Thank you so much, Dan! You've taken me from advanced begginer to intermediate. I no longer feel uncomfortable in public and in front of family anymore. I have actually played in front of an "audience". Thanks again. You make me want to get better...as good as you!
hey I have looked at your videos before and i just bought an A Harp and i was looking up on some beginner blues riffs and came across this one.. so i found your video when i typed in the juke riff.. but anyway.. after the 3-blow, im having a hard time with the 3 draw and whole step.. any tips that you do to make it easier.. im still fairly new to harmonica but im working on it!
@Briggsrocks A lick is a lick regardless of what key you play it in. The challenge comes in playing along with someone else. You can play this lick/riff on any diatonic harmonica, you just won't be playing along with Little Walter's famous recording unless you use an A harp.
hey help me please! whats the difference between "normal" harmonica and "blues" harmonica?? and what would be good all round key for starter? for blues and other music?
@guitarismysword1 There's no such thing as a "blues harmonica" as an instrument. "Blues harmonica" is more of a style than anything. "Normal" is a relative term. There are many types of harmonica, including chromatics, diatonics, orchestral, octave, chord, bass, etc. The type of harmonica commonly played over blues/folk/rock/country is the diatonic harmonica. Good starter key: C
@12gagedan they are selling it with name blues harp soitinlaine.fi/sumuCMS/index.php?sivu_nro=1&sivu=kategorialistaus&hakusanat=huuliharppu&submit=hae
are all harps in C basically the same? so they would do same notes as standards? is it just marketing trick? hey and i got another question too: what material do you recommend for first harmonica? wood metal or plastic? thanks i appreciate replies
Yes this is generally true that a 'blues' harmonica is a diatonic...but don't forget that you can also get non-standard tunings for some specialty harmonicas. Also some players like to fiddle with their harmonicas to create their own tunings.
However for all intents and purposes most diatonic harmonicas tuned to a richter-scale is perfect for blues. You just need to learn how to bend so that you can achieve all the 'blue' notes
@12gagedan although guitarismysword is technically right, if you hear the term "Blues Harmonica" you can be sure it means a diatonic harmonica. What this means is that the notes on the harmonica are arranged on the diatonic scale, meaning- you basically only have 7 notes you can play (although later you'll learn techniques such as overblowing and bending which will expand this). This is different from a chromatic harmonica- which is more like a piano that can play 12 notes in a scale.
You cannot "be sure it means diatonic harmonica" I don't have time to nit-pick argue semantics with you. You'll find a much more receptive audience on Harp-L. The point I was making, was towards not going for generalities and limitations. Yes the diatonic harmonica is FREQUENTLY used/thought of in a blues context, that doesn't make all "blues harp" diatonic. Most, but not all.
@12gagedan my post was suppost to be for guitarismysword1, not you, i got the names confused. That's why I said although (you're) technically right... But for a beginner just trying to figure out what harmonica to buy, or what people are talking about- diatonic and blues harmonica are interchangeable terms.
Thanks a lot for this video. That three draw bend and release has been giving me trouble, but I feel better about it now. I've been playing for awhile but I never listened to Little Walter until recently and now I want to learn all of his songs and start playing mic'd.
@pokeherface87 Bending is tough to master, but not too difficult to get started with. It just takes some practice. Don't be afraid of your limitations. Just go for it.
I'm as beginner as it gets, and watched a couple other of your videos. This video wasn't the best for me, but you're fun to watch, so I saw the whole thing. You're like me, a dork that's cool as shit. I'll hit virtualwoodshed now....because your so cool. Keep it up.
another great lesson Dan I have seen the tabs for Juke and thought i was doing it right but I was not quite happy with what I was doing anyway here you are explaining how to thank you thank you. I am not getting email notifications like before so I just happend to go on your channel by chance and found this. anyways thank you for sharing your knowledge. Jan
Dan, this really was a good video. Thanks for breaking it down so slowly and you're right, when you really start to practice just this little riff you can see just how good Little Walter was.
Yeah. Years of debate on one lick, and it's all about the root note. We still can't figure it out. 2D, 3B, 3-6B, 6-9B What was he doing? It's like 50+ years later.
Ok I can tell you for sure that that is not right. It's 2 draw, 3 draw half step up to unbent real quickly and then the rest is right. sry to like be annoying, but thats it.
