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20 awesomely different ways to play a tune on your harmonica

This course shows you more than 20 different ways to play a melody to give your playing variety, interest and dynamics

     
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20 awesomely different ways to play a tune on your harmonica

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    About 20 awesomely different ways to play a tune on your harmonica

    Have you ever played a tune a couple of times and thought - hmm, what next? How can I make this interesting? Me too. Let me imagine you have to play a tune 20 times - can you make it different every time? And I'm not talking about improvising - that would also make it different. No, just the melody without embellishments. So here's how we will do it.

    Chordal playing

    Single notes puckered in the middle octave using second position

    Single notes puckered in the low octave using second position

    Single notes puckered in the top octave using second position

    Playing in first position in the middle octave

    Playing in first position in the low octave

    Playing in first position in the top octave

    Playing in fourth position in the middle octave

    Playing in fourth position in the other octaves

    Playing in twelfth position in the low octave

    Using tongue block (TB) single notes in different octaves

    Using TB with rhythm and TB to the left in different octaves

    Using TB with rhythm and TB to the right in different octaves

    Sonnyboy Williamson 'pull slap' style in different octaves

    Yikes - how many's that?

    Using the 'mandolin flutter' in different octaves

    Using a 'bagpipe drone' - playing one note constantly whilst playing the tune

    Playing octaves

    Playing split 3s in different octaves

    Playing it with a bluesey, gospel style

    You could add other positions but let's stop there! ​

    What You Will Learn?

    • Playing a tune using these different methods: Chordal playing .
    • Single notes puckered in all octaves using second position .
    • Playing in first position in all octaves .
    • Playing in fourth and twelfth positions .
    • Using tongue block single notes in different octaves - tongue right and left .
    • Playing in intervals like octaves - split 3,4,5 .
    • Using techniques like the bagpipe drone, the mandolin, and the Sonnyboy Williamson 'pull slap' .
    • Playing it with a bluesey, gospel style .
    • You could also learn to play this (or any) tune in the same key but on ALL 12 harmonicas..