These are fantastic…I love lick 4. Only been playing about 3 months. I don’t sound like you but I think I’m doing alright. I love pushing myself to do these harder ones.
This is quite a fun & useful exercise Tomlin. Especially appreciate your continued emphasis upon the timing. Muy importante. I’ve had a blast with this one and your Huey’s talkshow boogie. Keep’em coming, and thanks awfully!!
Doing yard work … was looking forward especially after demo: gimmy-give me 🎼🎵. Thank you Tomlin from Neptune beach Fl, founder and life member of GPU / G-P-University 😉
Hey man I love your instructions and licks, they have really helped me learn the blues style harp playing where as I grew up playing a bluegrass style harp . you are a great instructor and an excellent musician and i dig it. peace.
Hey great lesson wish I had found this one sooner. Been playing and eating your video/lessons for 3-4 months now..... I was able to pick this up by ear and playing in under 10 mins. I had one quest. Judging buy the info I just provided what level of player would u say I was or close to. I am off work due to a disability and have been putting in 5+ hours a day in practice time, and not once have I ever been bored or sick of playing ..... I have to force myself to take a break. ...... Thanks for all the great lessons cheers.
Awesome lessons, I've been practising simple tunes for about 5 months, but finding it hard to start practising the blues and improvisation, this is what I need . Can't wait to spend hours practising this lesson., love your channel. How long have you been playing to get as good as you are.
Totally, you can play around with adding extra notes on the blow chords because the notes repeat themselves all the way up the harp. The blow notes are tuned like this - CEGCEGCEGC.Well spotted!
Hello Tomlin, great lesson, as always. A question, though. I have always wondered why we have to play the 2 draw instead of the 3 blow, which sounds the same (but it seems you never use it). Instinctively, to me it feels easier e.g. here in Lick 2 (3.45) or Iick 3 (4.21)
The thing is it doesn't Sound the same. The draw note can be blended with a bit of bending, which makes it bluesier. Also, you can chug while drawing in 2nd hole. There are many other reasons too.
On lick #1 do you first draw on the third note. Then on a second breath draw and bend? Or do you draw once and after you play the note bend it from there on the same breath? Just starting out and I have to say thanks for all the great videos. Awesome stuff!
Tomlin when you say your using a c Harp but playing in 2nd position of G, and if I have a G Harp can I play in that, don't understand the positions yet?
Hi Evaldas, thanks for getting in touch. I’m afraid I tend to focus on beginner to intermediate players. You should check out Jason Ricci’s videos for some advanced lessons :-)
PepJuice Evey harmonica can play in several keys, but only two are ever really talked about. So in the case of a C harmonica, when you blow into the first three holes you are making a C chord, and you are also playing in a C major scale. When you draw on those first three holes you are playing in a G major scale. That’s second position (cuz C was first position). If you need to know what second position is on any harmonica just count up five letters in the alphabet (C, D, E, F, G) and that’s second position. I’m probably not explaining it well enough. Just Google it.
Transitioning quickly between holes 1-3 separates the good players from the wannabees. I'll stick to slow blues and the kin for now unless I get a gene transplant from Paul Butterfield!
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This is one of the best vamp lessons with great licks. You break them down nicely.
Great lesson. Please more like this. I think it is easier and people can have success with it and feel better about playing.
Glad you like it Michael :-)
These are fantastic…I love lick 4. Only been playing about 3 months. I don’t sound like you but I think I’m doing alright. I love pushing myself to do these harder ones.
Thanks, man. Love your content.
Absolutely amazing lesson!!! But it did took me almost a month to be able to begin to learn this :) thank you so much for all your UA-cam lessons!
Thank you so much Ruslan :-)
Brilliant lesson!
Thanks for a great lesson. Has really helped me with different parts of my playing, timing, bends and rhythm.
That video just put me back on track to start practicing again ! Thanks a lot !
I really appreciate your teaching, greetings from Colombia.
Thanks Jhovany, I'm super pleased you appreciate them! :-)
This is quite a fun & useful exercise Tomlin. Especially appreciate your continued emphasis upon the timing. Muy importante. I’ve had a blast with this one and your Huey’s talkshow boogie. Keep’em coming, and thanks awfully!!
My pleasure Brett - I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)
good lesson tomlin, well worth the wait. glad you're better. mick sherlock.
Cheers Mick :-)
Doing yard work … was looking forward especially after demo: gimmy-give me 🎼🎵. Thank you Tomlin from Neptune beach Fl, founder and life member of GPU / G-P-University 😉
This video Just put me in another level .
Glad it did Hari! :)
The best lesson ever.
Thank you. ☺️👍
Nice lesson Tomlin!!!
Cheers Rex!
You make this look so easy, thx it's very very helpful
thanks for keeping me motivated. I like being able to print out the tabs.
Great lesson thanks man
Hey man I love your instructions and licks, they have really helped me learn the blues style harp playing where as I grew up playing a bluegrass style harp . you are a great instructor and an excellent musician and i dig it. peace.
