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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sir GuitarCozmo on April 04, 2017, 09:32:54 AM
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Okay, so the band I'm getting together does a power ballad from the 80's that has harmonica parts in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIGriKm60D8
I'm half decent at figuring out new instruments and harmonica is definitely a new thing for me. The song is in C major and the parts aren't really difficult, but I know literally NOTHING about harmonicas. Jr. has a very small 10-hole harmonica, about 4 - 4.5 inches in length. I tried playing around with it and I invariably end up hitting two notes at a time, no matter what I do, so are there other lengths with bigger holes that would make this easier? I know others have more holes, so is that the way to go? I really got nothin' here, but I feel confident that if I had the right tool for the job, I could figure it out. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hit the right notes.
Try to avoid the wrong notes.
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That's the tough part. After 27 years, I can't even reliably follow this advice on guitar 100% of the time.
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I'm sure you've thought of this, but...have you just Googled or Youtube-searched harmonica tutorials? Heck, if the song is well known and has a prominent harmonic part, you might even find a "how to" harmonica video for that song on Youtube.
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All I read was "Coz needs a bigger hole".
That's rock star, man.
Seriously, though, I have some (limited) experience with this, and other than the higher end instruments being in a certain key (which probably doesn't matter for you) I don't know that there's a huge difference at the lower price points.
Suggestion (if you haven't already) go in to a Guitar Center or other decent music store and check out the differences (though don't ask the help; in my experience they're not the level of expertise you need).
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Oh, and my guess? "That's What I Like About You" by the Romantics.
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For those interested, I posted a link to the song in the OP. Guaranteed, nobody was going to guess that one.
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I'm sure you've thought of this, but...have you just Googled or Youtube-searched harmonica tutorials? Heck, if the song is well known and has a prominent harmonic part, you might even find a "how to" harmonica video for that song on Youtube.
Kinda. I've tried to get info on harmonica sizes and such, just to see if a bigger one might help, but I'll probably go ahead and watch a few YT vids on the subject anyway - I'll need the knowledge sooner or later.
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I'm sure you've thought of this, but...have you just Googled or Youtube-searched harmonica tutorials? Heck, if the song is well known and has a prominent harmonic part, you might even find a "how to" harmonica video for that song on Youtube.
Kinda. I've tried to get info on harmonica sizes and such, just to see if a bigger one might help, but I'll probably go ahead and watch a few YT vids on the subject anyway - I'll need the knowledge sooner or later.
Never would have guessed, but that's actually a good tune; I'm no fan of Taime Downe but he's not as annoying as usual in that one.