Blues harmonica lessons: I'm a Man & Mannish Boy riffs - how to play for beginners

[OAKnSTEEL]

sorry i have never played a harmonica in my life and don't know what a draw is?

can you tell me what in and out are called?

[luv2jive]

intersant, skit bra clip. Tack

[imjustafruit]

i need to buy a harmonica!!!

[detroitbluesguy]

all good

[HakanEhn]

@detroitbluesguy

Thank you!

[danielte18]

my name is hookalya

[345tennis]

Can you teach me how to play the Solo harmonica part of Mountain of love. By Jhonny River. Thank you

[MrDogsrule52]

your cool thanks

[DeconfrostNL]

Thanks! First riff for me... got my harp 2 days, and this was the first vid I could figure out.

Really useful...

Even did a little of my own with some bending (2b,3b,2b,3d,2b)... thanks again.

[velvethammer26]

@DeconfrostNL you dont have the right notes...

[DeconfrostNL]

@velvethammer26

Hehe I know, but for now... this sounds great !

At least I can suck some notes out o f it now...

[HakanEhn]

@DeconfrostNL

Good! Happy New Year!!

Hakan

[MarkusRonfeldt]

Dear Hakan Ehn! I do like to by me a "Hohner Marine Harp" and i try to learn, how to play it! Do you remember, i had written to you a E- Mail and there was a very friendly answer from you, back to me! Thank you very much!! I do think, you have had a wonderful X- Mas with many very nice presents to you!! But no harmonicas, i do think, you do have enough of them in your rooms!!;o)...:o)... Ok, have a happy Year 2012 and... try on to play the Harp !!

Loveley Greetinx to Finland, Markus;o)...:o)

[HakanEhn]

@MarkusRonfeldt

Kiitos and Happy New Year!

Håkan

[MarceloGreenDay]

I play it 3 4 -3 3, its almost the same ?

[HakanEhn]

@MarceloGreenDay

Yes it's about the same

[12BarBug]

@HakanEhn But isn't it better to draw 2 because of possible bending?

[MrPunkFever]

Great tutorial bro, thanks for the help. But the tune was first heard on Hoochie Coochie Man in 1954 (I think that' the right year?)

[HakanEhn]

@MrPunkFever

Thank you! Yes Hoochie Coochie has a similar riff.

[SUNNYRHOADES9]

Can you teach how to play Rollin and Tumbblin By Little Walter ? Please ..

[HakanEhn]

@bryanroc

Oh I don't know. But I could have bended it a little unintentionally. Or one of our harps could have been out of tune or maybe tuned slightly different.

Håkan

[HakanEhn]

@bryanroc

Tack själv!

Håkan

[amck63]

excellent lesson thanks from Scotland

[HakanEhn]

@amck63

Thank you

[trahtman]

Thanks!Thanks!Thanks!

[lindahaha2011]

are you from sweden

[MrFalbax]

A greeting from Spain. I'm following your videos. I really like. I am new to the world of blues harmonica, and are helping me a lot. A million thanks.

[MrWehy]

are u swedish??

[AnrDom]

i wonder why this sounds better than me playing it :D

[hbombharry]

this is the best learn the blues harmonica vids on the tube A********

[djmars98]

You Rock Man!!!, Thank You for posting your videos. It's inspired me to start playing and I'm having a great time.

[AntonKarol]

A so big thanks to you. You're good man !

[7sonntag]

I've got "Marine Band Hohner 1896". Is it really a good one to learn how to play blues. I dream to play such blues-figures like James Belushi plays in his film "One Way Out" (2002). Did you watch this movie?

[SUNNYRHOADES9]

great lessons thank you from Canada.

[HakanEhn]

@SUNNYRHOADES9

Thanks!

[7sonntag]

You really helped!!! Thanx a lot!!!

[HakanEhn]

@7sonntag

Good to hear!

[Br3ntv3nt0]

Thanks yes finally, I searched for days to get this :D

[missionariohenrique]

Thanks man!, great job!

[HakanEhn]

@missionariohenrique

Thank you!

[jepp1627]

@TheBaseballboy1997 sweden

[fertriana]

thanks man you are great, very nice..