Quote from Pat Missin's page: "When I demonstrate the opening riff from "Juke", I usually start it with 3 blow rather than 2 draw. I can't prove that Little Walter played it that way, but I find it set me up with better "leverage" to dig into the 3 draw bend that follows it."
my other reply got lost. Jay, I was with you on the 2D right up until I got ready for this video. I read something that made me try 3B, and it just felt more "right" than ever. Later, I found Glenn Weiser's tab, and he'd reached a similar conclusion. Now, I know you're a child prodigy and all, but I'll advise against getting caught up in the minutia. Fact is, the lick has already been debated to shit. If you want to open that can up, write to Weiser. He's studied it the most.
last note: I'm with you on the 3Db, but I went with Weiser's tab. Something made him change it. I figured I'd be playing safe by going with the only published transcription. It's no scientific paper, but I assure that the guys on Harp-L have been looking at it since the mid nineties. Talk about "peer review".
Thats true man, just like Dave Barret, Dennis, and Filisko all told me it that way, so I guess I was a little hard headed, but it seems as if Glen Weiser has studied than one lick better than those guys. But I agree w/ you about not getting caught up in things like that.
All respectable sources, I agree. The point, is that they can't PROVE it either. I say, play it, or anything else the way YOU feel. Little Walter was an innovator. IMO, it dis-honors him to get too caught up copying him. Unless you can go back in time, then hold him at gun-point (cause he wouldn't tell you willingly) and ask Walter himself (assuming he was even aware. he might have "just played it") we'll never know either lick for certain.
Shit, man, the whole le-riff thing represents about 15 second of music. The first note is barely audible. I made this video to get attention for virtualwoodshed and harrisonharmonicas. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone near something so controversial. When it comes to stuff like this, I always advocate learning it both ways. That way you can just pick and choose. There are no absolutes except that death is inevitable.
Dan thanks so much for breaking this amazing song down likewise to boufgreg i thought i could play the song pretty well but boy was i wrong haha i love little walter possibly my favorite harmonica player the riffs he put together are incredible and still used by everyone today its awesome ... i watched jason ricci's video where he plays the bradical harmonica and its incredable (i wish i had the money for it) ... anyways dan great video!!!
Thanks Dan! that was good, I tried this for awhile and then moved on to stuff I could do better (easier) now I've revisted this becasue of you and I'm able to do it TB'ed. Guess I'll start woodsheding this again!! Thanks!
Dam it Dan. I thought I had finally mastered the whole song this year and then you come along and change the way I was playing that whole begining riff. Everything i have found so far shows playing the 2 hole and 3 hole unbent. Now i know why I didn't sound like Little Walter. Everyone remember when you play this song make it really swing. Thanks Dan.
i thought it was two draw FOREVER. When you start on 3blow, it just flows better. My problem is getting the timing of the 3bb 3 4 run correctly. It hesitates oh so slightly. Thanks for watching and for the awesome comment.
Thanks Dan. I must have heard that tune 100 times and never took the time to think about how he was getting that. Once you gave me the key and played just once I could see how simple it is as to what holes to use and yet the tone has such subtleties it's impossibly complex to get his tone. I think your posts are better than any of the other guys and being as modest as you are makes that so. Thanks from The Lonesome Harpman.
Walter's timing really gets me. I always think I've got it, and then I listen to his versions again and realize that it's almost impossible to match. He was so natural, so fluid, so good, that when you copy his licks there's always a slight delay. Bharath Rajakumar (sp?) is the closest I've heard to coping Walter exactly, but even he isn't exactly there. That's why I never do much note-for-note stuff onstage. It's never good enough, plus I just want to be "me".
I really try not to "flood the market" with videos. I think some guys make a few too many and dilute the impact. Since there are so many videos out there, I try to come up with different topics so as not to be too redundant. That takes time. Finally, I just don't get around to it that often. Thanks for watching.
Hello Dan nice to see you again, way to go with the million views, I definately contributed to lots of them, jajajaj. Nice weather here in London still not as hot as in San diego I supposed. Big Hug from London, your friend Charlyhap.
Thanks for writing Charlie. Good to hear from you. I was just thinking about wanting to go to England. I think Jason RIcci is coming on tour with Walter Trout (to UK) this fall. You HAVE TO get to one of those shows.
Thank you so much, Dan! You've taken me from advanced begginer to intermediate. I no longer feel uncomfortable in public and in front of family anymore. I have actually played in front of an "audience". Thanks again. You make me want to get better...as good as you!
bheadh 3 months ago
@bheadh that's great to hear. glad I could help.
