The most popular version, often referred to as a richter harmonica see appendix on harmonica history is a small instrument with 10 holes, each of which contains a blow reed and a draw reed. We will be adding more instruments to the site in the near future. Hoochie coochie man, written by willie dixon, recorded by. How to play blues rhythm guitar like the blues masters. It is rare when someone comes up with a totally fresh approach without relying on the tradition meaning blues phrases, riffs, and also scales. We start with the blues scale and practice playing along with a jam track, learning to move around using both steady eighth notes and shorter phrases. Jan 01, 2017 you dont just learn the riffs in the lesson but also get to hear ronnies take on how each riff can be chopped to help you move around the harmonica in 2nd position more fluidly. Does anyone have a pdf with harp tabs for common scales. Also, im having trouble getting the harmonica to bend. This is a collection of some very fun and useful licks for country and bluegrass. After you learn your basic 12bar chord progressions, your next task is turning your pentatonic scales into musical phrases or riffs think of this as a kid going from just saying the alphabet over and over to actually turning it into words and sentences.
Free free traditional harmonica sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. Welcome to music that fits in your pocket harmonica foundations for a musical life. Trying to get the tab to go with the youtube video of 7 easy blues licks with a c harp. After watching the overview video, try one of the lessons below to experience a lesson at. I focus on my top 3 locations for the turns which are 2 4 and 6 as starting points for the ornament. The notation illustrates the three ranges of the harmonicalow holes 14, middle holes 47 and high. May 17, 2017 tasty country blues harmonica vamping licks hello and welcome to this weeks lesson, where i will be showing you how to play some tasty country style vamping licks. Oct 4, 2012 harmonica countryfree harmonica harp tabs for 100s of songs. The idea around a build up riff is that is building energy and anticipation for the the next chorus.
Each riff will be played for you at a fast speed, then a slower speed and then in most cases, at an intermediate speed. Tasty country blues harmonica vamping licks tomlin. These licks are to be played with a harmonica in the key of c. Use the chart to find out whether the note is played by blowing or drawingdair. Simple blues riff harmonica no one really cares if you can rip off some fast blues riff. Beginner harmonica lessons single notes, bending, vibrato, breathing. You dont have to feel that youll need to now only use this new riff over the whole progression.
All examples are played on a c harp and are written in standard notation and harmonica tab. Im expecting an email that links to the page where i can download the pdf. Blues harmonica riffs beginner bluesharp instruction and licks. This weeks harmonica lesson will show you 5 famous blues licks. Top 10 enriching harmonica solos in classic rock history. Also try to combine them together to create longer riffs. Blues music is a shared language that can be learned if approached the right way. New york, i purchased a few of the commercially available instruction books. The lessons found below were all uploaded to youtube as and when they were created. Because blues is a simple, consistant form of music, it is a great place to begin your improv regardless of which musical styles you to play.
Major key degrees of scale all major keys or scales consist of 7 notes. Blues phrasing freshman year blues lesson 7 harmonica academy. Every riff is written down as harmonica tab and normal music notation on a pdf and ill play it for you at different speeds with a click track as well on an mp3. Stepbystep highdef videos provide the foundation and building blocks you need to quickly learn how to play the harmonica and guitar, both separately and together, to play melodies and solos confidently on the harmonica to a rhythm acoustic accompaniment. Harmonica course volume 6 101 blues riffs hello and welcome to the 6th in our series in which we offer you 101 blues riffs to learn, use, modify, and take over their ownership. Riff spot free sheet music, tablature, chords, and.
Partitions gratuites pour harmonica chromatique telecharger pdf. Learn to play blues riffs on your harmonica in this easy online course from. Blues phrasing freshman year blues lesson 7 harmonica academy has online lessons that really work a very good site for learning how to play the diatonic harmonica tabs, blues backings, audio. Dec 21, 2016 thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure. Apr 27, 2016 trying to get the tab to go with the youtube video of 7 easy blues licks with a c harp. A world of harp knowledge, songs, stories, lessons, riffs, techniques and audio index for a new generation of harp players. If youre trying to learn a song and its not going well, move on.
Many of the advancedbeginnerintermediate level blues harmonica riffs below sometimes called blues harp licks, involve the use of bent notes and hole 2. If you dont know one of them, give it a full listen. Both riffs and licks usually emphasize the notes of the chord being played in the background. Use the chart to find out whether the note is played by. Every time i click the get the tab here button im taken to a page asking for my email address which ive entered two different times for two different reasons. They are melodic, fun, challenging and sound great. I talk about chord tones and scales as well as picking some riffs out of the melody. Here are some free harmonica tabs for songs ive taught my students.
