Blues Harp-Ain't No Sunshine-(Bill Withers Cover)

[kokoro86]

@1RAVENGANG52 I don't even read tabs, so I'm not entirely sure I could competently transcribe them. As I mentioned in the description, I'm essentially a musical illiterate. It's also been 3 years since I played this one, so I'm a little fuzzy. I'm not the type to jealously hoard any sort of musical knowhow. I could probably get you started. I start with a C harp and I am pretty sure I start on a hole 1 draw and go to a 2hole bent draw. Practice all your draw bends on the first half of your harp

[kokoro86]

@1RAVENGANG52

I'm sorry, but I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to ask or articulate. Could you rephrase your question with maybe a few more words?

Cheers!

[feiz01]

@1RAVENGANG52 mate kokoro, aint selfish, hes one of the most giving blokes on the tube, listen to his stuff man, he dont know tabs, he plays his stuff from his soul,and he shares it with all of us, the guy rocks man.

[JerkyTreat]

good stuff, my friend.

[kokoro86]

@JerkyTreat

Thanks for the kind words! Sweet-looking guitar on your channel.

[estderoma]

you need to move your hands, not your head

[kokoro86]

@estderoma

Post a video showing me how.

[estderoma]

@kokoro86 watch?v=VVVo0xzKXx8 just watch great musicians

[kokoro86]

@estderoma

Thanks for the video example.

Ironically, he moves both his head AND his hands in the video you cite.

Jason Ricci is definitely an elite-level blues harp player.

I always enjoy listening to his playing.

Do you play? I would love to hear you sometime.

Cheers!

[estderoma]

@kokoro86 I think he moves his head just to follow the rythm or change posture to blow or draw more powerfully, cause it becomes difficult when playing fast. However I'm just a beginner.

[dustyflair]

@kokoro86 classic comeback

[shannyd2]

hey, id love to learn this- can u post the numbers?

thanks

[kokoro86]

@shannyd2

Sorry, I play by ear and don't have any tabs..

[Talos21975]

Sad to see negative comments on this video. I reckon it's great, you put a lot of heart into your playing, and I hope someday soon I'll have the confidence to post a pic of myself on the harp. Well done!!!

[Italianmob1517]

hi i bought my self a Blues Harp "C" and i see there a Special 20 "C" is there any differene in sound? cause i heard the Blues Harp is for blues and the Special 20 is rocking roll

[kokoro86]

Either will get the job done. Ultimately it's up to personal preference. You'll figure out yours over the years..

[sonfishdesign]

Sweet, get a little back up and it'll be great.

Hey check out my buddy AJ Fedor doing More Love More Power/Ain't no Sunshine here on YouTube.

[kokoro86]

Thanks!

[jondreauxlaing]

I've just recently started playing, and I commend you for having the balls to put anything up at all. I've yet to find such fortitude in myself.

I dunno how long you've been playing, but your articulation sounds pretty damn clean to me. My only comment for improvement would be just to give each phrase just a little more space. It sounds like you're really eager to go into the next phrase. It's a bit better in that regard towards the end, though.

Again, props for putting this up. Good Luck!

[kokoro86]

@jondreauxlaing

Yeah, timing is something I definitely need to work on. It's been the mangler of many covers I've done...

Thanks for the support.

Post some of your stuff. There's a few people out there that will give you constructive advice.

As for the douchebags who just want to hate on you, that's what the block button is for!

Take care amigo!

[belleray2]

Thanks. Keep up the good work. Harp players appreciate your effort and the work you have put in to become so accomplished.If it was easy we would all be experts.Good stuff!!!

[kokoro86]

Thanks for the support, belleray2!

[newfieshawna]

wow that is so cool!!!!

[JurassicArk]

well I've just picked up a harp to learn on, and its pepole like you that have inspiered me... any advice and tabs for this song would be recived with much thanx, please ignor the cu**s who try to put you down, they obviously cant play squat on anything, coz if nothing else they would give you your dues for the time it takes to learn anything, and the guts to put it on youtube in the 1st place !

