“Harping the Blues” …. you may have  never associated that term with a harmonica. But a harmonica can be referred to as a blues harp.  Folks who can play blues music on a harmonica are a fascinating bunch.  The aim of this blog-site is to go on a little musical journey of discovery and see what can be learned about the blues harp harmonica genre.  It will seek out the great players in history and the modern masters as well.  Maybe we can  find some free harmonica lessons for beginners as well as advanced players and where to buy a decent harmonica !  

There’s much more to playing than just simply putting the harmonica up to your mouth and move it about as you blow.  It is a serious musical piece.   It is a real instrument – which you have to learn to play with lots of practice and even some lessons. 

There are some great teachers on the web and tons of tutorial videos on YouTube. You can find videos and websites featuring these amazing artists who stop concert-goers dead in their tracks when they play a screaming blues harp solo. 

Let’s search the web for some really cool blues harp stuff – videos, blogs, harmonica lessons and the lot.  So, if you want to learn more too – come on the journey.  If nothing else you will surely find some great blues harp music for your iPod.  Nothing ventured – nothing gained!

Hohner Special 20 Harmonica, Key of C

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Brendan Power demos two Wood Comb harps from Suzuki: the overblow-friendly Fire Breath MR-500, and the soft toned, breathy all-wood Pure Harp MR-550

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Suzuki Fire Breath Harmonica, Key of C

Suzuki Fire Breath Harmonica, Key of A

Suzuki Fire Breath Harmonica, Key of Bb

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WOW!!! From beginner to jammin’ in 5 minutes!!!!!!!

 This video shows a simple method for how to play with a microphone and a quick lesson on the amazing DOUBLE HARMONICA JAM…have fun!!!

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Teach Yourself to Play Harmonica (Book & Hohner Harmonica)

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MARINE BAND HARMONICA

The old reliable Blues Harp from Hohner is still one of the best. One thing that is so special about this harp is that you can blow or draw air in a certain way to get half tones out of it. Even a chromatic harmnonica cannot get THAT special off tune sound that the Blues harp does. The best keys are G, A , Bb or C.  Enjoy!

MARINE BAND HARMONICA

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Lee Oskar Major Diatonic Harmonica, C

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Playing the Harmonica, 2nd Edition

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Harmonica:Introduction to the Basic

Need help lol
The same way you read any other music notation:

http://numbera.com/musictheory/theory/notation.aspx

Reading the music is only half the story. You need to know what key the tune is in so that you can use the right harmonica, and then you need to know where those specific notes are on that harmonica. I don’t play harmonica so I can’t help you with that.

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