Tell me everything a beginner has to know about the harmonica and how to play it! GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO PLAY THE HARMONICA
How to play the harmonica?
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How do you play sharps and flats on a harmonica?
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What does it mean to play in different positions or modes?
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Why can鈥檛 you change position in order to change the key you are playing?
Because you also change the mode when you do that!
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Minor keys?
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Do you need big hands or any other quality or talent to play the harmonica?
No, everyone plays differently anyhow!
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If you have to play well to enjoy it, you are 95% certain to fail.
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Where can I find song lyrics?
http://www.sing365.com
Where can I find free harmonica music online, and how can I learn to play for free?
www.Harptabs.com
http://www.volcano.net/~jackmearl/
Everything I鈥檓 giving you here is free and online! Harptabs has catagories of songs in it鈥檚 search engine. About 2000 songs!
How do you play drones, or one long continuous note?
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Can I get someone to teach me how to play the harmonica online?
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What are the best and most popular songs to play on the harmonica? I鈥檓 looking for something to help with learning!
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Free sheet music, as opposed to tabs? Lots of luck finding anything you want for free!
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www.Sheetmusicdirect.com
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HARMONICA ITSELF!
Which harmonica should I buy?
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Diatonic!
Hohner; Hand Made; Golden Melody; Special 20; MS Big River; Blues Harp, Pro Harp
Lee Oskar
Seydel Blues: Session; Soloist, Soul鈥檚 Voice marketed by Bushman Music
Hering: 1923
Suzuki: HarpMaster
Tremolo and Octave!
The better Huangs and Hohners. All Seydels are good. The Seydel Concerto and the Hohner Autovalve are excellent. Keys D to G are best in both models.
What key should I buy?
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Where can I buy a harmonica? Online! They won鈥檛 let you test them in a music store except with a bellows. Online prices are pretty good anyhow.
http://www.coast2coastmusic.com
http://www.harpdepot.com/
http://www.1847.com
http://www.harphouse.com
How much should I pay for a harmonica?
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How do I tune, gap, and maintain a harmonica?
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My harmonica is broke, how do I get warranty work done?
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How to clean a harmonica?
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Is there a computer program to convert music and sound files to harmonica tabs? No!
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Download at guitarpro.com if you want to do this with sheet music.
Where can I get a harmonica engraved or gold plated?
http://www.goldharmonica.com/engharps.ht...
What is the old harmonica that I inherited worth? Nothing! There鈥檝e been more than a billion harmonicas made in the last 160 years.
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Good tuners?
http://www.download.com/AP-Tuner/3000-21...
http://www.amazon.com/Peterson-StroboSof...
http://store.strobosoft.com/Merchant2/me...
http://www.petersontuners.com/
Tools
http://www.grizzly.com/products/h7545
http://www.grizzly.com/products/g9615
http://www.grizzly.com/products/h1421
http://www.grizzly.com/products/h3129
http://www.grizzly.com/products/h6156
http://www.grizzly.com/products/h8164
http://www.grizzly.com/products/g7086
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http://www.micromark.com/
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Just intonation explained?
http://www.kylegann.com/tuning.html
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/studio/rpro...
Music theory is easy with a harmonica!
http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/in...
http://www.soundfeelings.com/free/chords...
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Someone with more expertise if you don鈥檛 like my advice?
http://patmissin.com/index1.html
http://www.hunterharp.com/huntmenu2.html
www.Harmonicalessons.com
www.Harmonicastore.com
http://harp-l.org/pipermail/harp-l/
http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/in...
www.coast2coastmusic.com #1 Buy a BIG tube of lip balm! You need to get you a ear of corn and just go around all day blowing on it . and after about a week. you will get the hang of it good luck here is your sign. Hit up youtube. Search for "harmonica lesson" or "beginner harmonica" and you'll find plenty of info. Buy a C diatonic and away you go.
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