12gagedan 3 months ago
cuanta presentacion culiado...dale pelotudo
rocandombe 8 months ago
Dan for President.
Levatron 11 months ago
hey I have looked at your videos before and i just bought an A Harp and i was looking up on some beginner blues riffs and came across this one.. so i found your video when i typed in the juke riff.. but anyway.. after the 3-blow, im having a hard time with the 3 draw and whole step.. any tips that you do to make it easier.. im still fairly new to harmonica but im working on it!
1dranon 11 months ago
i just started playing could i pull it off with a
C harmonica? i dont know much at all. i wanna
learn this so bad plz help
Briggsrocks 1 year ago
@Briggsrocks A lick is a lick regardless of what key you play it in. The challenge comes in playing along with someone else. You can play this lick/riff on any diatonic harmonica, you just won't be playing along with Little Walter's famous recording unless you use an A harp.
12gagedan 1 year ago 2
hey help me please! whats the difference between "normal" harmonica and "blues" harmonica?? and what would be good all round key for starter? for blues and other music?
guitarismysword1 1 year ago
@guitarismysword1 There's no such thing as a "blues harmonica" as an instrument. "Blues harmonica" is more of a style than anything. "Normal" is a relative term. There are many types of harmonica, including chromatics, diatonics, orchestral, octave, chord, bass, etc. The type of harmonica commonly played over blues/folk/rock/country is the diatonic harmonica. Good starter key: C
12gagedan 1 year ago
@12gagedan they are selling it with name blues harp soitinlaine.fi/sumuCMS/index.php?sivu_nro=1&sivu=kategorialistaus&hakusanat=huuliharppu&submit=hae
are all harps in C basically the same? so they would do same notes as standards? is it just marketing trick? hey and i got another question too: what material do you recommend for first harmonica? wood metal or plastic? thanks i appreciate replies
guitarismysword1 1 year ago
@12gagedan
Yes this is generally true that a 'blues' harmonica is a diatonic...but don't forget that you can also get non-standard tunings for some specialty harmonicas. Also some players like to fiddle with their harmonicas to create their own tunings.
However for all intents and purposes most diatonic harmonicas tuned to a richter-scale is perfect for blues. You just need to learn how to bend so that you can achieve all the 'blue' notes
mwhite76 1 year ago
@12gagedan although guitarismysword is technically right, if you hear the term "Blues Harmonica" you can be sure it means a diatonic harmonica. What this means is that the notes on the harmonica are arranged on the diatonic scale, meaning- you basically only have 7 notes you can play (although later you'll learn techniques such as overblowing and bending which will expand this). This is different from a chromatic harmonica- which is more like a piano that can play 12 notes in a scale.
EROuziel 1 year ago
You cannot "be sure it means diatonic harmonica" I don't have time to nit-pick argue semantics with you. You'll find a much more receptive audience on Harp-L. The point I was making, was towards not going for generalities and limitations. Yes the diatonic harmonica is FREQUENTLY used/thought of in a blues context, that doesn't make all "blues harp" diatonic. Most, but not all.
12gagedan 1 year ago
@12gagedan my post was suppost to be for guitarismysword1, not you, i got the names confused. That's why I said although (you're) technically right... But for a beginner just trying to figure out what harmonica to buy, or what people are talking about- diatonic and blues harmonica are interchangeable terms.
EROuziel 1 year ago
@EROuziel fair enough.
12gagedan 1 year ago
woooo!! san diego!!
xxfatandy 1 year ago
I like your lessons ... you put it all simple and it helps me also because it's hard form me to show others how I sing the way I do ! You rock !
KenaTekela 1 year ago
where can I find the full tab?
jussanjaeger 1 year ago
@jussanjaeger try google. that's what I did.
12gagedan 1 year ago
I have already tried to google and I didnt find. Thats why Im trying to ask here.
jussanjaeger 1 year ago
@jussanjaeger celticguitarmusic slash juke
12gagedan 1 year ago
@12gagedan realy thank you ^^
jussanjaeger 1 year ago
Thanks a lot for this video. That three draw bend and release has been giving me trouble, but I feel better about it now. I've been playing for awhile but I never listened to Little Walter until recently and now I want to learn all of his songs and start playing mic'd.
Totally sounds like 6-9 to me by the way.
