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michael · michael

Working on "Georgia". Found some straight harp tab for the song and learned one version that sounds OK. But once you have heard Ray Charles sing the song, a straight harp version does not do it justice. As it turns out, Big Jon Gindick has tabed out and playes a rather beautiful arrangment of...

jaymcc28 · jaymcc28

Hi Guys and Gals, I'm a newbie and have been teaching myself (well, Jon has been teaching me via his books and videos!) how to play the harp since January. One of my favorite things to do is play along with songs in my vast collection of CD's. The appendix at the back of the Rockin' Blues book that listed ent...

michael · michael

Planing a trip to see my Sister in the Tampa area. She hooked me up with a guitar player that plays Wednesday night open mic at a local pub. He said a song he would like to do is called "the pilgrim" by Kris Kristofferson. Learned the song. Pretty straight forward first position piece, grea...

DutchBones · DutchBones

Happy New Year to you all and especially to Jon, for keeping this forum alive! I hope that more people will use this fine place this year with lots of good questions and good advice.

BluzHarp · BluzHarp

I have been playing harp now for longer than I would like to say (decades/and should be better) but I have really been loving the Suzuki "HarpMaster Harmonica,it is now my favorite out of the box harp.The key of (A) plays as good as some customized harps I have used.I am not an endorsee for them and I...

Boogiemaster · Boogiemaster

Hi all I've seen a Special 20 Harp and it says marine band on the top. I wanted to know if this is a blues harmonica? I've seen a lot of videos with guys playing the Special 20 Harp and it gets a little confusing. I've never played the harmonica before, but when i hear the blues being played on one i get t...

jaymcc28 · jaymcc28

I didn't know where to post this one but I wanted to share a quick story (I'll try to be quick!) Visited my family on Thanksgiving. I have an 18 year old niece who is a freshman in college. She's very musically inclined; sings, plays the piano, etc. She was playing some very nice 'classic pop' style ri...

michael · michael

What are ya'll working on? Just learned a new one (new to me) called "Pilgrim". Great lyrics.

michael · michael

A dear friend of mine, tragically, lost her Daughter in an auto accident caused by a drunk driver. I went to a funeral today. The music was voice only. No instruments of any kind... May well have been the best and most heart felt music I have ever heard in my life. Don't drink and drive.

MJ Digs · MJ Digs

It's the four or five blow on a particular harp that I am using. It doesn't sound right, at all -- like a squealing, grating noise. No amount of cleaning, change of technique/mouth positioning seems to be able to change the way it sounds. I know plenty of people probably post here thinking that they have...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Georgia on my mind (Preview) Working on "Georgia". Found some straight harp tab for the song and learned one version that sounds OK. But once you have heard Ray Charles sing the song, a straight harp version does not do it justice. As it turns out, Big Jon Gindick has tabed out and playes a rather beautiful arrangment of...	michael	1	3253	May 7, 2009 by DutchBones
	Song Keys To Play Along With (Preview) Hi Guys and Gals, I'm a newbie and have been teaching myself (well, Jon has been teaching me via his books and videos!) how to play the harp since January. One of my favorite things to do is play along with songs in my vast collection of CD's. The appendix at the back of the Rockin' Blues book that listed ent...	jaymcc28	12	6238	Apr 8, 2009 by Blueyes
	Open Mic in Tampa (Preview) Planing a trip to see my Sister in the Tampa area. She hooked me up with a guitar player that plays Wednesday night open mic at a local pub. He said a song he would like to do is called "the pilgrim" by Kris Kristofferson. Learned the song. Pretty straight forward first position piece, grea...	michael	0	1421	Mar 16, 2009 by michael
	Happy New Year! (Preview) Happy New Year to you all and especially to Jon, for keeping this forum alive! I hope that more people will use this fine place this year with lots of good questions and good advice.	DutchBones	1	933	Jan 6, 2009 by michael
	Suzuki "HarpMaster" Harmonica (Preview) I have been playing harp now for longer than I would like to say (decades/and should be better) but I have really been loving the Suzuki "HarpMaster Harmonica,it is now my favorite out of the box harp.The key of (A) plays as good as some customized harps I have used.I am not an endorsee for them and I...	BluzHarp	6	5607	Dec 28, 2008 by jaymcc28
	Special 20 Harp question (Preview) Hi all I've seen a Special 20 Harp and it says marine band on the top. I wanted to know if this is a blues harmonica? I've seen a lot of videos with guys playing the Special 20 Harp and it gets a little confusing. I've never played the harmonica before, but when i hear the blues being played on one i get t...	Boogiemaster	1	1070	Dec 18, 2008 by michael
	Blues bringing the family together (Preview) I didn't know where to post this one but I wanted to share a quick story (I'll try to be quick!) Visited my family on Thanksgiving. I have an 18 year old niece who is a freshman in college. She's very musically inclined; sings, plays the piano, etc. She was playing some very nice 'classic pop' style ri...	jaymcc28	1	856	Dec 3, 2008 by DutchBones
	Sound off... (Preview) What are ya'll working on? Just learned a new one (new to me) called "Pilgrim". Great lyrics.	michael	32	1195	Nov 26, 2008 by DutchBones
	"Negro Spirituals" (Preview) A dear friend of mine, tragically, lost her Daughter in an auto accident caused by a drunk driver. I went to a funeral today. The music was voice only. No instruments of any kind... May well have been the best and most heart felt music I have ever heard in my life. Don't drink and drive.	michael	0	1043	Nov 23, 2008 by michael
	Something doesn't sound right, with particular harp that I am using. (Preview) It's the four or five blow on a particular harp that I am using. It doesn't sound right, at all -- like a squealing, grating noise. No amount of cleaning, change of technique/mouth positioning seems to be able to change the way it sounds. I know plenty of people probably post here thinking that they have...	MJ Digs	8	2258	Aug 23, 2008 by John Broecker
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