I teach special education as a career, I just want to say how much I admire your teaching skills! You are clearly understanding, concerned about the whole student (me in this case!) and patient. You deliver all of this SO WELL. Thanks for making these. I'm learning to make better use of my idle time, but this brought me added joy because you are obviously passionate about life and people.
Aw right on Rachel. thanks so much for this note. I've been involved in assisting people with disabilities in my life and it was both rewarding and challenging. God bless you for what you are doing! Glad the vids are helping. Rock on! 🤘🏼
thank you so much. brilliant. Ive just bought a harmonica to learn something new in lockdown .never thought at age 79 i,d be able to play a little tune. You are such a good teacher.
Definitely worth all the sweat! You put in! I appreciate what you’ve done here. I didn’t know why every time I played I was getting no sound in my 5 hole on the draw, so hearing your reference pitch I could tell something wasn’t right. So I took the thing apart and fiddle with the metal tabs on the inside and they were rust shut on some of them and Misbent on others, so after some adjustments I can now play “in the jungle”!! Props my brother!! And I applaud you too, Eunice! Your abilities are astounding!!! Keep up the good play!!!
not even kidding, i started harmonica 3 days ago. because of you ive learned the scales, isolating notes, a few blues riffs, bending notes, and i can play pretty acceptably. it feels so good, and its all thanks to you!
He's helping me out a lot too! About 4 or 5 days maybe 1 or 2 hours a day messing around. I'm going g to focus on my scales and getting a feel for the steps between notes
Man, I just love popping in for these just to hear your expressions - to get your ear and your brain and your mouth connected - awesome, awesome, awesome 😎👍😎👍
I taught myself to play 'Oh When The Saints...' decades ago. It took such a long time memorising it all. I've recently found it again , and watching your video made it all make sense !! That's what the numbers are for ...lol.......Thank you's x the truckload !
Been watching all your video recently, I've had a harmonica for years but only just started trying to learn since I'm going to bring it with me for entertainment while backpacking for a couple weeks! Thanks for the great videos!
What a brilliant lesson. I am always surprised and grateful that such great professionals are willing to give their time and expertise for the benefit of others. All I can say is thank you. You are helping so many people to learn our great little instrument. More power to you and may it continue.
you are simply the best. I learned so much confusing theory. You bring it right to the point. Straight, simple, clear.Thank you so much. I hope you are still going on.
Your videos rock! I challenged myself to learn the harmonica in 30 days. Today is day 2, and I can already isolate notes, and play a couple simple songs! Your videos are great! I have a feeling I won't be putting the harmonica down after my 30 day challenge is over!
Hey bro big sweater here too lol (end of the video) awesome teacher 37 now played guitar started when I was 13 kinda took seriously for couple years then girls happened lol. But never was able to get as serious as I'd like to be due to the fact I've had arthritis from a young age so can only play for tops 1 hour then just couldn't , Would just be frustrated and even the next day my wrist would be inflamed and very stiff, then a my grandfather passed about 3 months ago not covid just old age any way he had a tremelo harmonica and then started messing around just bought and has arrived my first real Horner's key C Harp .so basically just thank you Really getting obsessed with blues and no arthritis pain playing harp thanks again. Greg
Hey Greg - thanks for the note, man. Yeah, actually I started on guitar as well, I started playing harmonica around 16 or 17, but then got really serious with it after getting repetitive stress syndrome in my left index finger (from over-practicing) which prevented me from being able to play guitar. There's something magical about instruments that are played with the breath, I think. Rock on, my friend!
You are awesome! Best instruction channel ive seen. I like how you go into the details of things, and not assume things are known by the viewer. I wish i had discovered your channel 6 months ago when I first started playing. Id be way more advanced than i am currently thats for sure. Also, like how you explain things in a way that someone with no music background is able comprehend. (like me! haha) AND your pretty funny! Keep’em coming! and thank you so much! ☝️
Merci beaucoup l'Ami Vos leçons sont absolument les meilleurs sur internet !!!! Vous avez un vrai don pour la pédagogie ! ET c'est un bonheur pour nous !!! 😎🙏 Eric ((from Paris))
hey Luke, first of all thank you for teaching us (I never imagined I can play any musical instrument ever) and you are awesome tutor too! So, I just wanna ask how did you do that jump on the "In the jungle" first line from 4 Blow to 4 Drow?