In this downloadable harmonica lesson, well learn the basics of cross harp blues, using a c harmonica. Caring for your harmonica first off, dont treat the harmonica like a toy. Tongue blocking study 2 this study is for the newer player or the player new to tongue blocking. Bent harmonica mastering draw bends on the diatonic harmonica. A c harmonica can be played in the key of c in what is called first position and in the key of g. Classic blues riffs for harmonica, blues harmonica master, steve cohen shows 25 blues standards in this school with timeless riffs and licks, the classic guitar and bass lines you know and love are all arranged. Harmonica information, harmonica info, blues harp lessons. A great resource is you play or dabble with a harp. Anyway, i will be providing a cheat sheet with the exact timing of the solo if you wanna jump straight to it.
While flashy and might impress another harmonica player its melodies people want to hear. From basic 12bar blues backing riffs to mojopacked solo licks, steve cohen shares 100 timetested licks to help you get the most out of your 10hole diatonic harp. Harmonica links midiaudio filesmp3s blues harp, diatonic. Ill walk you through every riff in order before moving on to the next one.
These 14 free guitar lessons are from annie raines blues harmonica blueprint, the definitive learning system for blues harmonica. Blues harmonica blues harp riffs, licks, jamming, and. Prospective blues harmonica players are drowning in guidance, thanks to the web. Using an eb harmonica a brief overview of how to play and use the pentatonic scale in three positionskeys over a typical blues progression. George goodmans harmonica cheat sheet is a combination of three great tools to kick start your harmonica playing. Blues harmonica buildup riffs blues harmonica kaizen. Bending notes on the harmonica by david barrett for stanford ccrma music 318 class how the harmonica produces sound there are 20 reeds on the harmonica10 on the blow exhale reed plate and 10 on the draw inhale reed plate. The audio contains demonstration tracks for all of the licks many with playalong. Harp n guitar blues progression, chords, riffs, shuffles and jams. In this dvd i explore what i consider to be all of the basic harmonica techniques necessary to play many popular styles of music. Master tight single notes, rock solid bending and more with easy video lessons click here. Blues harmonica, folk harmonica, country harmonica, reggae harmonica, pop harmonica, classical harmonica, hymns on harmonica, spirituals harmonica, chicago blues harmonica. You will need a harmonica in the key of a, and we will be playing in 2nd position in the key of e. All you need is a c diatonic harmonica and youre away.
The harp n guitar program is arranged into video series that follow a logical learning progression allowing you to focus in on a. At the time, there was no plan or method as i created videos that i felt were interesting subjects or topics of interest that were raised by followers. The classic guitar and bass lines you know and love are all arranged here for diatonic harmonica. For the first time in blues harmonica history there is an abundance of lesson material available to study.
Use repetition of a single riff, and pauses between these riffs, to create a more melodic feeling to your playing. Simple blues riffs are perhaps the most common way for one to begin improvising on the diatonic harmonica. We currently offer sheet music and other resources for banjo, guitalele, guitar, mandolin, piano, ukulele, and more. It is important to build up a repertoire of harmonica licks so that you have some ideas when you improvise. Many years ago, when i got my first harmonica teaching gig at the guitar study center in. This song has a neat little riff at the end that takes. Most of the time licks and riffs are borrowed, adapted, and changed into new ones. The walters, sonnyboy ii, sonny terry, levy, clarke. Jun 20, 2018 blues harmonica buildup riffs is a special kind of riffs that are used instead of a classic turnaround riff and sometimes they intergate into the viviriff. James cotton join ronnie shellist on december 14th for another online blues harmonica class. Harmonica house italy, hosted by gianandrea pasquinelli, focuses on european harmonica players with a particular emphasis on the italians. Classic blues riffs for harmonica 25 famous guitar. Oct, 2010 learn to play blues riff by unknown on your harmonica, the tab is below.
Simple blues riff harmonica click here blues scale and practice playing along with a jam track, learning to move around using both steady eighth notes and shorter phrases. The c harmonica was meant to only be played in one key originally in this case, the key of c. Nidalap lees guitarmonica world in big5 chinese while most harmonica sites focus on introductions and are devoted to beginners, this site is dedicated to the advanced players. I discuss and demonstrate where you can and where you cant play slide turns in all of the keys on the harmonica. Blues harmonica riffs beginner bluesharp instruction and. Harmonica vampriff cours dharmonica pour debutant 12. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. This instructional video is directed specifically at advanced beginners and intermediates. Its because most of the harmonica material out there is made for those who dont wont to learn music but only how to play around with the instrument. Tablaturesharmonica est le site francophone pour les tablatures dharmonica.
