Harmonica Tongue Blocking Lesson One - Melody And Rhythm At The Same Time [Tab Included]

Hey Everybody! Here is the first harmonica lesson in a 4 part series on tongue blocking. This episode demonstrates how to use tongue blocking to play great sounding chords and melodies in an old folk tune called "Oh Susanna".
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[@robertcoltrane5602]

Looking forward to the other lessons. Thank you Grant.

[@GrantDermody]

Another one coming this Friday! Thank you for tuning in!

[@annaraffulwatercolor]

Grant, thank you for this video. Can you show us how can we play other songs with an old style harmonica? Once more, thank you very much.

[@robinjacobs886]

Thanks from the UK Grant, your time and effort is much appreciated.

[@GrantDermody]

Thank you Robin! Awesome to hear that you are tuning in from over there.

[@lopeslopes1066]

"Uma vela não se apaga por ajudar acender outras velas "
Obrigado por compartilhar estes preciosos conhecimentos.
From:Salvador Bahia Brasil.

[@matthewtucker8994]

Great lesson 👍 I'm a noobie, just learning to pucker. The info about how to tab chords was helpful, I wanted to know that. Thank you.

[@leonkeng]

Great lesson!!! 👏👏👏

[@richardhonour1522]

Thanks Grant a great tutorial, been playing this for years but not with the chords a great improvement ( also from the UK

[@landztranz]

Thanks, Grant. Yes, it's a great tongue blocking exercise for practicing switching between single notes and chords, but, of course, the chords (i.e. those full chords) on the "Oh, Susanna" part aren't exactly the most suitable chords, but again, it's a great way to practice the technique.

[@1957mhoffman]

Thanks for the lessons, I'm learning alot!

[@GrantDermody]

Very glad to hear that! My pleasure

[@ankitsaxena2023]

Can we play melody & rhythm same time on tremolo harmonica?

[@GrantDermody]

Hey Ankit, I don't play tremolo harmonicas so I can't say one way or another.

[@TremoloHarmonica]

Hey Grant, hope you don't mind if I answer this question (if so then just delete this, I don't want to step on your channel). Hi Ankit. Yes, you can play melody and rhythm together on the tremolo harp. However, some tremolo harps are not Richter tuned and some are. On the Richter tuned harps (Hohner Echo, Seydel Sailor, most Hering) there is a nice draw chord on the low end. On most Asian tremolo harps (Suzuki, Tombo, Easttop, Hohner Echo Celeste, Swan) there is a complete major scale on the low end, so the nice draw chord is not there. On those harps you can fake a draw chord by just playing the adjacent note. Not really a chord, but it sounds better than trying to play several notes that don't go together. Also the tremolo is longer than the standard diatonic blues harp because the notes are side by side instead of two per hole. That means you probably cannot do the octave splits like Grant does in some of his videos. For instance, playing 3456 and blocking out 45 with your tongue. Unless you have a large mouth, you will have to settle for playing 456 and blocking out 45 for rhythm with 6 being the melody note.

[@leonkeng]

Hey Ankit, per my experience, play melody and rhythm at the same time (Tongue Blocking) is easier on tremolo harmonica than diatonic harmonica. So the answer is Yes!