Ok check this out! I. Walking to a gas station and here a guy whistling this song i got back to my car grabed the harp and played it he looked at me riched in to his car grabbed his harp and continue playing. How awesome.
@@Harmonicacom Thank you. Funny how things go, I've had 2 major surgeries in the past 4 months, one being having part of my lung removed and a friend suggested me learning how to play the harmonica as it would be good breathing exercise for my lungs. I agree!! And I love harmonica music, you are very good at it. :)
Never knew how easy it can be to learn how to play the harmonica. I will be starting when I get my set of harmonicas tomorrow. I've "tinkered" with a couple of them before. But, have never had my own to play. Am just going to be playing for fun and to have something to do with some of my spare time when I'm not in the mood to paint, do needlecrafts, etc. Also, I'm a 52 YO lady who loves doing many different crafts. And, I've often wanted to learn how to play the harmonica. Specially the theme song to "The Walton's" because I always loved watching that series as a child. Is there any way you could make a video on how to play that theme song. I'd appreciate it so much if you can. Keep your videos coming for us all, please. And, thank you so much for this one. It has made me unafraid to "pick up" and add a new talent to my repertoire. 😉
Thanks, Luke, for this nice beginning lesson. I'd like to know more about the "relationship" of the "primary key" (=> "CMaj chord"), and the ("G7" ="Dominant 7 chord"), and then what is "First position" vs "Second position" vs "Third position"??!!....
Awesome beginning lesson, Luke. I really liked the fact that you gave a very basic lesson and turned it into a song immediately. I have to ask... Is JP still playing? I haven't seen him in quite awhile.
@@Harmonicacom Glad to hear he's still harpin' (and not like my wife does). I worked with him and Jason (if he's still there) on the Breakthrough Blues and Jam-Along programs a little. Hope the chance comes along to help out again. That was a blast. Give them my best. Keep up the great lessons!
Hey Brett - great question! Harmonicas are tuned this way so that we can get a C major chord when we blow, and then a G7 chord when we draw holes 1-6. There are LOTS of alternate tunings that are becoming more and more popular. If you're interested in exploring them, you can check out this forum thread: forum.harmonica.com/t/different-tuning-harmonicas/5989?u=luke A lot of the alternate tunings still have this switch between holes 6 and 7, but not all of them. It's just something we have to get used to. Hope that helps. Rock on, Luke
Hey Luke .. Sorry for the many question .. !!! it is normal for a beginner to have a sort of feelings on the lip where you put and slide the armonica? I'm practicing every day.. maybe a hour .. and i notice some feelings to my lips .. not pain not bad feelings but some i will call "scrub". .. that's normal... anyway .. i'mm beginning to be able to isolate notes .. thanks to you ,,,
Ask away, my friend. Congrats on beginning to be able to isolate notes! Yes, that's normal to have the lips feel a little chaffed after playing for an hour. Depending on the harmonica you're playing, some are more comfy on the lips than others. Plastic combs are more comfortable than wooden combs. Cover plates that hide the reed plates completely are more comfortable than ones that have the reed plates a little exposed. If you're interested in considering purchasing a different harmonica, here is my article about brands: www.harmonica.com/which-harmonica-to-buy/
@@Harmonicacom Yes , thank you so much.. already read it .. the Lee Oskar is lost into the postal service .. i got a Hohner Blues Harp that seems to me at least better than the Fender.. unfortunately it was the only one i could get at my local store .. dammit ..
Hi I started to learn to play tremolo harmonica since just last month but I plan to buy maybe just an easttop T800k model. I just request maybe if you can put in the titles the lesson number so that for example a beginner like me could trace the chronological order of what video should I watch first then so on. But it is okay if my request will not be granted I will still continue watching repeatedly your videos because it is very entertaining to watch and very informative. God bless your channel. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
what are the second half lyrics, because there are 3 verses in this song, as I looked the lyrics up (you didn't share them in this lesson)...thanks for your help.
hey, thanks for the video! i'll give you an idea, if i may. I'd appreciate the pentagram appart from the tab so i know how many beats do every note last!
Ima come straight with u bro , this is the third video im backing up because .. incase i havent seen ,, bro this is not easy while tripping , i just wanna play the harmionca damnnn!
Hello: I enjoy your method of teaching and currently trying to learn the C scale. It is difficult to get the 5 and 7 draw sometimes. What am I doing wrong? Is this normal?
