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The harmonica is harder than it looks...
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"The harmonica is impossible...it would seem you have to suck and blow at the same time while covering specific holes with your tongue...it's ridiculous."
I watch a smug guy on a YouTube tutorial....I wasn't impressed. |
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It's all about breathing and tongue position....like so many things in life 
First time you bend a note you'll not finish it because of the silly grin on your face!
Just remember they come in different keys, and so it'll sound rubbish however good you are if you're in the wrong key! |
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over a year ago
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"Any thoughts?
Yes it is, you have to suck and blow.
Hahaha you should be great at that gay boy  xx"
I say there, now look here, i can play last of the summer wine on the gib horn. |
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"Any thoughts?
Yes it is, you have to suck and blow.
Hahaha you should be great at that gay boy xx
I say there, now look here, i can play last of the summer wine on the gib horn. "
That doesn't surprise me |
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"It's all about breathing and tongue position....like so many things in life
First time you bend a note you'll not finish it because of the silly grin on your face!
Just remember they come in different keys, and so it'll sound rubbish however good you are if you're in the wrong key!"
This is a cheapo one, don't know what key it's in, possible the key of Ouch, as the cats run for the hills when I try to play it.
Might treat myself to a proper one for Xmas. |
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By *uryWhipMan
over a year ago
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Its a bloody pain in the arse. Can usually pick things up pretty quickly but the harmonica is annoying. Been trying to learn coz i want finish a song I've been writing thats going great with a Dylan esque harminica part. You'd think I'd know more players.
FYI if anyones fancies recording a harmonica part for me then PM me  |
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"Its a bloody pain in the arse. Can usually pick things up pretty quickly but the harmonica is annoying. Been trying to learn coz i want finish a song I've been writing thats going great with a Dylan esque harminica part. You'd think I'd know more players.
FYI if anyones fancies recording a harmonica part for me then PM me "
Come back to me in 3 months lol |
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over a year ago
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ive been told even the good ones when they come out the box they are are a unplayable instrument..there is a bunch of things to be done to it before its good to go.. |
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"ive been told even the good ones when they come out the box they are are a unplayable instrument..there is a bunch of things to be done to it before its good to go.."
Like what? Throw it out the window and take up the banjo? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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playing the banjo will make you no new friends .ha ha..there are screws that need a wee tighten and something else has to get done to it that i cant remember..google is your friend here |
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over a year ago
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I got myself a set of harmonicas last year so I can play it on a few of the songs we do in the band. It’s much more difficult than I thought it would be. Still to get to grips with just one of the solos  |
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"I've seen Mick Jagger and Lemmy both play harmonica live on stage, they were really good!
Well I have the dance skills of Jagger and the looks of Lemmy so I'm half way there lol "
I'm sure you don't have a handlebar 'tache, mutton chops and big warts! |
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"I got myself a set of harmonicas last year so I can play it on a few of the songs we do in the band. It’s much more difficult than I thought it would be. Still to get to grips with just one of the solos "
A set! Blimey.
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"I got myself a set of harmonicas last year so I can play it on a few of the songs we do in the band. It’s much more difficult than I thought it would be. Still to get to grips with just one of the solos
A set! Blimey.
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Yep - need different keys for different songs |
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"ive been told even the good ones when they come out the box they are are a unplayable instrument..there is a bunch of things to be done to it before its good to go..
Like what? Throw it out the window and take up the banjo?"
That used to be the case years ago, or very high end ones. You used to have to soak them in water (some would swear by using whiskey) for the combs to swell, and to get a richer tone, and easier to play. If you did it lots now with a modern one, you could in theory damage it, but I think we're talking hours and hours of soaking in very humid conditions. |
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"ive been told even the good ones when they come out the box they are are a unplayable instrument..there is a bunch of things to be done to it before its good to go..
Like what? Throw it out the window and take up the banjo?
That used to be the case years ago, or very high end ones. You used to have to soak them in water (some would swear by using whiskey) for the combs to swell, and to get a richer tone, and easier to play. If you did it lots now with a modern one, you could in theory damage it, but I think we're talking hours and hours of soaking in very humid conditions. "
Blimey!!!! |
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