Mel Bay First Lessons Blues Harmonica

by David B. Barrett

An exciting beginning blues harmonica course! The ideas presented are solidly in the blues tradition with great sounding bluesy licks to play, even at the beginning level! Topics include Phrasing Concepts (how small pieces of music, called licks, are organized to create a pleasing solo), 12 Bar Blues Theory, Vibrato, Shakes, and Tongue Blocking. The recording and DVD includes all of the harmonica parts notated in the book with accompaniment. This book and its recording/DVD use a C major diatonic harmonica.

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Genres: Music

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 28, 2003

Reviews

[Samyy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably not the easiest "beginner" guide. Reading music has always been tricky for me, but I appreciate the need to learn it early. However, it feels easier to me to begin by playing simply with the numbered holes at first, and to learn music later. Still, some helpful tips here and I will definitely come back to it when I am a more experienced player.