- yes this is perfectly normal problem that beginners experience. These are the tips for a getting good those high notes: 1.) Let gravity lower your jaw so that it's totally relaxed and in a nice "aw" vowel shape, your teeth should be far apart from each other 2.) Keep the back of your tongue down, like it is when you yawn. Make sure it's not in the "Kk" zone (how your tongue is when you say a "Kk" consonant.) 3.) Nice steady, GENTLE, airflow. Most beginners (and many intermediate and advanced players) use WAY to much pressure. Hope that helps! 😎 Aloha, Luke
I want to learn the harmonica. We have a sisters group that sing and play. We mostly sing in “A” ,”D” and “ G”. I bought an A harmonica. Why do all your lessons use the “C”harmonica?
Right on. Thanks. I’m excited to be working with the team at Harmonica.com. They’re awesome, and they’re keeping me pretty busy! But I’ll throw something new up before too long….
Thanks for this video!!!!!!! I was wondering if you would know where I could find help to play the melodica. It's a vintage one where the keys are on either side
Hi Luke! Thank you so much for all your awesome videos. I just found out in this video that you get all 3 octaves on a diatonic harmonica. I play (a tiny bit) a 12-hole chromatic harmonica which I hear offers 3 octaves and so far it seems I can play any song on it I want. I mean it seems to support all the notes of any song that's out there and I had a question: If a diatonic harmonica offers all 3 octaves, assuming I learn to produce all the bends/notes on the diatonic, then does it mean it's possible to play any chromatic-playable song on the diatonic as well? I hope I didn't twist the question too much. What I basically mean is does the diatonic support all the notes a 12-hole chromatic supports?
Great question. I understand you. I actually have an article coming out soon on this subject. The answer is no. 3 octaves + high C should be 37 notes, but the harmonica has only 19. With bending technique (which takes a lot of time to be able to do well) you get to 31. Then an even MORE difficult technique called overblowing on holes 4, 5, and 6 gets 3 more notes. And then the last 3 notes requires and overdraw technique and special set-up to obtain other overblows. So it IS possible, but it's NOT easy. Howard Levy is the original master of these techniques. The 12-hole chromatic is the fastest and easy way to be able to play lots of chromatic stuff.
@@Harmonicacom Thank you very much! This is unbelievably helpful. Also, I checked out your other video on how to bend a note and it took me only 2 days to do it. I'm still bad at it, but you've got to be the best harmonica teacher ever!
Everybody struggles with high notes, ESPECIALLY at the beginning.👌🏼 -7, -8 are the most frequent ones that REALLY trip people up, but anything above 6 can prove problematic! Remember to be patient with yourself. This may take some time... These are the tips for a getting good clean high notes. 1.) Let gravity lower your jaw so that it's totally relaxed and in a nice "aw" vowel shape, your teeth should be far apart from each other 2.) Keep the back of your tongue down, like it is when you yawn. Make sure it's not in the "Kk" zone (how your tongue is when you say a "Kk" consonant.) 3.) Nice steady, GENTLE, airflow. Most beginners (and many intermediate and advanced players) use WAY to much pressure. Hope that helps! 😎 Aloha, Luke
@@Harmonicacom thank you so much , it is getting easier with practice , gettin that scale now , not every time but once you do it a few times ,you know consistency is attainable . great channel , cheers mate
I teach special education as a career, I just want to say how much I admire your teaching skills! You are clearly understanding, concerned about the whole student (me in this case!) and patient. You deliver all of this SO WELL. Thanks for making these. I'm learning to make better use of my idle time, but this brought me added joy because you are obviously passionate about life and people.
Aw right on Rachel. thanks so much for this note. I've been involved in assisting people with disabilities in my life and it was both rewarding and challenging. God bless you for what you are doing! Glad the vids are helping. Rock on! 🤘🏼
thank you so much. brilliant. Ive just bought a harmonica to learn something new in lockdown .never thought at age 79 i,d be able to play a little tune. You are such a good teacher.
79 years young and still learning new tricks! Way to go! Thank you for your kind words.