[mangamathys]

my harmonica haz 2 lines of holes and the 2 first holes sound same and same for all the next wath do i do ?

[ecksdeeeXD]

I play an A harmonica and i found that 4, -5, 5, -5, 4 works too.

[Mynxor]

lol, i'm a man is actually 3 draw, 4 blow,3 draw, 3 blow :p (thats what i thought :p)

[lerixke]

Thanks a lot :o)

[irvingomez7]

is it possible to pla this on aharmonica with 24 holes?

[7vezda]

Thank you very much for this video. I am just learning to play, and I've been getting frustrated by how terrible I am, but thanks to your video I can now say I've actually learned something. Maybe there's hope for me yet. :-)

[HakanEhn]

@7vezda

Thank you so much for your comments! I hope the video was of any help.

[shango02005]

Very good lesson! Thank you for posting this!

[caasa]

muy chingon!!!!! very good!!!

[HakanEhn]

@caasa

Thank you so much!

[leonardoamorimmm]

can it be played on E also?

[harpfelt]

you realy are a great teacher hakan. il have to come over and spend some time with you one day. peace and love my friend.

[HakanEhn]

@harpfelt

Thank you Tony. Great to hear you enjoy the video!

Hakan

[pozmex]

Tjena Håkan. Hur bra som helst. Nu blir det till att köpa ett spel i D. Låter inget vidare med C i Mannish Boy. Mycket bra videos som du lägger ut.

Bra jobbat. Tackar o bugar

[HakanEhn]

@pozmex

Tack själv! Nä men visst, James Cotton spelar D-munspel i versionen på "hard Again" och det känns som ett naturligt val.

[dude151]

thanks for the great lesson! only thing that bothered me was muddy waters wasnt from chicago. he was from mississippi. thats actually where he got the nickname from; Muddy (Mississippi) Waters.

[HakanEhn]

@dude151

hey dude, don't let that bother you!

[lateralus88vicarious]

@dude151 man chicago blues is the genre..not where he came from

[transtremm]

This is a great lesson thank you.

Is there any chance you could do a lesson on, "Rollin' and Tumblin'"?

[HakanEhn]

@transtremm

Thank you. I love very distinctive riffs like this one. But I don't think Rollin Tumblin riff is very obvious for harmonica.

[bluesbender69]

Awesome! Could you teach how you did the solo in the middle of your performance video.

[erickfuga]

Hey dude, great lessoan!

Thanks!

[HakanEhn]

@erickfuga

thanks dude !

[krazygyal]

lol i don't kno maybe it's cuz i'm a newbie or my harmonica is wrong but it doesn't sound the same at all

[skjoedt79]

heisan.Det lyder skide godt...(its sound really nice). Venlig hilsen fra Danmark.

[HakanEhn]

@skjoedt79 Tackar!

[bigpapenotdead]

Respect from Algiers 5/5

[HakanEhn]

@bigpapenotdead Thank you!

[zampakis]

Τhanks man.....greetings from Greece

[zardozica]

Dude, you ever come to San Francisco, drop me a line and I will buy you a couple of beers!

[riff3433]

are you tongue blocking here ?

[HakanEhn]

@riff3433 no, not here

[FMwoodeye]

Very good instructional video. You stay focused on instruction and don't go into performance mode. Thanks for sharing. It seems easier (for me) to start the lick on the three blow (clean single note) but finish as you have instructed.

[Keanu034]

if 2 draw is too hard try 3 blow. sounds fine to me.

[commanderplyers]

@Keanu034 you can get a much better bend and blues sound on a draw

[Neon241]

@themudball ?

[themudball]

@Neon241 ?

[FlyPerL]

Thanks Håkan.

[cliffyuno]

Nice

[Homilkaa]

It should be easy, but I can't play on 2. hole. Its really annoying.

[boufgreg]

You the Man. Love the cool blues look.

[HakanEhn]

@boufgreg

Thanks man.

[lvman101]

@boufgreg Thanks so much for the lesson for harmonica players that are new to the instrument. Hope to see more videos in the future. Thanks again.

[kmiloluna]

thanks...

[wpoley]

Finally something for a beginner.

Thanks

Keep em coming