Great video many thanks!
Tomlin, tasty and fun licks as you say, easy and fun to practice, thanks again...
I love me some tasty blues licks :-)
just the job!
many many Thanks Brother 😊.
still killing it baby!! thanks so much!!
Thanks Michael :-)
Nice , hard to find harp teachers that reach me. Nice finding teachers that can play and players that teach!! Thanks
Very nice lesson! I really enjoy it!
Cheers buddy :-)
great lesson... thank you tomlin
My pleasure Ralph :-)
Hey great lesson wish I had found this one sooner. Been playing and eating your video/lessons for 3-4 months now..... I was able to pick this up by ear and playing in under 10 mins. I had one quest. Judging buy the info I just provided what level of player would u say I was or close to. I am off work due to a disability and have been putting in 5+ hours a day in practice time, and not once have I ever been bored or sick of playing ..... I have to force myself to take a break. ...... Thanks for all the great lessons cheers.
Hey Tomlin,Great lesson, don’t know how I missed this one.
Thanks
Thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed it :-)
Awesome lessons, I've been practising simple tunes for about 5 months, but finding it hard to start practising the blues and improvisation, this is what I need . Can't wait to spend hours practising this lesson., love your channel. How long have you been playing to get as good as you are.
Thanks Tomlin!
My pleasure Marcelo :-)
this is a very intersting tutorial.
Enjoying this, good stuff. Thanks.
Excellent news Alan!
I now I have something to drive my wife crazy with.
In my case it is my mom. Lol.
When I practice my three dogs howl, so my wife has had it with all four of us..
*something else 🤣
Your lessons is very good.
Thanks Aroldinho :-)
My cats are going nuts with this!
Really enjoying this lesson. Thank you!
That last lick really taught me to slow down and enunciate my bends.....which was very frustrating,but it made sense...
Excellent - learning an instrument can be seriously frustrating :-)
fantastic lesson . thanks Tomlin...
Cheers Michael :-)
Thank you Tomlin
Thank you Toni :-)
Olá sou Brasileiro tenho aprendido muito com sua aulas vc,vc toca muito.
FANTASTIC
Cheers Andrew :-)
Dude, I love you.
Awesome lesson!
Big thanks from indonesia..
My pleasure my friend :-)
Good lesson
Thank you :-)
wow.... amazing!
Thank you :-)
How about a wrist check? Which diver are you wearing?
Please, make a lesson of I really don't want to know - Charlie MaCoy
I’ll check it out :-)
Hey, I can hear C note in the upper part of second chord (1:08). That means you are playing 234 blow instead of 123 blow?
Totally, you can play around with adding extra notes on the blow chords because the notes repeat themselves all the way up the harp. The blow notes are tuned like this - CEGCEGCEGC.Well spotted!
Do you have a video where you explain how to get such a deep 2 hole draw bent? Thank you!
Hi Andrew, I do indeed. Here you go - ua-cam.com/video/6QUDh9V4pFU/v-deo.html
Thanks so much! you are a great instructor and musician! Is there a reason you end on 2 draw rather than 3 blow?
Brilhant
Hello Tomlin, great lesson, as always. A question, though. I have always wondered why we have to play the 2 draw instead of the 3 blow, which sounds the same (but it seems you never use it). Instinctively, to me it feels easier e.g. here in Lick 2 (3.45) or Iick 3 (4.21)
The thing is it doesn't Sound the same. The draw note can be blended with a bit of bending, which makes it bluesier. Also, you can chug while drawing in 2nd hole. There are many other reasons too.
On lick #1 do you first draw on the third note. Then on a second breath draw and bend? Or do you draw once and after you play the note bend it from there on the same breath? Just starting out and I have to say thanks for all the great videos. Awesome stuff!
That's just fun
Tomlin when you say your using a c Harp but playing in 2nd position of G, and if I have a G Harp can I play in that, don't understand the positions yet?
What is the 1 by the 3
Advanced tutorials please :o
Hi Evaldas, thanks for getting in touch. I’m afraid I tend to focus on beginner to intermediate players. You should check out Jason Ricci’s videos for some advanced lessons :-)
What key harp?
What does "second positon" means please?
PepJuice Evey harmonica can play in several keys, but only two are ever really talked about. So in the case of a C harmonica, when you blow into the first three holes you are making a C chord, and you are also playing in a C major scale. When you draw on those first three holes you are playing in a G major scale. That’s second position (cuz C was first position). If you need to know what second position is on any harmonica just count up five letters in the alphabet (C, D, E, F, G) and that’s second position. I’m probably not explaining it well enough. Just Google it.
Hiya - I have a lesson on positions that might help you - ua-cam.com/video/hAgmbmvzjbY/v-deo.html
Describe a clasando
Transitioning quickly between holes 1-3 separates the good players from the wannabees. I'll stick to slow blues and the kin for now unless I get a gene transplant from Paul Butterfield!