Definitely worth all the sweat! You put in! I appreciate what you’ve done here. I didn’t know why every time I played I was getting no sound in my 5 hole on the draw, so hearing your reference pitch I could tell something wasn’t right. So I took the thing apart and fiddle with the metal tabs on the inside and they were rust shut on some of them and Misbent on others, so after some adjustments I can now play “in the jungle”!! Props my brother!! And I applaud you too, Eunice! Your abilities are astounding!!! Keep up the good play!!!
not even kidding, i started harmonica 3 days ago. because of you ive learned the scales, isolating notes, a few blues riffs, bending notes, and i can play pretty acceptably. it feels so good, and its all thanks to you!
He's helping me out a lot too! About 4 or 5 days maybe 1 or 2 hours a day messing around. I'm going g to focus on my scales and getting a feel for the steps between notes
4:31 "if it takes a couple of weeks"
I gotta jam TONIGHT.
Great videos....
me too my man!
I was looking for a better person to Teach me Harmonica, for 3 months, found the perfect person. Thank you sooo much
Awww, right on. You're so welcome! Glad it's helping.
Same❤
You are by far one of the most likable people on RUclips
Wow, thanks Brian!
Thanks for teaching me the C scale slowly. I'm still brand new and it helps to go slowly for me, and the lesson made a lot of sense.....appreciate it!
You're most welcome Kevin!
I now have a awesome teacher no reason I can't master the Harmonica with your way of playing thank you for sharing God Bless
Amen. You got this! 👊🏼 God bless you too!!!! 🙌🏼🎶
Man, I just love popping in for these just to hear your expressions - to get your ear and your brain and your mouth connected - awesome, awesome, awesome 😎👍😎👍
Right on John. Good stuff. Keep on rocking my friend. 😎
@@Harmonicacom You bet 🎼🎵🎶🤗👍
Just need to say, if I knew a way to pay I would. You are a fantastic teacher and I appreciate you more than words can tell.
Amen!
You are very welcome God bless you Eric. Rock on! 😎
I taught myself to play 'Oh When The Saints...' decades ago. It took such a long time memorising it all. I've recently found it again , and watching your video made it all make sense !! That's what the numbers are for ...lol.......Thank you's x the truckload !
That's awesome!
Been watching all your video recently, I've had a harmonica for years but only just started trying to learn since I'm going to bring it with me for entertainment while backpacking for a couple weeks! Thanks for the great videos!
FANTASTIC. Most portable instrument on the planet. 😎 Have fun!!!!
Man, you're really a great teacher! Simple, effective, and engaging. Congratulations!!
Pablo - thanks for your kind words. I appreciate it.
Luke you are by far my fav teacher on this channel!
Thanks Oskar! Glad you’re liking the lessons!
the VERY FIRST LESSON THAT MADE SENSE !!!! thanks a lot !
Ha! Right on Keith. Thank you so much. I’m glad it helped
Good job you’re really helping me a lot. I’m getting a lot better with my harmonica. It’s a lot easier now you’re the best.
You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Rock on! 😎
What a brilliant lesson. I am always surprised and grateful that such great professionals are willing to give their time and expertise for the benefit of others. All I can say is thank you. You are helping so many people to learn our great little instrument. More power to you and may it continue.
Right on Terry! Thank you so much. Yes, what a great instrument it truly is. Thank you for your kind words. And, yes, it will continue!
just brought a Harmonica and your videos are great big thank you
Right on Ian. You're very welcome!!
you are simply the best. I learned so much confusing theory. You bring it right to the point. Straight, simple, clear.Thank you so much. I hope you are still going on.
Roman - yes, more to come my friend. Glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for the note.
I love the way this guy teaches!
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it!
You are the best teacher I ever got. Thank you so much for your videos. keep up the good work.
Aw, thank you very much! Will do.
Man, I've been trying to learn for such a long time and you have made it more interesting than anyone else. You're the BOSS!!! Still trying.
Oh, right on. That’s great to hear. Rock on!
my family had a lee oskar and NO ONE used it so I wanted to learn how to play it, now I'm happy :)
Woo hoo! Congrats. Best instrument ever!
Your videos rock! I challenged myself to learn the harmonica in 30 days. Today is day 2, and I can already isolate notes, and play a couple simple songs! Your videos are great! I have a feeling I won't be putting the harmonica down after my 30 day challenge is over!
Wow, thanks! Congrats! I hope you NEVER stop playing!
You are a total inspiration and make this stuff accessible and understandable. Thank you
Wow, thank you, David! I appreciate your kind words. You are very welcome.
