 Funky Folk – folk tunes reworked with funky backings.
…. coming soon.
Volume 8 Funky Nursery - ten nursery tunes (each sung once and played at
three different speeds) with the funkiest backings in existence – for beginners.
Volume 9 Funky Christmas - ten festive tunes (each sung once and played at
three different speeds) with the funkiest backings in Christendom and beyond – for
beginners.
Volume 10 Nasty Chugs - another chugging book but with disgusting words!
Designed for children and in the style of Roald Dahl. Each chug has a rhythmic
pattern, a groovy backing track and a simple tune. For younger beginners –
these are horrible!
Volume 17 50 Awesome Blues Riffs - for intermediate players. A response to
requests for more challenging material. These riffs will challenge the best of you!
Volumes 11 to 16 are all in preparation including books on notebending etc.
Current details are on the website

www.HarmonicaWorld.net or email us at info@HarmonicaWorld.net
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Ben Hewlett became a musician at the age of ten in 1969 learning the
trumpet. He went through the school system of exams and performances,
finally escaping the mandatory classical repertoire with the discovery of
Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. He was a minor third addict at
fourteen and still has a passion for jazz and blues. Godfather Dennis
Corble 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 a

former pupil of Bishop Wordsworth School, Salisbury and former member
and 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 age
of 15 onwards and later graduated from Trinity College of Music, London in
violin, piano and composition (1976-80).
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vol 17 Awesome download 11/9/09 11:07 Page 1

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

A play-along course for intermediate harp players

© 2009 Ben Hewlett. All text and illustrations.

Published by L & H Publishing.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,

Audio CD © & P 2008 Ben Hewlett & Paul Lennon.

1. Intro 25. 90 BPM – 1

Hello and welcome to the Ben Hewlett Harmonica Course by Ben

Ben Hewlett 2009

AWESOME BLUES RIFFS

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GROW WITH THE RANGE...

SINGLE NOTE MASTERMIX1 BLUESRIFFS

A PLAYALONG A PLAYALONG A PLAYALONG

THE BEN HEWLETT 2CD s

978-1-907058-00-4 978-1-907058-02-8 978-1-907058-04-2 978-1-907058-06-6 978-1-907058-08-0

FUNKY FUNKY 50 AWESOME SONNY TERRY

NURSERY CHRISTMAS NASTYCHUGS BLUES RIFFS BLUES RIFFS

A PLAYALONG A PLAYALONG A PLAYALONG A PLAYALONG A PLAYALONG

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

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