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I just started learning Harmonica and purchased the Special 20 just yesterday. Where can I get some good simple songs (folk or any other) to start my practice? I did not see any link in this site, so thought of just posting a message.

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Satish.

I bought a valved harmonica time ago, and I thought it wasn't a good election for me, but I became aware about the musicality it had in the lower blow holes.
People use to complaint about 1 and 2 draws, but I find that I don't get the tone I want in the first, second and third holes blows.
Could valves solve this problem? I am thinking about valving the three first blow reeds.

G'day,
this has been bugging me for a while. I have a book of harmonica transcriptions called "blues harmonica collection" by David McKelvy. I haven't used it much. i have been told its not bad

i took a look at the transcription for "Checkin up on my baby", which the author attributes to Sonny Boy williamson.
its not any version i recognise. i have only ever found 1 recording of the song by SBW2, but i know its been done by others, including Jr Wells. continue reading...

where are the solo study mp3 that you upload?

Monster player!
I really thank you David for this interview, for me has been the best in bluesharmonica.com since today.
I have really enjoyed the two first chapters where Steve spoke about early influences. It was like a Oz story about a man and the people he met on the road and it was great to know how a big studious of blues Steve is.

All my respect for the old guard, I wonder how they managed to learn so much with so little help, and other times I think that difficulty was fundamental for developing a musical ear and to get a good grounded technique. continue reading...

I received yesterday a promaster valved harmonica.
As much as I love this harmonica model, I can play it for hours without pain in my lips, It is so comfortable!, I think valves are not for me.
The only real deal about them is that you can decorate extra notes with a minimum amount of bending but it is impossible to stop the bend in tune.

I wanted to try them because I was searching for an overblows substitute but They are note what I expected.
They almost halve the harp volume and it is more difficult to bend the usual reeds. continue reading...

Hi boys.
I am looking for a good tab for Canned Heat's On the road again.
Thanks in advance.

Thank you, Joe, for legitimizing this important message.

Y'all may be interested to know that what Joe is talking about, moving from one side to the other as if walking, is actually the classic basic step of traditional blues dancing. We call it transferring weight, or just simply walking. I'm a trained blues dancer and a DJ. I only play tunes that inspire people to make this transfer of weight. If you're not feeling it in your music, you won't impart it to the dancers. It is best if the knees are a little soft, so that they're loose. continue reading...

I am looking for whatever technique who permits me to being faster and faster.
Is there any way to do triplets while TB?

P.S. I know that all is not about speed. In fact I think speed is not the most important question to answer playing harmonica.