Blues harmonica improv, what about other styles of music. Blues riffs a riff is a slang term for a short musical phrase that is usually repeated or repeatable. When you have a few beginner blues harmonica riffs in your arsenal you have a good foundation for playing. In this online class we will be exploring both common blues riffs and techniques that are found in the language of blues harp. If you want to learn to play the harmonica, youve come to the right place. This helpful howto video contains some easy blues licks for the harmonica that youll be playing in no time. At the end of this notation key i have provided a list of lesson material i have authored that i feel will help you to understand more about blues harmonica technique and its application. The dearth of information has been replaced by a glut. There are five long 2 measure phrases that can be divided up into 10 or 15 one measure licks. Watch this harmonica tutorial video to learn low hanging fruit and other blues licks for the harmonica. Want to make 12 slow blues riffs sound awesome on your harmonica. This is a 12 bar blues riff and is in triplets i do not take credit for this e.
Both reed plates are attached commonly via screws to a comb commonly made. A great blues harp riff for beginners between holes 3 and 4 youtube. The harmonica and irish traditional music by don meade. The diatonic harmonica is by far the most common variety. A riff or phrase is nothing more than a musical sentence. If you want to play along with a band or an original recording, you will need to find out the key of the song and use the appropriate key harmonica refer to the blues dvds for understanding how to do this. Over two years in the making, with hundreds of hours dedicated just to the visual notation guides and animations, the blues harmonica blueprint and its interactive video format sets a new standard for harmonica instruction. Great harmonica players often mixed spontaneous original ideas with well known licks to create new solos. Methode dharmonica partitions pour debutants youtube. How to play pentatonic and blues scales on the harmonica. Use repetition of a single riff, and pauses between these riffs. Some links to pages with midi files that you can download and jam to 12bar blues midi files five sets of free downloadable midi files in 12bar blues form in common 2nd postion harmonica keys with different feels and tempos to practice your improv and riffs to.
Find tabs by your favorite artists a b c d e f g j k l m n o p q r s t u v w y. Manhasset model 48 3 software to slow down and loop music youre working on. This brief introduction will get you started playing the harmonica which is also called the mouth harp or just plain harp. Nov 22, 2012 hey george, which harmonica do i use for the song run through the jungle. Hal leonard classic blues riffs harmonica thomann uk.
The song is in key of e, but im guessing a for the harmonica. Beginners riffs all you need is a c harp good morning riff 1 2 2 hear the good morning riff. When you play the blues on your harmonica, you use short sequences of notes called licks and riffs as building blocks for longer musical statements. Blues harmonica master steve cohen brings you this oneofakind bookcd pack featuring the timeless riffs and licks of 25 blues standards. Spice up your songs with the soulful sound of the harmonica along with your guitar or ukulele playing. Looping blues riffs from harmonica123c harmonica youtube. I think you can make harmonica fit in with most styles of music although blues does seem very. Blues downloadable lesson wildflower harmonica instruction. Paul butterfield, neil young, and bob dylan have made a good living playing the harmonica.
Introduction to blues harmonica harmonica academy has online lessons that really work a very good site for learning how to play the diatonic harmonica tabs, blues backings, audio. The next step is to try these riffs over different parts of the 12bar blues to see where you think they work best. The little walter songs key to the highway, juke and my babe are arguably 3 of the best in his repertoire. Im using a hohner special 20, but the damn thing wont bend. Playing the diatonic harmonica playing the diatonic harmonica by mike moxcey. Harmonica solos the top 10 enriching solos in rock history.
Most diatonics have a single reed for each note but some have two, which may. We call this section basic blues harmonica improv, but the information here applies to most types of popular music you would like to jam to. A great blues harp riff for beginners between holes 3 and. Five classic blues guitar riffs, transcribed by pete farrugia ba hons, diplcm, dipmus. The following licks were inspired by musical improvisations of blues legends such as junior wells, sonny boy williamson ii, little walter, big walter horton, james cotton, howlin wolf and jeanjacques milteau. It is a good idea to learn a few different types of riffs, 1bar riffs, 2bar riffs, maybe 4bar riffs and at least one viviturnaround riff which will be a 4bar riff. Need a tutorial on s scales the blues scale cross harp scales the major. Harp n guitar harmonica and guitar lessons free signup. The blues harp chart this chart provides harmonica tabs, chords, cross harp key, 12 bar blues progression, and blues scale harmonica tabs covering all 12 keys.