10 Songs That Taught Me Harmonica (Easy to Hard)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 окт 2024

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  • @ikust007
    @ikust007 2 месяца назад +39

    Those “small” songs are extremely important and even can prove how advance a player is: bringing Colours in them !

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +5

      Well said.

    • @thekittycatcan5605
      @thekittycatcan5605 Месяц назад

      That's perfect for me 😅 i should learn all the song we play for our children😂😂

    • @jenHry-ng3pw
      @jenHry-ng3pw 14 дней назад

      You can tell hiw advanced somebody is based on how he plays slow scales on a piano. Idk really what is the difference but it can be a night and day.

  • @juanmoralesvideo
    @juanmoralesvideo 29 дней назад +2

    I just love that, when you said 'train' and you mean 'steam locomotive'. I had the luck of seeing them when I was a kid and they're just lovely.

  • @rianryan537
    @rianryan537 Месяц назад +11

    The harmonica has its magic to make a nursery song sound like a romantic song

  • @davidbryant8584
    @davidbryant8584 День назад

    I had a harmonica as a child but could never master it and I'm now in my early 50s so going pick me up another and have another crack at it but this time no giving up. This channel is going to help no end getting me there. Awesome videos buddy 👍

  • @dyskover
    @dyskover Месяц назад +5

    I was 10. Uncle Joe, who played a huge accordion on his front step in the evenings, gave me a Hoener 64. There was a paper with instructions inside its case that had the song: "Old Black Joe" laid out and described how to play a single note using your tongue to block and blow out the right side. I stuck with it and always had my ear attuned to hear a harp in whatever music I heard. I love any reed tones, like sax, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, whatever...I'm 76, but maybe some day I'll acquire a sax and figure out how to play a tune or two. Once I learned that one song, I experimented with other simple tunes by ear and eventually became more and more familiar with how to pick out tunes. The limitations of a 10 diatonic are challenging, but the sound is irreplaceable and appealing. (no pun intended) As for playing 'by the numbers' I would have hated to have learned that way. i learned by playing tunes by ear and working them out. By listening to all the great blues guys on WBCN in Boston, back in '68, and by actually witnessing live performances of Muddy Waters and James Cotton, to name a couple. Some of the best harmonica you will ever hear is on Willie Nelson songs.
    Now that I think of it, one of my early self taught songs was; When the Saints Go Marching In. I had so much fun working out Christmas songs, military songs, 'nursery' songs, whatever I could fit on the scale to my own ability. A funny thing about my own limited perceptions. i used to think that Dylan wasn't such a great harp player. That he used it only for character and authenticity and that he was very limited in his ability, but, I've heard him play impressively since those days. I was wrong. It's nice be be wrong sometimes.

  • @Austin-c2q
    @Austin-c2q Месяц назад +30

    I'm trying to play blues like from the anime Cowboy Bebop

  • @genegoodwin8925
    @genegoodwin8925 Месяц назад +8

    I lerned in completely differant way. When I was in my thirties a friend brought a hamonica in to work with him and played Oh, Suzzanna. Kater I bought a five dollar (C) harp and learned the scale. THen I learned where the notes were on some sheet music. After that I simply played single notes using my tougue to block all the holes except the ones I wanted to play.
    I didn;t learn on children songs, Ilearned on folk songs like Oh Suzzanna and On Top Of Pld Smokey. But since I could read misic by this point I wanted to expand. WHat music I found easy to find was chiurch hynals. LAter I learned some roack and roll and country.
    I met a man who was 89 years old and played on the radio when he was a teenager. I listened to him play in church many nights and learned how to lift my toungue at the right time to add the harmony behind the melody. His favorite song was :"He'll Set Your fields On Fire."
    SInce those days I Competed in the State of Ohio harmonica contest and came in second twice. I have about 100 songs memorized, from folk, rock and roll, country and hymns.
    I am 71 years old and use to known as the harmonica player who preached. Then I was United Methodist preacher for fifteen years and was known as the preacher who played the harmonica. After I retired from the ministry I am now just known for playing the harmonica.

  • @urilevy1
    @urilevy1 27 дней назад +2

    As a fellow music teacher- you are an inspiration man! Thank you!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  24 дня назад +1

      Aw that means the world to me. Thanks for your generosity. And God bless you for teaching the next generation. Rock on! 😎

  • @slowmotion168
    @slowmotion168 Месяц назад +3

    Thanks!

  • @saurabhthakur22ad
    @saurabhthakur22ad 2 месяца назад +2

    This was such a delight man! I will follow you and try to use my old harmonica.