[kokoro86]

It's nice to have the support! Thanks!

[dewievandenb]

Dude, sweet. If you learned to play this without any tabs or nothing, its pretty good. Just keep on playing man, don't listen to the bull-crap all these haters are saying...

[johnstanley73]

Great job.. I just started playing, so I am light years away from being confident enough to post a video.  Don't pay any attention to the negative comments. The losers who sit around and make negative comments all day are nothing more than wimps hiding behind a computer screen, and are probably completely miserable with their own pathetic lives. Keep jammin' bro..

[kokoro86]

Thanks for the support, johnstanley73!

[zinox7]

Wow this is great! I just started on the harmonica and you are really inspiring! I'm thinking of buying a hohner special 20..I love the sound!

[ozzyhong]

epic fail

[kokoro86]

Seriously? I realize I need lots of work, but your comment is of no constructive use to me.

Where the bloody hell do you get off coming to my video and spouting your semi-literate nastiness?

How would you feel if I hopped on a plane and punched you in the larynx?

You'd say it was fucking uncalled for, and you'd be right. Be a dickhead on someone else's channel, because you're blocked.

[00boz]

Don't listen to these untalented fuckheads. Anyone that can play a harp Half-decent is tops. May not be the "Best" version but you still rock for putting it up and putting it out there.

Keep on harpin'

[kokoro86]

Thanks for the support.

[feiz01]

lol,kokoro brother,,exhausted all of your patience,,,my man pick up your special 20 brother and do what you do best,,,play the blues baby,,

[lstar121]

WATCH BONNY B LAY IT . THATS HOW TO DO IT :p

[lstar121]

well not being . you seriously are shit :/ sorry to say it but really you are .

i agree with (musthavepeppers)

[kokoro86]

Am I a pro?

Obviously not. Are your comments in any way useful? Well, sort of.

Bonny B had a really awesome approach to this one...

Would I do it different if I came at it again? Absolutely.

BTW, it's probably not too bright to eat curry that's 2 weeks old.

Risking food poisoning for no good reason is stupid.

[lstar121]

well hey smart arse i wasnt the one eating that you fukin moron ! . so accept the negative comments dude .if you wanna pu a video onyoutube expect all sort of comments

[kokoro86]

Despite you calling me "shit", I only mentioned that risking food poison is stupid because somebody could get sick.

I get that it was your friend Andrew ate the stuff. You witnessed it, however, and posted the vid, thereby enabled the unsafe behaviour. Some friend you are...

Furthermore, I accepted your negative comment and looked up Bonny B.

I'll probably favorite his video, too.

Unfortunately, after calling me a moron, you've exhausted all of my patience, so you're hereby blocked.

Cheerio!

[babaluboo123]

Have you watched Christelle the harp queen?

She might be good for inspiration/learning tool.

[kokoro86]

I've totally subscribed to her.

I think her playing is spectacular.

She's like JJ Milteau but with 'XX' chromosomes!

[jdax23]

i luv blues harp and i love the song u played :)

[kokoro86]

Thanks!

[feiz01]

kokoro,uv got the blues dude,,f__K__G great :) could you post the tabs dude,,

[dysprotection]

Woah man!!! I really hate it if someone who cant play this songs with feelings try to cover it... its my favorite song... but THAT sounds great! I wish i could play like that... All thumbs up i have got... really incredible... pls keep this good work up...

[kokoro86]

Thanks dysprotection!

[metyuewb]

oh no, no, no, no, no.

That's just weak.

[kokoro86]

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

That's really constructive.

And no videos of your own posted,

O' brave, brave, keyboard commando?

Troll much?

Do I think it's my best stuff? no.

You done better? Remains to be seen.

Meh, BLOCKED....

[esjarv]

Kokoro, i love how you just shut the hater down. nice.

[kokoro86]

I think I should make something very clear.

