Blues harmonica Improv, Harmonica Lessons at Harmonica123.com

[liximonia87]

marry me :)

[skadooobalydooge]

Hey man, I'm learning harmonica and I love your stuff but I am not computer friendly. Do you think you could send the exact link for this piece on your site please? I can't seem to find it and I really want to learn!

We love you over here in England btw :)

[desertphilip]

Lifts your spirits.

[alienkilla22]

hey dude i also saw your funky blues video and i loved it and i loved this equally

[TheUsmc575]

awsome ronnie i got to learn how to play that song and can u recommend a good harp thats also kinda cheap rite now all i have is a 6 dollar shylling in key of c its my first harp ive worn it down to nothing

[kimsky1111]

Omg very good

[merengueenelalma]

niiiiice



[heWHOstomps]

very nice man. i just picked up a harp meself. hopefully i can start jaming like that soon =)

[ilmanmuutajamuutilma]

@heWHOstomps if soon means 15 years :D

[heWHOstomps]

@ilmanmuutajamuutilma hahahahaha, gee thanks for the support =/

[ranngalu]

nice~~

[JJustFreedom]

i just fell in love with you

[austinabernethy456]

Your my hero

[RonnieShellist]

Check back soon for information in the video description on how to get a download video lesson where I break down the solo I play here note for note. It will be ready in the near future. Thumbs up if you like this!

[RonnieShellist]

@RonnieShellist The lesson breaking down this jam is ready!  Check the vid description.

[dunbar1987]

class! you been playing long?

[Baxten123]

Due to this video I dug out my gold harmonica to give it a whirl

[lilwyte901]

holy shitt!



[TheSuperBrko]

248 dislikes?Who are this people?Keep on the good work Ronnie! I saw one of your videos 2 months ago, and decided to start playing blues harp. I play blues guitar for 20 years now,so why not give a harp a chance! It is never to late!

[matitias1]

amazing !

[mexguy011]

Got damn this guy can play. Nicely done

[Whipable123]

nice!

[Necron214]

Amazing, Wonderful ,Epic :)

[geradogeope]

you rules!

[Music4lme]

Great, reaaally Great.. where did you learn this one?

[joseaod15]

damn, this is good

[PoeperstamP]

Ffs... seeing that makes me wanna give my Harmonica 2 a bum

[miguelfloresart]

Super duper mega awesome incredible magnificent amazing video!

[lorihompoth]

amazing! it sounds like two harmonicas xD

[lym91914]

woww......so good ...

[StellarChi]

Nice Sounds !

[BusTopLoner]

eargasm :o

[6mattC4L]

i realy hate these advertisements anyway this is amazing

[haloreach9897]

how long did it take you to get this good?

[Siryoyales]

very good Ronnie, very good...

[troyS307]

Very Good!! Thanks!

[yellowpianooeo]

this was quite amazing

[powerbluess]

i can play like you without your lessons, my friend, but thanks

[RonnieShellist]

@powerbluess that's great news! once again I just love these comments because, as always, if you go to their page you will not find any videos of themselves. ;)

[qqqaaazzz333]

@RonnieShellist HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! GOOD BURN!! lol

[rakyaband]

Can You name a few of your biggest Influences or the best Harmonica Players for You??? thanks I'm a beeginner on this and I just wanna look 'em up cuz I loved your playing and wanna learn from the big ones too, thanks man

[RonnieShellist]

@rakyaband i will soon release a video talking about my influences. look for that soon. meanwhile check out: sonny boy williamson II, kim wilson, william clarke, little walter

[pakman451]

I wish there were Tabs for this...-SIGHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSS-

[TheNofor1]

Awesome!



[Luther574]

XD nice job its like I found a brother im doing so mutch with my babby harmonica lol i love this thing

[GabrielTechDeck]

men you have biggest talent

[mighty9178]

are these riffs your playing?

[bantenzSkid]

is there differences between blues harmonica and normal harmonica ?

[DooMixedUp]

Dang YOUR AWESOME!!! can you help me play like that?

[Deadlygoalie]

quick couple of questions: whats a good harmonica for general blues?

What are some of the more well known blues harmonica musicians?

[2405007]

Awesome!

[colinrdavidson]

reminds me of some of cotton's stuff. do you consider him a big influence of your style?

[RonnieShellist]

@colinrdavidson absolutely

[Mrbananaramamania]

@RonnieShellist can you play blues on a g harmonica?

[rhythmpigeon]

@Mrbananaramamania of course you can

[Mrbananaramamania]

@rhythmpigeon cheers buddy

[ArchiWise]

great



[Papp0blue5]

fuck yeah



[packleader38]

yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

[Emilhiggsmass9]

You are very good! :)

[Emilhiggsmass9]

what is the name of this harmonica song?