  • @hypnocoachJuan
    @hypnocoachJuan 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice job with the new content man. Thanks for producing these! 🙏

  • @roguepanda4970
    @roguepanda4970 2 месяца назад +6

    Loving it man😊 whatever people says, the nursery rhymes are the best when it comes down to basics 🔥...need more nursery rhymes ❤

  • @franciscogonzales5928
    @franciscogonzales5928 2 месяца назад

    There’s always a nugget to be gleaned from all of your videos. I’ve been working on my bent vibrato for years now and was never satisfied with it. Your simple explanation and example did the trick for me. You’re a gifted teacher. Thank you!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      Great to hear Francisco! 👊🏼🔥😎

  • @loz5854
    @loz5854 15 дней назад

    You are brilliant. I love your approach

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  15 дней назад

      Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it! Rock on! 😎

  • @qwmx
    @qwmx 2 месяца назад +16

    Hoo hoo hee. I get to post the first comment here. My first song was "Moon River" (sang by Audrey Hepburn), played without bending. Now I want to play with bending.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +3

      Aw Moon River. What a great great great song. Thanks for the note.

  • @GrilloTheFlightless
    @GrilloTheFlightless 2 месяца назад +1

    My first tunes were probably ‘Oh Susanna’ ‘Home On The Range’ and ‘H.A.P.P.Y’ ( the theme tune of 70s U.K. hospital sitcom ‘Only When I Laugh’). I then learned ‘Jug O’ Punch’ and ‘Dirty Old Town’ before learning all the riffs in Jon Gindick’s ‘ Blues and Country Harmonica for the Musically Hopeless’. I also played ‘You Gotta Move’ at around this time from the Stones version. It’s still my go-to tune when I just want to chill out. Because I was using Lee Oskar harmonicas I felt it my duty to learn the harmonica part to ‘Low Rider’. Once I’d got a basic handle on the blues I started learning as many blues riffs as I could.

  • @goozh
    @goozh 2 месяца назад +1

    This is the best video I've seen you do yet. I'm working on the hard songs/riffs tonight. Keep it up!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      Aw ,Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it! Rock on! 😎

  • @ganslikar9278
    @ganslikar9278 2 месяца назад +1

    I play almost like you🤣🤣 I enjoy listening to you and learning. I've been learning from you a year and I've made a lot of progress.Thank you my friend!🤘

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      That is awesome! Thanks for the note. Rock on! 😎

  • @benehubar2423
    @benehubar2423 19 дней назад

    Great Video. Helped me a lot! THX!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  15 дней назад

      You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Rock on! 😎

  • @JavaRatusso
    @JavaRatusso Месяц назад +2

    Being a professional yourself.... I'd love to get your feel of INDIARA SFAIR ... My comments on her video shorts are my opinion but get almost ridiculed by other listeners expressing their passion for MANY other various artists who they seem to favor. All😊 I can say is God Bless her, she blows my mind!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  Месяц назад +1

      She's....THE QUEEN OF THE HARMONICA. Period. Mic drop. Soulful. Fast. She's the real deal. She's the queen in my opinion. (Though Annie Raines is also jus mind blowing.)

  • @Tomlateralus3
    @Tomlateralus3 Месяц назад

    Thanks for this content man. Feedback for you: 1. You are very funny and that makes the video easy to watch 2. Great harp playing, 3. You are a good teacher, it's easy to learn new stuff. Thanks again!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  Месяц назад +1

      Much appreciated! 🙏🏼 Rock on! 😎

  • @HarpoonDon
    @HarpoonDon 2 месяца назад

    Luke! This is a great lesson and video. Thanks!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Thanks for watching! 😎🙌🏼🎶

  • @stephenbouchelle7706
    @stephenbouchelle7706 2 месяца назад

    I was on my own for the first year - didn’t know about blues or much of anything. I learned bugle calls. Reveille, taps and such. My inspiration for train t-k-t-k stuff came later with the scat singing of Indian music when they vocalize the tabla part.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      Very cool Stephen. Ta-Ka-Di-Mi 😉

  • @ikust007
    @ikust007 2 месяца назад

    De retour !!🎉

  • @chimpui7599
    @chimpui7599 2 месяца назад +4

    わかりやすい解説ありがとうございます。
    僕はハーモニカ初心者です。
    動画を参考に練習させていただきます。

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      どういたしまして。ご視聴ありがとうございました。

    • @grandpastudio2368
      @grandpastudio2368 2 месяца назад

      Great tutorial thank you

  • @Youreout
    @Youreout Месяц назад

    I bought my first Harmonic at around 16yrs old. The package insert had one song included. It was Oh! Susanna and eventually I was able to play it really fast. Over the years, I'd pick up the harp occasionally and learned how to play a couple of songs with my guitar e.g. Neil Young, Ozark Mt. Daredevils etc.
    But then I got hooked on the Blues and bought more harps in most keys; the Marine Band cost six bucks at that time and I still have and use them. Now at the ripe ole age of 69, I can fake the blues which sounds okay. At least, the guy I jam with says so!

