Harmonica

OU812? · 04-02-2008, 11:11 PM

So i just decided that i wanted to learn harmonica, i've always loved the blues and thought it would be cool to learn. Plus it's an instrument not many people play and it's unique. Anyways i just ordered a Lee Oskar Major Diatonic, C.
This one
And im stoked to start learning. I dont think i've ever even stuck a harmonica in my mouth so it could be interesting at first. Anyone else on here play or like harmonicas??

reactionkilla · 04-02-2008, 11:31 PM

Love playin it. I have the Bob Dylan headset for my C and G harps so I can play them and guitar simultaneously.

Mr. Ando · 04-02-2008, 11:34 PM

I noodle around on my honer a little

XSVFAN890 · 04-02-2008, 11:37 PM

I have like 80 from Cracker Barrel. lol...

juice_88 · 04-03-2008, 07:41 AM

I don't actually play it, but I like to mess around with the one that I have every time that I rediscover it. If you have any sense of a musical ear, it's really not that hard at all to start playing it. It's a hell of a lot of fun.

OU812? · 04-03-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by juice_88

I don't actually play it, but I like to mess around with the one that I have every time that I rediscover it. If you have any sense of a musical ear, it's really not that hard at all to start playing it. It's a hell of a lot of fun.

That's cool man, i used to play trumpet and drums but dont anymore. I miss playing music so this is a good fun way to get back into it. I can just carry it anywhere with me and play whenever i have some downtime.

WeToYou · 04-03-2008, 09:12 PM

Yep. I've a Harmonica, and own several Dylan song books. Play Blowin' In The Wind on the daily

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GFunk · 04-03-2008, 11:42 PM

play them blues!

I've always wanted to play the harmonica.

GFunk · 04-04-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper_of_Souls

"a blues man gotta have a taste for his harmonica" - mashed potatoes johnson

I lul'ed.

ThatsWhatSheSaidV.2 · 04-05-2008, 01:05 PM

Haromnica is really fun to play. I'm not very good, but there's a person at my church who is amazing and can play along with anything. I'm going to try to get him to teach me.

Treghc · 04-05-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by juice_88

I don't actually play it, but I like to mess around with the one that I have every time that I rediscover it. If you have any sense of a musical ear, it's really not that hard at all to start playing it. It's a hell of a lot of fun.

You don't really need much of a musical ear to play harmonicas. 99% of them are are in certain keys/scales, so as long as the other instruments are in that key/scale, whatever you play on the harmonica will which the instruments. There is a little bit of control over which exact pitches you want the play and in what rhythm, but it's not like you can have a hard time finding a proper note

GFunk · 04-05-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Treghc

You don't really need much of a musical ear to play harmonicas. 99% of them are are in certain keys/scales, so as long as the other instruments are in that key/scale, whatever you play on the harmonica will which the instruments. There is a little bit of control over which exact pitches you want the play and in what rhythm, but it's not like you can have a hard time finding a proper note

That I did not know.

So a harmonica player has to have a harmonica for every key that he wants to play in?

Mr. Ando · 04-05-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GFunk

That I did not know.

So a harmonica player has to have a harmonica for every key that he wants to play in?

unless they have a chromatic harmonica, yes

GFunk · 04-05-2008, 08:46 PM

That would be kinda sucky.

ThatsWhatSheSaidV.2 · 04-05-2008, 08:48 PM

You buy the most popular keys first. Get a C first then maybe a G, then F, then Bb, then D and you can increase your collection until you get one in every key.