Rock on,
Luke
My harmonica is coming tomorrow. I’m excited to learn it so thank you for this video!
Woo hoo! Congrats, Allison. Have fun!
I'm an old woman and I did it! I got the mouth organ in lidl years ago for some child who didn't want it!
Nice tutorial first steps in my harmonica journey
Awesome, Fred. Happy to be a part of your journey. I hope you always keep playing!
First song I've actually been able to play through on harmonica! Thank you very much :)
That's great!
Just amazing. Clarity redefined
Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it Saleem!
Fantastic presentation of scales. Never had a harmonica before but I'm going to follow you for my progress.
Yea... Let's Do This Earl!
Awesome video man! I had the video paused for like a week a half until I could play the scale and now I can play my first song! Woohoo! 🤘🏼👏🏻
VERY COOL! CONGRATS! Don’t stop man. Harmonica is the best instrument ever.
Hey bro big sweater here too lol (end of the video) awesome teacher 37 now played guitar started when I was 13 kinda took seriously for couple years then girls happened lol. But never was able to get as serious as I'd like to be due to the fact I've had arthritis from a young age so can only play for tops 1 hour then just couldn't , Would just be frustrated and even the next day my wrist would be inflamed and very stiff, then a my grandfather passed about 3 months ago not covid just old age any way he had a tremelo harmonica and then started messing around just bought and has arrived my first real Horner's key C Harp .so basically just thank you
Really getting obsessed with blues and no arthritis pain playing harp thanks again.
Greg
Hey Greg - thanks for the note, man. Yeah, actually I started on guitar as well, I started playing harmonica around 16 or 17, but then got really serious with it after getting repetitive stress syndrome in my left index finger (from over-practicing) which prevented me from being able to play guitar. There's something magical about instruments that are played with the breath, I think. Rock on, my friend!
Good theory and knowledge of the harmonica. I now understand some of the intervals on the instrument. Thank you.
Fantastic, Ray. You're off to the races!
You are awesome! Best instruction channel ive seen. I like how you go into the details of things, and not assume things are known by the viewer. I wish i had discovered your channel 6 months ago when I first started playing. Id be way more advanced than i am currently thats for sure.
Also, like how you explain things in a way that someone with no music background is able comprehend. (like me! haha)
AND your pretty funny!
Keep’em coming! and thank you so much! ☝️
Ha, thanks Manny. Much more on the way soon!
Thanks...Luke's a force
Thanks for watching Wade! 😎🙌🏼🎶
Merci beaucoup l'Ami
Vos leçons sont absolument les meilleurs sur internet !!!!
Vous avez un vrai don pour la pédagogie !
ET c'est un bonheur pour nous !!!
😎🙏
Eric ((from Paris))
C'est tellement merveilleux à entendre. Merci beaucoup! Aloha from Hawaii.
Good tutorial for beginners.
The Lee Oskar harmonicas are very good, not only for beginners !!!
Thanks Fulvio! Agreed. I love Lee Oskar harmonicas.
What a marvellous teacher. I will give more like if i can. Thanks luke
Aw thanks Kadir. You’re very welcome!
Awesome teaching skills no vague or unexplained areas
Sweet. Thanks for the encouragement Nathaniel.
Thank you sir! 🙏 much appreciated. God bless. Just started playing the harmonica and learning alot from you
Wonderful! You're very welcome, Darren.
Rock on,
Luke
Hey Luke, you rock. Thanks for teaching us
Thank you! You’re so welcome. Rock on.
This is a Good place to start. I play “ o suszanna “ with this scale. Pick out a bunch of different tunes on this scale to get it in your memory bank.
That's it John!!
hey Luke, first of all thank you for teaching us (I never imagined I can play any musical instrument ever) and you are awesome tutor too!
So, I just wanna ask how did you do that jump on the "In the jungle" first line from 4 Blow to 4 Drow?
Ok check this out! I. Walking to a gas station and here a guy whistling this song i got back to my car grabed the harp and played it he looked at me riched in to his car grabbed his harp and continue playing. How awesome.
WHAT!? Seriously? That’s AMAZING! Thanks for sharing…
Thank you for these tutorials, you make it easy!!
Right on, Kathleen. Thank you. I’m glad you’re having fun!
