Harmonica Pro Lessons with Terence

This video is by guitarist Shun Ng. I had the pleasure of chatting and interviewing him during the Kitchener Blues Festival many moons ago. He was there playing alongside the legendary Magic Dick as a duo. He is such a talented guitarist. Listen to the deft touch he has during his solos. He doesn't just play a note. Each note is part of a larger whole and the results are fantastic.

Find a small section and try to transcribe a few notes. I suggest learning a very small section so that you can hum or whistle it, and then try to play it on your harmonica. If that isn't your bag, then just enjoy Shun Ng's hypnotic guitar playing.

The harmony changes, but parts of the song follow the i-VII-VI-V descending chord progression. (Is this known as the Andalusian progression in flamenco music? Please comment if you are in the know.) That would be Am-G-F-E chord progression. Personally, I would play in Am using the C major diatonic harmonica, which would be 4th position, using the -6 (hole 6 draw) and the -3'' (hole 3 draw bent down two half-steps) as the root notes. Alternatively, you could use a G major diatonic harmonica in 3rd position for this progression, with the -4 (hole 4 draw) as your root note. Just watch out for -7 (hole 7 draw), it will sound off, since it will be a half-step higher than usually played with that chord progression. There are ways to get around that, but they will have to wait for another day.

Cheers, and Happy New Year!!! 🎉🎈🎊

Follow The Goosebumps - Shun Ng "You gotta follow the goosebumps man, cause if you don't get the goosebumps, then how the hell do you expect anyone else to?"- Quincy JonesThis song is dedic...

I'm diggin' this. Just because it isn't a harp doesn't mean we can't learn it and adapt it to the harmonica. In fact, you are better off learning things from other instruments because it guarantees that you will not sound like every other harp player out there who is only copying harp players. Learn from as many different sources as you can and over time you will hear your playing evolve as you learn more and more.

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