  • @giselleartistalocal
    @giselleartistalocal Месяц назад

    Thank you. ❤

  • @JeremyParksHarmonica
    @JeremyParksHarmonica 22 дня назад

    MUCH LOVE!

  • @JokerJim23
    @JokerJim23 2 месяца назад

    Hey Luke 👋
    This is just a great video 👏.
    So much content and some really good tips for technique and expression.
    Just really enjoyed this & it's 1.40am , chill time after work.
    Thanks again Luke, keep em coming 🎼😁👏👏👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  Месяц назад

      Awesome, thank you! Rock on! 😎

  • @jameslopez958
    @jameslopez958 Месяц назад

    Great Information 😁👍

  • @glennloucks7885
    @glennloucks7885 2 месяца назад

    Hi! Glenn from Tokyo. Thanks for that video it was helpful.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      You're welcome Glenn! Glad it helped. Rock on! 😎

  • @ghazalikamarualzaman3153
    @ghazalikamarualzaman3153 2 месяца назад

    Loving this

  • @alnavazamlani1237
    @alnavazamlani1237 2 месяца назад

    Great stuff

  • @feedvid
    @feedvid 2 месяца назад

    Excellent! 👍

  • @ilnuajdraglen1736
    @ilnuajdraglen1736 29 дней назад

    I never comment video (Never) but man you are just an awesome teacher, I'll deeply improve in few days thanks to you. So I'll promess to keep practicing, harmonica is a blessing. Thank you very much

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  24 дня назад

      Indeed it is a blessing! Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it! Rock on! 😎

  • @wstdx
    @wstdx 22 дня назад

    -Thanks for your video! I learnt a lot from you ;p

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  15 дней назад

      Sweet! So glad to hear it. You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Rock on! 😎

  • @sagehopkins1
    @sagehopkins1 2 месяца назад

    Luke, you have mad skills as a harp player and video editor! All of your tutorials are sooooo freak'in cool! Do you sometimes get tired of your own awesomeness? :) Keep up the great work brother!!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      LOL. Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it! Rock on! 😎

  • @MrDollazncents
    @MrDollazncents Месяц назад

    Can you teach us some simple mournful slow blues lesson series i think this would be a great easy learning to for is all thank brotha

  • @robertbairt9094
    @robertbairt9094 2 месяца назад +1

    Luke's tut on 1,2,3 stops in Piano man❤

  • @marianaandres5491
    @marianaandres5491 Месяц назад

    Tu canal es sensacional, estoy empezando con la armónica y tus videos son todo un tesoro de información, yo estoy en el punto en que no puedo saltar celdas por que no calculo bien. Un saludo

  • @Gichanasa
    @Gichanasa 2 месяца назад

    This is a terrific new lesson. Luke, please teach us overblowing… been searching for it far and wide but it’s still a mystery. Help!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      I don't recommend worrying about overblowing until you've mastered ALL your draw bends and blow bends with utter control. Then, if you wanna learn OB, I recommend buying a Spiers Stage II+ custom harmonica which will set you back $250+

  • @jakarealfredomoura
    @jakarealfredomoura 2 месяца назад

    👋Show!!. Great aproach.

  • @JavaRatusso
    @JavaRatusso Месяц назад

    You really are very good at teaching and correlating your note illustrations. I liked and subbed... I am inspired to pickup something new from you..... We'll see if this Old dog can learn new tricks. 😂

  • @callumhurd3726
    @callumhurd3726 2 месяца назад +2

    Blacked out first time trying the train imitation 😂 Still working on my breathing skills

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      Yeah, take it nice and slow, with a metronome. 👊🏼

  • @franciscojavierdiazdeleong8463
    @franciscojavierdiazdeleong8463 4 дня назад

    Is your harmonica an east top blues standard??