@@Harmonicacom Thank you. Funny how things go, I've had 2 major surgeries in the past 4 months, one being having part of my lung removed and a friend suggested me learning how to play the harmonica as it would be good breathing exercise for my lungs. I agree!! And I love harmonica music, you are very good at it. :)
@@ramblerkat God speed Kathleen! You’ve got a great friend. It’s true that harmonica is very good for your breathing! Aloha.
I'am from Brazil, this class is perfect, so cool
I dream of going to Brazil one day. Glad you found it helpful!
amazing tutorial my friend thank you for being: engaging, interesting, tolerant and personable
Thank you, my friend! Kind words.
great job!!! clear voice simple instructions................ well done
Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful.
Aloha,
Luke
Doing this for a school assignment, thanks
Very cool Daniel! What's the assignment exactly?
My new Special 20 C harmonica just arrived and it’s SO hard to do!!! Thanks for the excellent video
Hey Allison - hang in there. It will get easier with time, I promise. Consider starting here: www.harmonica.com/how-to-play-the-harmonica/
@@Harmonicacom Ok thank you!!
@@Harmonicacom thank you! I can already play single notes and I can play the Lion King already (not great but I can play it)
amazing, fingers need a tempo lesson, but best harmonica lesson I seen for free
Sweet! Glad it helped, Andrew. Rock on!
what a great teacher excellent
Thank you! 😃
Never knew how easy it can be to learn how to play the harmonica. I will be starting when I get my set of harmonicas tomorrow. I've "tinkered" with a couple of them before. But, have never had my own to play. Am just going to be playing for fun and to have something to do with some of my spare time when I'm not in the mood to paint, do needlecrafts, etc. Also, I'm a 52 YO lady who loves doing many different crafts. And, I've often wanted to learn how to play the harmonica. Specially the theme song to "The Walton's" because I always loved watching that series as a child. Is there any way you could make a video on how to play that theme song. I'd appreciate it so much if you can. Keep your videos coming for us all, please. And, thank you so much for this one. It has made me unafraid to "pick up" and add a new talent to my repertoire. 😉
Wow, that’s so great to hear, Curtrice! I’ve thought about doing videos of TV themes, I’ll add the Walton’s theme onto the possible list ;-
Best in the business!!
Thanks Erick!!
Muchas gracias profe, sigo muy entretenido tus clases ...un afectuoso saludo desde Chile, La Serena.
¡Un cordial saludo desde Hawaii! ¡Me alegro de que te gusten las lecciones!
Thanks, Luke, for this nice beginning lesson. I'd like to know more about the "relationship" of the "primary key" (=> "CMaj chord"), and the ("G7" ="Dominant 7 chord"), and then what is "First position" vs "Second position" vs "Third position"??!!....
Great question! You might find this helpful if you haven’t seen it:
ruclips.net/video/V2aokP8GriI/видео.html
Awesome beginning lesson, Luke. I really liked the fact that you gave a very basic lesson and turned it into a song immediately. I have to ask... Is JP still playing? I haven't seen him in quite awhile.
Hey Bill - cool. Thanks. Yes, JP is still shredding the harp like the badass that he is. But he’s letting me do some vids for Harmonica.com now.
@@Harmonicacom Glad to hear he's still harpin' (and not like my wife does). I worked with him and Jason (if he's still there) on the Breakthrough Blues and Jam-Along programs a little. Hope the chance comes along to help out again. That was a blast. Give them my best. Keep up the great lessons!
Great lesson, thank you.
Glad you liked it!
Just did this video. ❤Thank you
Congrats Lydia. You are so welcome!
i love is vides is good
👊🏼
Love your lessons, very helpful 🤘🏻
Mahalo. Rock on!
Dude, you’re really awesome!
I’m having a great time...
Thanks Ignacio! I’m glad you’re having fun!
Excellent lesson for beginners, keep up the good work!!!!!
Thanks Don! Will do!
\\thanks you Thank you Luke!
I am so thankful its help me a lot and get my sadness go Heheheh.. You are a good teacher We learned slowly but quickly.
Learning slowly is the fastest way to grow! Yes, let the harmonica chase those blues away. Rock on my sister.
Aloha,
Luke
Yayu. Very helpful. You from Hawaii bruh? Diggin the Aloha hat my man 🤙
Aloha. Yessir. I'm in Kona, Hawaii. Glad the vid helped!
@@Harmonicacom
Right on brutha. Hope I can go one day. Always wanted to. Keep blowin that harp ya?
