Wow Ronnie! I was able to listen and then immediately play the riff in it's basic form. Then I went back and added my own flavor. Amazing teaching Sir! So grateful for you!
Love it! And really enjoy your workshops as well. 3rd position seems to be somewhat overlooked, but it's so essential! So much expressive potential, especially with the bends you showed, but also the blow bends on holes 8 and 9. Love going up there, then using the draw for the root and minor 3rd, then working my way back down to 4. Indiara Sfair’s “Improv in Cm” has a great run that uses these…goosebumps for sure. I don't use holes 2 and 3 in 3rd position much except for the b5, 4, b3. Getting the whole-step draw bend on 3 (to get the 5th) is tricky, and even if the pitch is right, it still sounds off. Guess we’re making the harp do something it wasn’t intended for, heh. But what I *really* want to know is…Can you play that HUGE harp in the background?! :)
Jack, it's worth picking up the A harmonica. Next to C, it's the most popular key and much better for 3rd position in my opinion with the sweet low notes. You can still play the same ideas on the C they'll just sound higher.
Agreed, definitely pick up some more if you can. G, A, C, and D will allow you a lot of flexibility with a lot of songs, and all are guitar- and bass-friendly. You can also interchange them somewhat because they're adjacent on the Circle of Fifths. So you could play a D blues in 2nd position on your G, then at a high point in the song, use your C in 3rd position. It's a minor-style blues (m3), but the main blues bends are still there, and because it's higher up, those notes really wail.
Mr. Shellist, thank you! This was the most amazingly simple lesson.
I just caught this one on UA-cam. Great topic and a new lick that I need to practice.
Great teaching vid, thanks Ronnie
Good morning from Vegas! Thanks again for another fantastic lesson! 😎
morning to ya!
Sos un genio! Un gran profesor, muy pero muy didáctico. Un saludo desde la Argentina!
BRAVO
Wow Ronnie! I was able to listen and then immediately play the riff in it's basic form. Then I went back and added my own flavor. Amazing teaching Sir! So grateful for you!
right on Chris..this is what it's all about!
now be sure to catch part 2 and the rest of the series!
Great teaching vid, thanks Ronnie 👏✅
and thank YOU
Very well broken down. Good instruction.
much appreciated and thanks for tuning in
Great! Thank you very much for sharing!
my pleasure
Love it! And really enjoy your workshops as well.
3rd position seems to be somewhat overlooked, but it's so essential! So much expressive potential, especially with the bends you showed, but also the blow bends on holes 8 and 9. Love going up there, then using the draw for the root and minor 3rd, then working my way back down to 4. Indiara Sfair’s “Improv in Cm” has a great run that uses these…goosebumps for sure.
I don't use holes 2 and 3 in 3rd position much except for the b5, 4, b3. Getting the whole-step draw bend on 3 (to get the 5th) is tricky, and even if the pitch is right, it still sounds off. Guess we’re making the harp do something it wasn’t intended for, heh.
But what I *really* want to know is…Can you play that HUGE harp in the background?!
:)
Thanks a lot Ronnie:)
and thanks for tuning in!
Fantastic riff, thanks
thanks Rob!
Love it, Ronnie!
Cheers, from Spain.
thanks!
Wow! that sounds good!
:) thanks for checking it out!
Que manera de sorprender maestro.
Saludos desde Chile. 🇨🇱
saludos!
Genial el video. Ojala pudiera entender màs, si solo supiera ingles!!
las orejas son las unicas cosas que necessita. hay mucho que puedes aprender en esta manera. ok..that's my Spanish for the day.
@@Harmonica123 Gracias maestro, a utilizar màs el oido de mi parte. Saludos!
Custom harp?
Thanks but you’re playing an A and I have a C so I can’t play along😢 great vid tho thank you
Jack, it's worth picking up the A harmonica. Next to C, it's the most popular key and much better for 3rd position in my opinion with the sweet low notes. You can still play the same ideas on the C they'll just sound higher.
Agreed, definitely pick up some more if you can. G, A, C, and D will allow you a lot of flexibility with a lot of songs, and all are guitar- and bass-friendly. You can also interchange them somewhat because they're adjacent on the Circle of Fifths. So you could play a D blues in 2nd position on your G, then at a high point in the song, use your C in 3rd position. It's a minor-style blues (m3), but the main blues bends are still there, and because it's higher up, those notes really wail.