An introduction to blues turnarounds, intros and endings. Many highly advanced blues guitarists make use of not one single scale, but combine many different scales to make their sound stand out more. Each riff will be played for you at a fast speed, then a slower speed and then in most cases, at an intermediate speed. Gussows classic blues harmonica videos 1,246,600 views 16. From the beginning, the harmonica has been an integral part of blues music. The lessons found below were all uploaded to youtube as and when they were created. Harmonica, classical harmonica, hymns on harmonica, spirituals harmonica, chicago blues harmonica, country blues harmonica and whatever else the cat drags in.
Also try to combine them together to create longer riffs. At the end of this notation key i have provided a list of lesson material i have authored that i feel will help you to understand more about blues harmonica technique and its application. These play along harmonica lessons teach blues harp players 101 fantastic blues riffs for the diatonic harmonica in c. You can also combine any of the individual products, jam tracks, or music found in the store, and put. Harmonica instruction free tab and songs, learn how to. Rhythm riff lesson for harmonica on ab harmonica by ronnie shellist. Blues harmonica riffs beginner bluesharp instruction and. Play a drone blues riff with your harmonica how to. Struggling to make 12 slow blues riffs by sonny terry sound awesome. The blues brothers appeared from time to time on saturday night live, first as fillers for the program, but soon as one of its most popular skits.
If you combine them with a bit of blues harmonica theory knowledge you. As youll learn in this ebook, there are countless ways to form blues riffs and be creative with them. When you play the blues on your harmonica, you use short sequences of notes called licks and riffs as building blocks for longer musical statements. This dvd is a workshop on techniques wh ile my other dvds support you in jamming once youve learned. The marine band 1896 is the archetypal blues harmonica. Ill show you how i combine bass lines, chordal rhythms and riffs in various formats and styles. Dan aykroyd played harmonica while john belushi performed outrageous and acrobatic dance routines.
Because of the work that i put into my blues harp tabs, and. Use any or all of these notes from the almost blues scale to create riffs. Learn to play 12 slow blues riffs by sonny terry on your harmonica, the tab is below. Oct 4, 2012 harmonica countryfree harmonica harp tabs for 100s of songs. Welcome to the home of online blues harmonica lessons. Harmonica tablature tells you which hole to play, whether its a blow or draw note, and whether a bend or other effect is required. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. Blues, both dressed in black suits, porkpie hats, and dark sunglasses. An introduction to blues turnarounds, intros and endings by scott blanchard have you ever listened to a favorite blues tune and wondered how they put the intro together. Its easier than it looks improv and jamming are based on using blues harmonica riffs and scales that you already know which have been ingrained through repetition and muscle memory.
In the system i use with my cross harp, or second position, is what you get when you play in the key of g on a c harmonica. Here are some free harmonica tabs for songs ive taught my students. Harmonica player this magazine has been around since 1996. Harmonica world a harmonica magazine published by the national harmonica league. Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. An excellent set of simple, related harmonica blues riffs youtube. Play pentatonic and blues scales on the harmonica by h77idz11. Both riffs and licks usually emphasize the notes of the chord being played in the background. This easytofollow website offers instructional videos featuring acclaimed roots musician and songwriter randy mcquay, detailed. From basic 12bar blues backing riffs to mojopacked solo licks, steve cohen shares 100 timetested licks to help you get the most out of your 10hole diatonic harp. Notation key blues harmonica lessons blues harmonica.
These 14 free guitar lessons are from annie raines blues harmonica blueprint, the definitive learning system for blues harmonica. This video shot in 2015, is an unedited take playing an improvised blues and country based jam and having a bunch of fun. Turn around blues licks 5 chord looping blues riffs. Blues harmonica master steve cohen brings you this oneofakind bookcd pack featuring the timeless riffs and licks of 25 blues standards. Every time i click the get the tab here button im taken to a page asking for my email address which ive entered two different times for two different reasons. If these questions are giving you the blues, read on and well discover tricks thatll have.
Blues music is a shared language that can be learned if approached the right way. Harmonica course volume 6 101 blues riffs hello and welcome to the 6th in our series in which we offer you 101 blues riffs to learn, use, modify, and take over their ownership. If youre on the hunt for high quality blues harmonica tabs, youve come to the right place. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. A riff or phrase is nothing more than a musical sentence. For guitar players of all styles, genres and levels, incorporating harmonica playing for added artistry and variety has never been easier, thanks to a comprehensive online educational resource, presented by lee oskar harmonicas. Learn amazing riffs as played by the great blues harmonica players and make them your own. All examples are played on a c harp and are written in standard notation and harmonica tab. Fun blues harmonica jam here are dave gages sons, brody and alex, now called the brothers gage, back when they were 10 and 12 year old kids. The examples well look at are there to spark your creativity in your rhythm guitar playing. Ive taken 101 blues riffs five blues riffs from many of my favourite players, and. How to play pentatonic and blues scales on the harmonica.