Why are all the blows lower than draws until you hit 7 and then it flips? How do harmonicas work for that to be the case?
Hey Brett - great question! Harmonicas are tuned this way so that we can get a C major chord when we blow, and then a G7 chord when we draw holes 1-6.
There are LOTS of alternate tunings that are becoming more and more popular. If you're interested in exploring them, you can check out this forum thread:
forum.harmonica.com/t/different-tuning-harmonicas/5989?u=luke
A lot of the alternate tunings still have this switch between holes 6 and 7, but not all of them.
It's just something we have to get used to. Hope that helps.
Rock on,
Luke
@@Harmonicacom Thank you for replying! That was really informative and I appreciate you taking the time to help me out :)
Hey Luke .. Sorry for the many question .. !!! it is normal for a beginner to have a sort of feelings on the lip where you put and slide the armonica? I'm practicing every day.. maybe a hour .. and i notice some feelings to my lips .. not pain not bad feelings but some i will call "scrub". .. that's normal... anyway .. i'mm beginning to be able to isolate notes .. thanks to you ,,,
Ask away, my friend. Congrats on beginning to be able to isolate notes! Yes, that's normal to have the lips feel a little chaffed after playing for an hour. Depending on the harmonica you're playing, some are more comfy on the lips than others. Plastic combs are more comfortable than wooden combs. Cover plates that hide the reed plates completely are more comfortable than ones that have the reed plates a little exposed. If you're interested in considering purchasing a different harmonica, here is my article about brands: www.harmonica.com/which-harmonica-to-buy/
@@Harmonicacom Yes , thank you so much.. already read it .. the Lee Oskar is lost into the postal service .. i got a Hohner Blues Harp that seems to me at least better than the Fender.. unfortunately it was the only one i could get at my local store .. dammit ..
First lesson for me, after finding your channel.. Love the technique.. Really great for a rookie like me... Thank you, Sir....
Awesome Bruce - thanks for the note!
Great teacher
Thank you! 😃
0:51 he plays the lion sleeps tonight the awesome way for any who want to try to learn that
Loads of love from india💎
Love right back at you from Hawaii!
Hi I started to learn to play tremolo harmonica since just last month but I plan to buy maybe just an easttop T800k model. I just request maybe if you can put in the titles the lesson number so that for example a beginner like me could trace the chronological order of what video should I watch first then so on.
But it is okay if my request will not be granted I will still continue watching repeatedly your videos because it is very entertaining to watch and very informative.
God bless your channel. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Aww thanks so much for all of your kind words. I really appreciate it. I have an email into the team about playlists.
Thanks again,
Luke
Nice and very easy
Right on Ferenando. Rock on!
This was very helpful. what i was attempting felt like the deep end of a pool compared to this
Right on Jonathan. Slow and steady wins the race!
what are the second half lyrics, because there are 3 verses in this song, as I looked the lyrics up (you didn't share them in this lesson)...thanks for your help.
Same basic melody I think?
hey, thanks for the video! i'll give you an idea, if i may. I'd appreciate the pentagram appart from the tab so i know how many beats do every note last!
Hey great feedback. Yeah that's how I do it in my Beginner to Boss course and going forward. Aloha.
I love playing with harmonica. Iam still learning to play.
Right on Petra!
Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Great teacher!
Thank you so much!
Very helpful lesson!
Right on Frank. Keep on rockin’
Ima come straight with u bro , this is the third video im backing up because .. incase i havent seen ,, bro this is not easy while tripping , i just wanna play the harmionca damnnn!
Hey my friend, here's where I recommend starting at the beginning:
www.harmonica.com/how-to-play-the-harmonica/
Rock on,
Luke
3:31. You did it again, 2 sounds, was it supposed to have 2 sounds?
Nope. That was an accident too.
3:05. That had 2 sounds, the others only had 1 sound, was it supposed to have 2 sounds?
No, it was supposed to only have one sound. I just accidentally played hole 6 on the harmonica for a split sec. Sorry about that!
Hello: I enjoy your method of teaching and currently trying to learn the C scale. It is difficult to get the 5 and 7 draw sometimes. What am I doing wrong? Is this normal?
- yes this is perfectly normal problem that beginners experience. These are the tips for a getting good those high notes:
1.) Let gravity lower your jaw so that it's totally relaxed and in a nice "aw" vowel shape, your teeth should be far apart from each other
2.) Keep the back of your tongue down, like it is when you yawn. Make sure it's not in the "Kk" zone (how your tongue is when you say a "Kk" consonant.)