SWolf81 1 year ago
@SWolf81 and the debate rages on. . . glad you're getting into Walter. He wrote the book on amplified harmonica. The first book, anyway.
12gagedan 1 year ago
Great tuition Dan - really, really helpful stuff!
ianknights 1 year ago
Hi man thanks for this lesson, but please can you write the name of the tecnique on the screen for us poor french people.
obratak 1 year ago
@obratak The tab is in the comment box.
12gagedan 1 year ago
im scared to play blues...i still cant bend and im figuring this is one of the hardest things for a beginner to perfect :(
pokeherface87 2 years ago
@pokeherface87 Bending is tough to master, but not too difficult to get started with. It just takes some practice. Don't be afraid of your limitations. Just go for it.
12gagedan 2 years ago
wich key of harmonica do i use?
vemkanmanlitapa 2 years ago
make it a million and one
lolwhittingham 2 years ago
Hey Dan could you tell me your thoughts on the following:
- I originally bought a Hohner Big River (Key of C) as a starter because the actual holes were bigger... i thought this might make learning easier.
- I purchased a Hohner Marine Band today (key of A) I'm wondering if the wooden comb is going to swell and cause problems.
- I noticed you own mainly Hohner special 20's. Is this just a thing of comfort or reliability.
KendrickMcMurphy 2 years ago
Awesome. You're fun to watch. Somewhat funny ending too. 5/5
FunMan125 2 years ago
I'm as beginner as it gets, and watched a couple other of your videos. This video wasn't the best for me, but you're fun to watch, so I saw the whole thing. You're like me, a dork that's cool as shit. I'll hit virtualwoodshed now....because your so cool. Keep it up.
fixer11 2 years ago
another great lesson Dan I have seen the tabs for Juke and thought i was doing it right but I was not quite happy with what I was doing anyway here you are explaining how to thank you thank you. I am not getting email notifications like before so I just happend to go on your channel by chance and found this. anyways thank you for sharing your knowledge. Jan
g0moz 2 years ago
more like sharing in the controversy. Nice to hear from you. I keep an eye out on facebook for you.
12gagedan 2 years ago
It takes time, but you learn a little something every time you try to play this tune.
12gagedan 2 years ago
wow nice lesson,
why arent you a youtube partner anymore?
NighttSwimmming 2 years ago
I'm still a partner. You can't make money if you use anything copyrighted. "Juke" is a copyrighted song, so no ads on this one.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Dan, this really was a good video. Thanks for breaking it down so slowly and you're right, when you really start to practice just this little riff you can see just how good Little Walter was.
DesertRatDan 2 years ago
Yeah. Years of debate on one lick, and it's all about the root note. We still can't figure it out. 2D, 3B, 3-6B, 6-9B What was he doing? It's like 50+ years later.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Dan is it only the beginning that changes or is there more to it.
greendice9 2 years ago
I don't understand your question. Can you clarify? This lesson is only on one, hotly-debated lick, at the head of Juke.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Really appreciate you taking the time to cover this stuff with us. Great video.
mwclark7 2 years ago
Ok I can tell you for sure that that is not right. It's 2 draw, 3 draw half step up to unbent real quickly and then the rest is right. sry to like be annoying, but thats it.
HendrixIsGod47 2 years ago
Quote from Pat Missin's page: "When I demonstrate the opening riff from "Juke", I usually start it with 3 blow rather than 2 draw. I can't prove that Little Walter played it that way, but I find it set me up with better "leverage" to dig into the 3 draw bend that follows it."
12gagedan 2 years ago
my other reply got lost. Jay, I was with you on the 2D right up until I got ready for this video. I read something that made me try 3B, and it just felt more "right" than ever. Later, I found Glenn Weiser's tab, and he'd reached a similar conclusion. Now, I know you're a child prodigy and all, but I'll advise against getting caught up in the minutia. Fact is, the lick has already been debated to shit. If you want to open that can up, write to Weiser. He's studied it the most.
12gagedan 2 years ago
last note: I'm with you on the 3Db, but I went with Weiser's tab. Something made him change it. I figured I'd be playing safe by going with the only published transcription. It's no scientific paper, but I assure that the guys on Harp-L have been looking at it since the mid nineties. Talk about "peer review".
12gagedan 2 years ago
Thats true man, just like Dave Barret, Dennis, and Filisko all told me it that way, so I guess I was a little hard headed, but it seems as if Glen Weiser has studied than one lick better than those guys. But I agree w/ you about not getting caught up in things like that.