[RayJz92]

@Emilhiggsmass9

Blues harmonica Improv, Harmonica Lessons at Harmonica123(.)com

[sandramaia2]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh my GOD!!! Very, very good!!!

[hopenocity]

sexy . . . I must learn this.

[ComuforLife]

ooooooooooooooo el weoooon seeecooo!!

[MarijuanaMuscle]

Awesome! 

[buttsecksist]

i am gonna cum...EVERYWHERE...ray romano.

[ibaneziceman300]

dude ur really fucking good great video

[angus123acdc]

incredible, makes me wanna run free and naked!

[Nightslade]

I think this would inspire anyone to pick up a harmonica and learn.

[blablabii]

beautiful!! u inspired me thanks

[rex9413]

My fav instruments: piano - cuz it's so damn versatile, guitar - cuz I love rock n roll, harmonica - cuz I love the blues and I find the concept of a pocket blues instrument very appealing

[johndoe5743]

OMG.. 0:50 is ... just.. wow...

[bluesette82]

Ronnie you are awesomeeee.....♥

[daantjuh0604]

it sounds like the whammer jammer but than a other version.

[iamverytender]

wow why to go man that was awesome

[juangoldseed]

es cromatica ?

[qwertyuiop46853]

@juangoldseed diatónica

[matthijsdegr]

it's more rock 'n roll than blues..

[somethingbritish69]

just got a boner

[MrChicosTaco]

That's awesome man. I hope one day I can learn how to play the harmonica just like you.

[Juls77]

I think I'm in love ... the harmoinca speaks to my soul ...... that was nice! x

[abanyai123]

Do you tongue or pucker on the single notes?

[cliffyuno]

NICE

[jiffypoops]

absolutely siiiickkkkkkkkk

[clrn2mt]

The Master at work!

[VinnyFairplay]

have you met ted

[thekelstameister]

HOT STUFF!! >:oD

[akathasamurai]

This fucker makes it luck way to easy!

[ausguitarist]

oh and can u give me your brand of harmonica and what u would recommend please?

cheers

[G1le]

@ausguitarist The harmonica he is using in this video is a Hohner Marine Band in the key of C. You can find them in most music stores for a pretty good price.

[ausguitarist]

fantastic stuff!!! keep it up mate! more vids :D

[enrykletto]

...oooohhh,yeahhhh...!!! ay wey dijo la vaca ke buena tecnica tiene este wey.! la neta.! esa si ke no me la sabia,me voy a poner a practicarla y de una vez y como vaspapa!!!

[chaulzer]

Wow Mr Shellist....

[criscusack]

DAMN that's amazing. I assume you need a really good harmonica for that.

And skills, lol.

[ShemerGoldschmidt]

אחי!!!! את מטורף הלוואי עלי.... dud! u-r the best!

[jeffnielsen]

nice vid man, keep up the great work.

[claymannz]

well i play one of those ancient harmonica from asia......and i just posted a video here with a blues composition

i got thes pipe instruments 3 meters long each with a silver reed.. lots of chords ...thats right chords. any im from detroit origionally and well the blues are the blues...best wishes to all

[cemevin]

wow, perfect. you have a band? you must have one!

[clodgin]

Just whistle, then lower the note. See how you drop your tongue? Then do it sucking in with the harp in your mouth. Draw the note then drop the tongue. Should bend. try holes 4 & 5 first. Good luck.

[SerafimSimm]

great!

[ZahnGhor]

How do you bend the notes? I've asked several people and they all just say "Do it", please give me a real answer.

[skateforpeace123]

do it.

[ZahnGhor]

Heheh, smart ass.

[LynchMobster47]

You have to move your lips around (mouth the word WOW) Also you can open and close your free hand really fast to get a vibrato effect. Basically you just have to experiment and see what you get. i.e. do it. :~)

[TheCheepnis]

He's got a lesson up for this. Go search his channel man.

[VeridianMusic]

im learning myself, its simple, if you are in 'pucker' mode its easier.

with your mouth, without a harmonica, goo weeeee ooooo do this with exhalation, and do the same with inhalation.

try it on the harmonica, itll take a bit before you can get individual notes to bend, but youll get there :D

[ZahnGhor]

@VeridianMusic

Thanks man

[KarreLathem78]

humh i really want to find a cool guy who wants to chat with me

[cbn620]

Dude that's incredible. All us beginner and advanced beginners need is some kind of slight attempt tablature to get us in the right place. Would help so immensely. I've got a good dose of theory in my brain but just don't know how to put it into action. I think having notes on paper to play would really kick my creative juices, cause I'm kind of plateau'd here.

[harmonicrat]

Good stuff.

[anoldlady69]

Teach me. I'd be satisfied with learning a ten second clip of this improv.

[mard1600]

fantastic!!

