https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:26:42 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-213427 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:58:00 +0000 Country and Blues Harmonica for the Musically Hopeless
http://www.amazon.com/Country-Blues-Harmonica-Musically-Hopeless/dp/0932592082/sr=1-1/qid=1165592643/ref=sr_1_1/102-5551827-9735359?ie=UTF8&s=books

Very basic but it gets you doing some fun stuff in a hurry.
(E.G. you can get a pretty decent sounding jam just playing 3 blow, 3 draw, 4 blow, 4 draw with any pattern you can come up with.)
Scroll down on the link and you will see some very good info (Cross harp chart, simple song, link to a forum) from the author posted there.

Or you might prefer his more comprehensive and advanced book:
Rock n' Blues Harmonica: A World of Harp Knowledge, Songs, Stories, Lessons, Riffs, Techniques and Audio Index for a New Generation of Harp Players (Includes ... book and 74 minute stereo CD Jamming Buddy)
http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Blues-Harmonica-Techniques-Generation/dp/0930948106/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-5551827-9735359]]> Guitar Players Discussion DennisF6 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-213427 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-213362 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:48:24 +0000
Bah.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-213362 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205059 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:31:45 +0000 http://www.harmonicalessons.com. Alas my harp has been neglected of late thanks to busy life. Grrr. :(

Anyhoo, it's a paid website, but the lessons are great and the support via the forum is first class. Dave Gage, the Admin on the site, also offers some great personal support. :)]]> Guitar Players Discussion Bennett https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205059 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205039 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:27:09 +0000 Thanks for sorting that one out noteboat]]> Guitar Players Discussion lars https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205039 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205037 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:24:43 +0000
Very helpful "basics" site: http://myquill.cc/]]> Guitar Players Discussion andrewlubinus89 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205037 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205015 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:52:47 +0000
Most harp players will play in the key a fifth higher than the harp - G for a C harp. That's 'cross-harp' playing, and it's good for blues.

But some will also play a fourth higher - F for a C harp. That's called 'slant harp' playing. Cross harp is more common for blues, but slant harp works too.

If you listen really close, you can tell which one a harp player is using; in either style the b5 is a 'bent' note, but for the b3 it's only 'bent' in cross-harp; in slant harp it's a plain draw note.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205015 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205007 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:33:13 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-205007 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-204998 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:01:08 +0000
Lars]]> Guitar Players Discussion lars https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-204998 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-204818 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:57:17 +0000
http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Blues-Harmonica-Ed-Improvisation/dp/0918321727/sr=8-2/qid=1161406175/ref=sr_1_2/102-3933299-7393706?ie=UTF8&s=books]]> Guitar Players Discussion Morpheus https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-204818 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-204783 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:45:31 +0000
To bend those notes you have to suck in and drop your tongue low in your jaw like you were saying hel-LO. If you ever caught that Seinfeld episode where Jerry makes fun of the noises his girlfriend's stomach makes during the night, that is how you bend notes on harp. :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/harp/paged/2/#post-204783