  • @MightyMightyKdub
    @MightyMightyKdub 2 месяца назад +1

    Hey Luke, I love your videos. I only started learning properly about 2 months back after messing about with the harmonica on and off for years, and I have progressed greatly with your help. Thank you.
    One thing I am struggling with, though, is identifying what other players are doing when I am trying to learn a song or solo. The one I am trying to figure out at the moment are Steven Tyler's two awesome solos on Killing Floor with Slash and Brian Johnson. Could you help me? 😊

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah that's a D harmonica in 2nd position, playing in the key of A
      Starts -2-2 -3 4 -4
      -4 -4 -4 4 -3
      That should get you started. Rock on! 😎

    • @MightyMightyKdub
      @MightyMightyKdub 2 месяца назад

      @Harmonicacom Thanks, Luke, a great start. I'll persevere with it and, of course, keep up with your technique lessons to get sounding great when I crack it. 😁

  • @vinodkumardesai6676
    @vinodkumardesai6676 2 месяца назад +1

    Hey Luke ! Greetings from India ❤ , I am INSPIRED by your VIDEO, please guide me to buy C SCALE harmonica, brand ?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  Месяц назад

      Sure thing! www.harmonica.com/which-harmonica-to-buy/

  • @alexzandersanchez8786
    @alexzandersanchez8786 2 месяца назад +1

    Bruh I love you

  • @markingham4773
    @markingham4773 2 месяца назад

    Very entertaining video, thanks Luke. You gotta move " sounds like" Sitting on top of the world " What came first?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      Sitting on top of the world was written in 1930. And you got a move wasn't first recorded until 1944, but I'm gonna guess that you gotta move was around First because it's an old traditional African-American spiritual. It could even go back to the 19th century. Just a guess though!

    • @markingham4773
      @markingham4773 2 месяца назад

      Thanks for the info Luke 👍✌️

  • @beverlymidkiff1026
    @beverlymidkiff1026 17 дней назад

    Hi Luke! I’m drinking in all of your videos, but since I’m even worse than a beginner many of them don’t apply to me (senior learning curve).
    Question: is it likely that a complete beginner could ever play the intro riff in Long Way Home (which is my dream - to play it exactly as it is on the studio album)?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  15 дней назад

      Not a beginner. But it is definitely possible after a couple years. If you seriously wanna do that, you might check out my Beginner to Boss course: www.harmonica.com/lessons/
      That or private lessons with someone would get you down the right road.

  • @giancarlosedda1908
    @giancarlosedda1908 Месяц назад

    can you do a tutorial for playing "Run with the wind"? It's a song from my childhood series Digimon. I would love to learn it. I found Tabs online but don't know what to do with it

  • @whyattc
    @whyattc 18 дней назад

    Where did you get that awesome shirt?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  15 дней назад

      Where I get all my shirts. Online googling "harmonica t-shirt. " 🤣

  • @777louisdeal
    @777louisdeal 2 месяца назад

    This may be a long shot but do you think you could post a tutorial with tabs for the song “doing it wrong” the Stevie wonder solo? That solo got me into learning the Harmonica but the tabs are no where to be found 😭

  • @concretew
    @concretew 4 дня назад

    Homie looks like he's from POD or something, but actually hooning on a harmonica and it's amazing, I love it! 💚💚

  • @Bloozguy
    @Bloozguy 2 месяца назад +1

    Play them tongue blocked, ala` Dave Barrett? Or lip puckered? I'm not too too 'bad' at lip puckering now, after a few weeks, but tongue blocked style is a bit more challenging. Dave is all about the tongue, but many people do the pucker.
    I can bend the notes (mostly, not quite to pitch on demand , lol) puckered style, but tongue block is another animal.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +3

      Yes, agree with all. I'm doing lip blocking (that's what I call "pucker") in this vid cos that's all I did for my first 25 years playing. I started learning TB-ing 5 years ago. It's a must for Chicago-style blues and pre-war styles like Deford Bailey and Sonny Terry. But not everybody wants to do that. It's all in what you want. Here's my vid on TB-ing: ruclips.net/video/uydniqDfAf4/видео.htmlsi=Jz8dYe_tesIa31On

    • @Bloozguy
      @Bloozguy 2 месяца назад

      ​@@HarmonicacomMuch appreciated...ya, I figured for the type of tone I want, I've got no choice to get a bit of t.b. down .thanks a bunch!

  • @HoratioIsHere
    @HoratioIsHere 2 месяца назад

    Nice!

  • @mattsmart705
    @mattsmart705 Месяц назад

    Now ya tell me lol.
    And what a difference it makes. 👋🤠🎶

  • @imperialblue16
    @imperialblue16 2 месяца назад

    Thx a lot for teaching, but pllz upload new lessons(#2)

  • @bruceboom7378
    @bruceboom7378 7 дней назад

    Yo where can I get that shirt??