3.) Nice steady, GENTLE, airflow. Most beginners (and many intermediate and advanced players) use WAY to much pressure.
Hope that helps! 😎
Aloha,
Luke
My harmonica makes a dog squeaker toy type sound on the 4 or 5 draw. Is that normal?
Hard to say for sure if it's technique or harmonica. What brand and how old is your harmonica?
Nice one Luke cheers.
Glad you liked it! Rock on.
I want to learn the harmonica. We have a sisters group that sing and play. We mostly sing in “A” ,”D” and “ G”. I bought an A harmonica. Why do all your lessons use the “C”harmonica?
Luke! I miss your videos man! I hope to see you on your chanel again
Right on. Thanks. I’m excited to be working with the team at Harmonica.com. They’re awesome, and they’re keeping me pretty busy! But I’ll throw something new up before too long….
Wondering if it is definitely best to start with a C...instead of a D?
Yes, definitely.
Thanks for this video!!!!!!! I was wondering if you would know where I could find help to play the melodica. It's a vintage one where the keys are on either side
You’re welcome. I don’t have any references for you for melodica lessons.
Thanks bruh! For the motivated teaching ✌️❤️
Thank you, brother! Peace, love, and positivity.
Hi Luke! Thank you so much for all your awesome videos. I just found out in this video that you get all 3 octaves on a diatonic harmonica. I play (a tiny bit) a 12-hole chromatic harmonica which I hear offers 3 octaves and so far it seems I can play any song on it I want. I mean it seems to support all the notes of any song that's out there and I had a question: If a diatonic harmonica offers all 3 octaves, assuming I learn to produce all the bends/notes on the diatonic, then does it mean it's possible to play any chromatic-playable song on the diatonic as well? I hope I didn't twist the question too much. What I basically mean is does the diatonic support all the notes a 12-hole chromatic supports?
Great question. I understand you. I actually have an article coming out soon on this subject. The answer is no. 3 octaves + high C should be 37 notes, but the harmonica has only 19. With bending technique (which takes a lot of time to be able to do well) you get to 31. Then an even MORE difficult technique called overblowing on holes 4, 5, and 6 gets 3 more notes. And then the last 3 notes requires and overdraw technique and special set-up to obtain other overblows. So it IS possible, but it's NOT easy. Howard Levy is the original master of these techniques. The 12-hole chromatic is the fastest and easy way to be able to play lots of chromatic stuff.
@@Harmonicacom Thank you very much! This is unbelievably helpful. Also, I checked out your other video on how to bend a note and it took me only 2 days to do it. I'm still bad at it, but you've got to be the best harmonica teacher ever!
4 and 5 are smooth but when i get to 6 it gets harder to get a clean note and 7 really hard . is that just how it is or is my cheap harp not helping
Everybody struggles with high notes, ESPECIALLY at the beginning.👌🏼 -7, -8 are the most frequent ones that REALLY trip people up, but anything above 6 can prove problematic!
Remember to be patient with yourself. This may take some time...
These are the tips for a getting good clean high notes.
1.) Let gravity lower your jaw so that it's totally relaxed and in a nice "aw" vowel shape, your teeth should be far apart from each other
2.) Keep the back of your tongue down, like it is when you yawn. Make sure it's not in the "Kk" zone (how your tongue is when you say a "Kk" consonant.)
3.) Nice steady, GENTLE, airflow. Most beginners (and many intermediate and advanced players) use WAY to much pressure.
Hope that helps! 😎
Aloha,
Luke
@@Harmonicacom thank you so much , it is getting easier with practice , gettin that scale now , not every time but once you do it a few times ,you know consistency is attainable . great channel , cheers mate
Great tutorial thanks! How do I get to the jam tracks?
You're very welcome. Glad you liked it. Here's the jam tracks:
soundcloud.com/user-58351614/sets/major-scale-jam-tracks
Thank you🎶
You're welcome Garrek!
Thanks for this. V good start
You’re welcome, Alan.
nice lesson!! Maestro.
Thanks Massimo! Glad you liked it.
@@Harmonicacom of course
Brilliant!!!!
Glad you liked Caudia!
Thanks for the amazing video!
You’re very welcome, Frederico!