Blues basics in this downloadable harmonica lesson, well learn the basics of cross harp blues, using a c harmonica. In fact there are so many other scales that we can use to solo over a blues progression, that it would be a pitty to only use one scale all of the time. Harmonica publications blues harp, diatonic, chromatic. Use repetition of a single riff, and pauses between these riffs. Blues harmonica blues harp riffs, licks, jamming, and.
How to play blues rhythm guitar like the blues masters. Im a man, mannish boy, hoochie coochie man, bad to the bone riffs duration. This is one of the most enjoyable things to learn on the harmonica. Over two years in the making, with hundreds of hours dedicated just to the visual notation guides and animations, the blues harmonica blueprint and its interactive video format sets a new standard for harmonica instruction. While flashy and might impress another harmonica player its melodies people want to hear. The album quickly became their biggest hit ever, spurred in large part by the irresistible sharp dressed man. The classic guitar and bass lines you know and love are all arranged here for diatonic harmonica. About annie raines blues harmonica blueprint the definitive learning system for blues harmonica. Licks tend to be shorter than riffs, and you can play them anywhere within a song and combine them with other licks in different sequences at will. Sh1 solo harmonica study 1 blues harmonica lessons.
After you learn your basic 12bar chord progressions, your next task is turning your pentatonic scales into musical phrases or riffs think of this as a kid going from just saying the alphabet over and over to actually turning it into words and sentences. Simple blues riff harmonica no one really cares if you can rip off some fast blues riff. The following licks were inspired by musical improvisations of blues legends such as junior wells, sonny boy williamson ii, little walter, big walter horton, james cotton, howlin wolf and jeanjacques milteau. For the first time in blues harmonica history there is an abundance of lesson material available to study. Blues harmonica blueprint annie raines harmonica lessons. The audio contains demonstration tracks for all of the licks many with playalong. At the time, there was no plan or method as i created videos that i felt were interesting subjects or topics of interest that were raised by followers. When you have a few beginner blues harmonica riffs in your arsenal you have a good foundation for playing. Trying to get the tab to go with the youtube video of 7 easy blues licks with a c harp.
Printable pdf copies of the handout of this solo, and a harmonica tablature handout are available at this link. Blues downloadable lesson wildflower harmonica instruction. Easy 12 bar blues beginner blues c harmonica lesson. A great resource is you play or dabble with a harp. We start with the blues scale and practice playing along with a jam track, learning to move around using both steady eighth notes and shorter phrases. Then the little old band from texas surprised everyone with eliminator, a brilliant merger of roadhouse blues and synthesizer swells and looped beats. The definitive learning system for blues harmonica. Blues harmonica riffs beginner bluesharp instruction and licks. Wonderhowto using an eb harmonica a brief overview of how to play and use the pentatonic scale in three positionskeys over a typical blues progression. The real improv of it is that you can change the order and amount of repetition of your memorized patterns and combine them in different ways. The quicktime video lesson is supplemented by a pdf tab entitled blues and country scales. Blues riffs a riff is a slang term for a short musical phrase that is usually repeated or repeatable. Classic blues riffs for harmonica 25 famous guitar.
The next step is to try these riffs over different parts of the 12bar blues to see where you think they work best. Many of the advancedbeginnerintermediate level blues harmonica riffs below sometimes called blues harp licks, involve the use of bent notes and hole 2. Try improving your single notes and bends first with these easy video lessons click here 12 slow blues riffs. Ive combined elements from the horn riffs and vocal melody to create a fun and. Blues harmonica blues harp riffs, licks, jamming, and improv. Blues harmonicablues harp basic blues improvisation and jamming instruction for diatonic harmonica. The blues is a uniquely american art form that got its start from the collision of african and european cultures in the american south. Simple blues riffs are perhaps the most common way for one to begin improvising on the diatonic harmonica. What youll find there is a series of links to, a filehosting site at which ive uploaded a series of blues harp lessons. This chord progression is based around the most important chords. How did they use the final turnaround to create such a satisfying ending. Use repetition of a single riff, and pauses between these riffs, to create a more melodic feeling to your playing. For most blues harmonica players a riff vocabulary is an important part of. Every riff is written down as harmonica tab and normal music notation on a pdf and ill play it for you at different speeds with a click track as well on an mp3.
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