Welcome to Learn Harmonica in 30 Days – Day 3! Today we are going to talk about tabulature. Tabs are what make it easy for us harmonica players to trade information. Tabs means never having to learn a standard note. Does it mean you shouldn’t? I’m not saying that at all. It does mean that you can sit and listen to your favorite harp player and play little bit at a time to copy him and then write down what you just figured out.
Learn Harmonica In 30 Days- Day 3 Tabulature
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Hi Eric,
Great video. I believe that many people will benefit from this kind of information and I am all agog to find out how it goes on and on. I wasn’t aware of this kind of writing: 2-// all right, now we know. Good stuff.
Not sure if you do, but diaphragmatic beathing is also very important. In this regard I am just trying to get all my chickens in a row -lol-
Anyway, great information.
I sing so breathing from the diaphragm is something I’m used to. It is a good recommendation, thank you for reminding me. I’m glad you like the video and I’m glad you are getting something out of it. I hope I can continue to provide useful stuff throughout the rest of the month. Thanks for commenting and being part of the Challenge!
Hello Eric,
What you are doing is brilliant. I am at home with a broken leg and cannot work until February so it gives me something to look forward to each day. This challenge stops people trying to go too fast at first and gives time to assimilate your knowledge. I’ve been trying on and off to play a 10 hole harp for over a year and cross harp has always confused me as it is not explained very well in books. Now the fog is beging to clear a little! I now know how it works. What I still don’t understand is why does a C-Harp go with the key of G? I am learning other instruments and know about the circle of fifths but wouldn’t a G-Harp sound better with key of G? Sorry if I am being thick but I only took up learning music about 2 years ago when I was 63. Bravo look forward to the rest of January.
Kindest regards, Brian Bushell
I really appreciate your comment. This is EXACTLY I am doing the challenge! I am so glad that you are getting something out of it. On to crossharp.
Here’s the thing, You are absolutely right that you should play a G song on a G harp. It’s called straight harp and that is how you get “Go Tell Aunt Rhody” “She’ll Be Coming Around The Mountain” and all of those old folky songs.
With the blues (and here’s the trick) we aren’t playing the harmonica the way it was supposed to be played. Blues is breaking the rules. We haven’t started bending notes yet. A bend is playing the harmonica the way it WASN’T INTENDED to be played. To play blues harp you have to brake the diatonic harmonica inventors rules. The note you would have to flatten on a G harp won’t do it (or wouldn’t when all this shenanigans started. Harps are much better now.) Since it wouldn’t do it, the original blues harp players had to go to second position and play a hole that could be flattened. That’s the blue note and that is why we play cross harp and that is why we play a G song on a C harp.
We’re gosh darn dirty rule breakers!
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where is the mp3??? thank you
I like you and your method by the way. Thought it would be appropriate to add. thanks
So far so good…..just decided to learn the harmonica since I sit on a boat for hours a day and need something to do. I play the guitar and it is way to bulky to take on the boat, but the harmonica is perfect…..so seems like a perfect instrument to learn…..
Aloha,,,,,,,