So I'm Learning Harmonica

QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">Any Harmonica Players?</div> This'll be my 3rd instrument I'm learning(I'm a pretty good classical bassist, and I'm terrible but know what I'm doing with turntables), and so far I'm okay, but I definately need some tips. Anyone play?
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  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    harmonica sucks, learn ... kazoo
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    If you're good with an upright bass, does that mean you can play gutbucket too? And instead of harminica, play mouth harp.
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  • kuperayekuperaye Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14519Members, Constellation
    learn to bend and learn to inhale number 2
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  • kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
    I have a chrominaca
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Well at the moment I'm just learning simple things, but mainly I'm having trouble doing single notes- I can't get my mouth that small <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Teufel_EldritchTeufel_Eldritch Join Date: 2002-01-28 Member: 124Members
    Bending a note is one of the easiest things to learn & one of the most important things as well.

    Another tip is cupping....cup your ftee hand over the harp if you want to have a mute(like a trombone or trumpet mute) like effect. By opening & closing your hand/mute you wll effect the sound. This is how you can get the CHOO-CHOO effect of a train.

    There are two different methods of playing the harmonica/blues harp. The most popular & easiest way is to use your lips to single out notes...the second & what most professional blues harp players use is..the tounge. They use thier tounge to single out notes. Robin Williams uses this method. Using your tounge requires more mouth on the harp so if you do use your tounge you will look like you are eating the harp.


    Get a harp in E, D or C as those are the most used keys for harps.
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