I actively welcome constructive criticism and positive feedback, but a comment like "oh no, no, no, no, no. That's just weak."

doesn't help me to improve my playing. Explaining how it's weak or how I could improve my playing would be a perfectly acceptable comment, and I'd probably thank him for it. Nice BMX vid on your channel, BTW

[esjarv]

hey thanks man, that's my brother, he's gonna go big.

has pro status now, but he'll be up there.

[musthavepeppers]

Ahh man, its a deadly cover, you got alot of feeling to it. But if you are brave enough to post a piece online you gotta expect bad comments, before you say that i have nothing up, i have my own art website.

But you cant get pissed off at people that easily, let people expess their opinions.

[kokoro86]

If someone can take the time to post that they don't like the vid, they have the time to post a way in which it could have been improved.

Truth be told, plenty of people have given me quite useful feedback that helped me improve.

"oh no, no, no, no, no. That's just weak."

Doesn't help me at all. I use this channel as a learning tool, since I've used it as a yardstick for measuring my progress.. I'm under no obligation to host hateful comments with no practical use.

[kokoro86]

I would say the same thing about any racist comments too...As for being pissed, I'd forgotten about the guy until you reminded me. I've moved on.

Hell, I'll even unblock him, and if he behaves himself, he can stay that way.

[kokoro86]

Damned right I do. I fail to understand how you think I give a rat's behind whether you think I failed or not.

I realize there are problems with the post, but I've yet to see you do any better.

Tell you what, cobber, how bout' you go roger a dingo?

You're a disgrace to your penal colony.

[klinpe]

Man thats great, congrats

[kokoro86]

Thanks for the encouragement klinpe!

[qriusgeorge]

I don't care who you are, this sounds really good. Thank you for sharing!

[kokoro86]

Thanks George!

[alsyapal19461946]

wish I could play like that cos then I'd know I'm nearly there. Bit more feeling a nice backing track and I'll post me too ;-)

[kokoro86]

When you do, make it a vid response. I'd love to see it!

[Orie1]

Must have been a great lesson in bending to get there. Good sound but needs a polish

[rockpaltata]

i agree!

[pinchandtwist]

5 stars>>polish is for shoes..when I can do better I will critisize but since I cant..job well done

[kokoro86]

I suppose you're right, it COULD use some polish. Post it as a video response. Show me how you'd do it.

I welcome the instruction.

[Orie1]

Must have been a great lesson in bending to get there. Good sound but needs a polish

[baldturtleprick]

do you have this song in tabulature? I think it sound awesome and would love to learn it but I am too new to figure it out on my own.

[kokoro86]

I never work off of tabs, actually, but you might be able to find it at harptab dot com

[DistantSoul13]

hey man nice rendition I will it out

[GuitaristInProgress]

Oh, man, wish I had the time to work out some guitar to lay down behind this... sounds great. I could tell you were a bit winded at a spot or two, but only just barely, it doesn't detract from it.

[kokoro86]

Feel free to lay down a track and post the mix as a response, if you've a mind to!

I think that would be pretty cool.

Alternatively, lay down a track, post it as a response unmixed, and I'll strip the audio and add it in a repost.

[JamCamp06]

I don't know why he said it sounds horrible. It sounds just fine. Your pitch and tone are good and you are hitting the bends. It's minor key,

not that easy, and a great song. My suggestion for improvement would be to FEEL the beat more deeply and play over it more fiercly. It kinda of like a tentative statement still, rather

than a soft certain cry at midnight.

[kokoro86]

Thanks so much for the feedback, Jon! Truth be told, I was coming off a cold, and my "wind" was a tad suspect. I was steadily losing power and stamina throughout the song.

[JamCamp06]

No excuses!

[Glimmung]

Sounds horrible on youtube ;) But it perfectely captures spirit of this song...

[kokoro86]

Well, until I can find a steady backup band and can afford studio time, YouTube is gonna have to do :D

[alkirob]

Truly a great song.