  • @AdamLocke-h8d
    @AdamLocke-h8d 2 месяца назад +1

    lol ode to joy was easy for me it’s a good octave song also

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      Oh yes I love doing it with splits droning on the -2 and 3 as well. Rock on! 😎

  • @tnatstrat7495
    @tnatstrat7495 2 месяца назад

    Hahahahah I got all ten. That was fun bro! Thanks for the exercise!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      Wooo hooo! Keep on rocking my friend.

  • @quinedward7973
    @quinedward7973 2 месяца назад +2

    What’s the song played in the background at 6:50?

    • @TommyGentile-v6e
      @TommyGentile-v6e 2 месяца назад +2

      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - You Don't Know How It Feels. The song that got me wanting to learn how to play \m/

    • @quinedward7973
      @quinedward7973 2 месяца назад

      @@TommyGentile-v6e
      I’ve heard it a few times couldn’t find it anywhere!
      Thank you!

  • @jjryan1352
    @jjryan1352 28 дней назад +3

    Putting a James Cotton pic as EASY was your first mistake.

  • @GustavoFil350
    @GustavoFil350 2 месяца назад

    I could watch a 3 hours video like this

  • @aronq8617
    @aronq8617 2 месяца назад

    Hello! What is a blue numbers mean? bend?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      Yeah those are notes that I like to bend into (but you don't HAVE to bend in order to sound right.)

    • @aronq8617
      @aronq8617 2 месяца назад

      @@Harmonicacom oh thanks! Really love your videos about harmonica, you are my distance teacher😂

  • @visvangmetfrederik2349
    @visvangmetfrederik2349 2 месяца назад

    Hello man i really need atvise i seen your vidio on relaxed mout posision but im to scared my sipt would ruin my harmonica eney tips pleas and tanks for the vidios man really helping me impress the girls 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад

      Just replied on the other vid. Oh, and also tap it out on your pants leg when you're done playing.

  • @AdamLocke-h8d
    @AdamLocke-h8d 2 месяца назад +1

    I used cool songs flintstones and Popeyes somewhere over the rainbow

  • @JacobHandle
    @JacobHandle 6 дней назад +1

    I’ll pay anyone here 50 dollars to make tabs for “A Song I Can Drink Too” by Koe Wetzle.

  • @paranoid8060
    @paranoid8060 2 месяца назад

    Merhaba sizi takip ediyorum fakat anlamıyorum videolarınıza türkçe altyazı eklerseniz çok güzel olur teşekkürler

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      I'm playing a Joe Spiers customized Marine Band Deluxe with custom comb by Todd Parrott.

  • @JoshuaMash
    @JoshuaMash 2 месяца назад

    Silent night was my first...😂

  • @johntreadaway47
    @johntreadaway47 2 месяца назад +2

    First song sounded better with the double stops.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 месяца назад +1

      AGREED. Double stops increases blues horsepower (along with splits and chords.) I almost always like to mix some double-stops in when I'm playing a melody.

  • @arthurmoregun1
    @arthurmoregun1 9 дней назад

    Dude playwd house building song from rdr 2, Arthur likes

  • @bluebird6665
    @bluebird6665 2 месяца назад

    This video is literally a bass buzz but harmonica

  • @youravantgarde
    @youravantgarde 9 дней назад

    Come back when your on Jason Ricci level 😂

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  8 дней назад +1

      K. See you next lifetime. 😉

  • @souldej
    @souldej 8 дней назад

    ❤ 🫡

  • @keyjam9
    @keyjam9 Месяц назад +2

    Never teach straight harp songs to beginners. Give them a cross harp riff and watch them grow and learn to improvise. Then teach them songs on cross harp. Thats when i started learning. Straight harp is a massive waste of time for beginners.

    • @kyrenallen9382
      @kyrenallen9382 23 дня назад

      I remember the first song I learned was Silent Night and that helped me a lot with just getting single clean notes. Then I moved to blues licks. I think the straight up songs force you to play those single notes but with blues you can just say that you are hitting blues notes by hitting 2 at a time and then you never build that habit of getting single notes if that makes sense. At least that's that's what I've seen from other people.

  • @TinMan_RC
    @TinMan_RC 8 дней назад

    Probably one of the few who thinks harmonicas sound annoying. Hard to listen to and enjoy

  • @Semper_Forttis
    @Semper_Forttis Месяц назад

    Luke. We need a lesson for canned heat's on the road shain

  • @pressuredrop1
    @pressuredrop1 2 месяца назад +1

    Thanks!