General Discussion

kudos to sean o'phailen,former minnesota boy,for putting together the first midwest workshop.joe filisko,jimi lee,brandon o. continue reading...

Can anyone help me figure out the last couple of bars of the harp solo on Slim Harpo's Jody Man?

Bar 9: 2" 2" 1

Bar 10: 4' 3 4+ 3 2

And the trouble: Bar 11/12: 2 2'' 1 1+ 1 2   1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 

It's close, but no biscuit!

Great song, though....

Kirsty

All,

For tongue blocking I like the approach as decribed and pictured in this link:

http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/playing.html

Basically the tip of my tongue in two holes to the left if the single note I want to sound.  David's first lesson made it sound like the tongue should be below the holes/comb.  I like the tip in a hole as it allows me to know where 

Which is the correct way?  

Hi everyone

I have just received my first crossover in the key of A, and am having trouble with bending the 3 draw.

It seems to take a lot more air to bend compared to my SP 20, in fact I just get a hiss if I play it in the same way to my sp 20.

Are the special 20's a little more forgiving to a beginners bending technique?

Does anyone have the harptabs for this song/solo?

If so, please contact me on ben@harmonicainstituut.nl

thanks in advance,

Ben Bouman

www.benboumanharmonicas.com

hi!

do you know some songs or album where Rice Miller play with a harp mic?

thanks in advance!!!

Hey guys I hope you are enjoying your Harmonica.

I am trying to find good blues songs to  play that would have tabs and maybe even jam tracks.

I have purchased at least 5 Hal Leonard Style tab books for the classic players, but I cannot understand their tabulature and maybe even the correctness of the supplied songs. It is really annoying.

I can play to the intermediate level, but I have issues with my UBlocking and my pulls. I am getting better but I can bend and do most of the techniques but have problems due to my tongue shape. continue reading...

Hi,

With the upcomming Chromatic King contest, I thought it would be good to start a thread on what are your top chromatic based instrumentals and why.

I have only just started playing and listening seriously to chromatic harp and so far the most standout examples are:

For pure power its gotta be William Clarkes "Chromatic jump"

I also like Dennis Gruenlings "Tribulations" which has a jazz fell but very clear patterns and statements within it, and the more swinging "Ropin it"

GHS Summertime fantastic for pure texture and controlled dirt/slop! continue reading...

Here's an interview with Paul Harrington, the harp player on the pop song "Timber".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_EXYVhNYrY

Hello everybody, I'm new in this forum, my name is Danilo and I am from Rimini, Italy. I apologize for my english, I never studied it in school. I like Jerry McCain very much and I would like to study an instrumental called 728 Texas, where Jerry plays a Tremolo. Which kind of tremolo I have to buy to play this song? I think it's in C key but I don't know if it's a 21 holes or 24 holes tremolo, or another kind of harmonica. Can someone help me?

Best regards.

Danilo.