Tinker Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Picked up a HOHNER Blues, but struggling to find any Music by Numbers. So far, "She`ll be coming round the..." Played with these things since i was kid, never really got far. My Old Man used to play it on the ships, Trawling for Fish. Any tips? Good links for learning? 1 - 10 on a C. Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Picked some info: 6 5 6 6 5 6 This old man, he played one -6 6 -5 5 -4 5 -5 He played nick-nack on my thumb 5 -5 6 4 4 4 4 With a nick-nack, paddy-whack 4 -4 5 -5 6 Give your dog a bone 6 -4 -4 -5 5 -4 4 This old man came rolling home So, what does this mean? It's simple, really. The absolute value of the number is the hole played. If it's positive, you blow into that hole. If it's negative, you suck (known as a 'draw') out from that hole. That's all there is to it! Just blow and draw according to the rhythm of the song and you've got it! This is, of course, just the bare basics to harmonica playing. There are more difficult techniques to master, such as bends and 'wah's with your hands, but for simple, easy harmonicing, this is all you need! Some tablature websites for your perusal: http://www.volcano.net/~jackmearl/songs/ts...ntry_roads.html Over 650 songs for the harmonica! - http://www.harmonicacountry.com/ Another good site, with online lessons as well - http://www.harmonicalessons.com/tabs.html Not as many tabs, but still a nice site Happy harmonicing! Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZJJ Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 A coworker is an avid blues harmonica player. She even goes to Harmonica Camp every year. I'll ask her if she has any tips and links for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 Sure thing, picking it up pretty quick here TBH. Now we have a Guy play Bass, Hmm Tinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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