HendrixIsGod47 2 years ago
All respectable sources, I agree. The point, is that they can't PROVE it either. I say, play it, or anything else the way YOU feel. Little Walter was an innovator. IMO, it dis-honors him to get too caught up copying him. Unless you can go back in time, then hold him at gun-point (cause he wouldn't tell you willingly) and ask Walter himself (assuming he was even aware. he might have "just played it") we'll never know either lick for certain.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Shit, man, the whole le-riff thing represents about 15 second of music. The first note is barely audible. I made this video to get attention for virtualwoodshed and harrisonharmonicas. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone near something so controversial. When it comes to stuff like this, I always advocate learning it both ways. That way you can just pick and choose. There are no absolutes except that death is inevitable.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Wait, the 3 blow? hmm
HendrixIsGod47 2 years ago
What a shirt!
HendrixIsGod47 2 years ago
Dan thanks so much for breaking this amazing song down likewise to boufgreg i thought i could play the song pretty well but boy was i wrong haha i love little walter possibly my favorite harmonica player the riffs he put together are incredible and still used by everyone today its awesome ... i watched jason ricci's video where he plays the bradical harmonica and its incredable (i wish i had the money for it) ... anyways dan great video!!!
Mastas999 2 years ago
the amazing thing is that I've only done 1 lick. The whole song would take weeks, and I'd still get it half wrong. thanks for watching/commenting
d.g.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Thanks Dan! that was good, I tried this for awhile and then moved on to stuff I could do better (easier) now I've revisted this becasue of you and I'm able to do it TB'ed. Guess I'll start woodsheding this again!! Thanks!
Spl20 2 years ago
Dam it Dan. I thought I had finally mastered the whole song this year and then you come along and change the way I was playing that whole begining riff. Everything i have found so far shows playing the 2 hole and 3 hole unbent. Now i know why I didn't sound like Little Walter. Everyone remember when you play this song make it really swing. Thanks Dan.
boufgreg 2 years ago
i thought it was two draw FOREVER. When you start on 3blow, it just flows better. My problem is getting the timing of the 3bb 3 4 run correctly. It hesitates oh so slightly. Thanks for watching and for the awesome comment.
d.g.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Thanks Dan. I must have heard that tune 100 times and never took the time to think about how he was getting that. Once you gave me the key and played just once I could see how simple it is as to what holes to use and yet the tone has such subtleties it's impossibly complex to get his tone. I think your posts are better than any of the other guys and being as modest as you are makes that so. Thanks from The Lonesome Harpman.
kayaks41 2 years ago
Walter's timing really gets me. I always think I've got it, and then I listen to his versions again and realize that it's almost impossible to match. He was so natural, so fluid, so good, that when you copy his licks there's always a slight delay. Bharath Rajakumar (sp?) is the closest I've heard to coping Walter exactly, but even he isn't exactly there. That's why I never do much note-for-note stuff onstage. It's never good enough, plus I just want to be "me".
12gagedan 2 years ago
Awesome, thanks mate.
em1ly17 2 years ago
Dan, you're a classy guy. Thanks for the lesson.
meblaw1 2 years ago
"Stay classy San Diego" Isn't that the quote from Anchorman? Thanks for watching.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Thanks Dan. You really have that riff off clean.Really special and subtle.
Working on it now .
Love your posts
belleray2 2 years ago
Been a long time since last video, glad to see more.
Kenneth1944 2 years ago
I really try not to "flood the market" with videos. I think some guys make a few too many and dilute the impact. Since there are so many videos out there, I try to come up with different topics so as not to be too redundant. That takes time. Finally, I just don't get around to it that often. Thanks for watching.
12gagedan 2 years ago
nice stuff dan.
DoyoDrums 2 years ago
Hello Dan nice to see you again, way to go with the million views, I definately contributed to lots of them, jajajaj. Nice weather here in London still not as hot as in San diego I supposed. Big Hug from London, your friend Charlyhap.
CHARLIEHARP 2 years ago
Thanks for writing Charlie. Good to hear from you. I was just thinking about wanting to go to England. I think Jason RIcci is coming on tour with Walter Trout (to UK) this fall. You HAVE TO get to one of those shows.
12gagedan 2 years ago
Thank you ! 5*
RixOkUSKEnSfM 2 years ago