Sonny Boy Williamson ll's "Peach Tree"

[FearOfaBlackChannel]

Thanks for sampling this song- really. It is one of THE most versatile blues harmonica tunes ever recorded for one thing, way ahead of its time. Another thing that it is one of a few instances of any blues harmonica played in the key of F (Mr. Downchild-also Rice Miller-is another), Rice Miller is perhaps the only artist to record in that key, whereas MOST harmonica blues only in either C,D, E, G, A or Bb. Not even the Walters (Little/Horton) that I know of played F.

[ToddGates]

@FearOfaBlackChannel

Clever channel name!

> one of a few instances of any blues harmonica played in the key of F

I'm actually using an "E" harmonica here (cross harp, so I'm in the key of B).

> Rice Miller is perhaps the only artist to record [using an F harp]

Hmmm, well, yes ... I don't know of any other harp tunes using an F harp. And it happens to be that my favorite harp playing by Miller is in the song "Once Upon a Time" (watch?v=3ukxPeAE6E0), and he's using an F harp (key of C).

[jmsagro]

Came back just to listen to this again, great sound, really enjoy it

[Topekachu]

Gosh, I love the sound of this!

[ToddGates]

> I love the sound of this!

Thank you Maddi!

[icibizzi]

very cool play man, you got the right blues in your vains.

greetings, icibizzi

[ToddGates]

> you got the right blues in your veins

Thank you Ici!

[jmsagro]

Awesome, I love to listen to this.  Awesome!!

[ToddAllenGates]

> Awesome!!

Thanks jmsagro!

[usernamme99]

wow!

How to play it??

[ToddAllenGates]

> wow!

Thanks!

> How to play it?

Lots of practice!

Regrettably, I have no skills in harp tutorials ... but if you want to check out a *great* harmonica instructor, look up Adam Gussow's channel - his YouTube name is KudzuRunner.

[bartman67041]

That's one of the first songs i learned....i like the way you did it....pretty sweet dude....

"keep on harpin".....

[ollyhock]

you know ive just watched that again,and again

you seem to really get right under them bends

and there nicely in tune, a nice rounded sound

[ToddAllenGates]

> a nice rounded sound

Playing in the entrance of a tunnel helps!

[ollyhock]

hi what key is the harp in i liked it you played well

[ToddAllenGates]

> hi what key is the harp in

I'm playing an E harp (playing cross harp---the tune's in B).

> i liked it you played well

Thanks!

[v8lawman]

fantastic mate total beginer ifi was half as good asyou i,d be happy

[Repetition22]

How long you been playing and are you using a combination of tongue-blocking and puckering (i presume)?

[ToddAllenGates]

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> How long you been playing

Hi Andrew. I picked up the harp sometime in the early 1990s, when I used to work in Manhattan. Back then I would practice for about 20 minutes every day (for about ten years) while walking back & forth from the subway.

[ToddAllenGates]

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> are you using a combination of tongue-blocking and puckering (i presume)?

Puckering only. I actually don't know how to tongue-block yet! There are lots of things on my harmonica To Do list ... but at present, whatever free time I have is consumed by my writing. (My "musician" YouTube channel = ToddGates; my "author" channel = ToddAllenGates.)

[77nonstop]

stupendo!

[sQrin]

awsome ,man! i lovin' it!