[oksana707]

Great job!!!!

Blues on!

[harmonicapyro]

Awesome!

[eliasskordas]

cover me with water......................im hot!!!fsssssssssssssssssssssss­ss

[steelers43fan]

hot.

[medvidmaks]

This is boogie! bravo :)

[MrJeekz]

I just shit my pants.

[Maanleentjh]

awesome ;) wish i could play that :p

[guitarboyben97]

go out and try im so inspired by the harmonica that i have started a band with friends called throwback

[C4ct00s]

Eres seco conchetumadre!!!

[LeeeMcLeod]

i think i just busted

[miks8]

damn good!!!!

[tophar5]

truly awesome. it was this improv video that actually inspired me to learn the blues harp :) i'm wondering - is there a name for this type of blues? I know i've heard it before, but this particular "upbeat" sound just fills me with joy. :)

[Alexander121691]

This is twelve-bar blues. It's awesome.

[singlecoillove]

Boogie Blues. Usually it is ubeat and has a roving baseline in the rhythm.

[Ghostofgrace92]

@tophar5 it'd put it to the Chicago blues sound

[hodgepodgeharp]

@tophar5 hmm agreed some parts of it remind me of little walter in way

[ilovemutemath]

I got dizzy.

[kassza458]

Hy!

This is so cool! I really like it. I try play blues on harmonica, but in my country is not so popular.

Where can i learn play like, this? :)

[qwertyuiop46853]

there's this youtube channel called playharmonica easily, he taught me a bunch of stuff.

[asimogod]

wow

[keape86]

yeah...what's the lesson??

[RonnieShellist]

This was not intended to be a lesson. I'm simply referring to lessons available at my website which is in the title.

[Ominae]

@RonnieShellist This guy is just a troll, now worries, this was an awesome vid. Do you think I could play decent blues on a Golden Melody in C? When I bought it I didn't think it would make a big difference, but I feel like a cowboy on the open range for some reason.

[taupenaine]

Nice shit dude .. I Definitly LIKE IT !

[ZupraVisor]

blowing like a god

[nikeypop]

damn....u showed that harmonica who's boss....

[Belzebugulao]

AHhaHshAHshAHh!!!

Great song

[jab624]

NICE!!!

[sampoirier]

This is a chromatic blues harmonica right ?

[croserover]

wooow me encanta como suena!!!! great from chile

[XinBiDe]

so how much poontang are you scoring on a daily basis with those mad skills? damn, boy

[JoHnStUmP]

I love the word poontang

[XinBiDe]

It's a word that's meant to be loved.

[Ad1rtytub3s0ck]

Hi, Ronnie I've been following your videos for awhile now. I was the person who asked about playing left-handed. hhaa check me out now. I would like to know how I am doing with playing. Check out my "Blues Harmonica" video please plus everyone else.

[cooldude9151]

dude all i got that was some harmoinca goodness lol it was like your biteing the harmonica and made life at the same time idk

[iSim0641]

wow

[dannay]

badass.

[gemagoulart]

Great !!! Which harmonica are you using???

[miks8]

he told that - hohner's marine band in the key of c

[SeanKimble]

wow man, insane, im sure learning how to play like that took you a long time. Kudos brother

[rusolp80]

nonono MIERDAAA

[andres0491]

i wanna learn to play the harmonica cause I used to play it like 10 years ago and im 18 now... would u recommend me to buy the expensive ones to start off ??? any other advices ? X D

[huandogofwar]

buy a lee oskar major diatonic in D. and play second posituon. thats a D harp for blues in A and so forth

[Deadlygoalie]

Dude what would you recommend as a good blues harmonica.

[serveTHEservants]

Just a regular C harp. Or a diatonic one.

Sometimes I use A, but not very often, I'm partial to C.

The most basic blues progression is in G, as it's the easiest and most common. For 12 bar, you just use your 1, 4, and 5 chords. so basically just play G C D and shit.

[Paddlefaster93]

kickass!!

[celticghirlxxx]

rocking!!!

[sclary9889]

fucking badass

[SexCyberGuideCom]

great

[djboony]

how was that a lesson?

wasnt even particularly good harmonica playing

[shakisboy1]

it says lessons at....

not that is a lesson

[rocket881]

You just got schooled.

[negrokezo]

Awesome, really :D!

[mathew8709]

what is the name of the song i liked the song and i play the hamonica so id like to learn that song but i didnt get the name?

[andrei89]

It doesn't have a nemae, it's just pure imrpovisation, im learning this by ear

[mojinos95]

es impresionante

[Auquis]

I've heard this tune improvved in different ways in so many places, but i don't actually know the name of the song/framework itself. Can anyone help me out here?

[UsedToBeFriend]

awesome,  you rock)

[vachief]

..very cool..

[tewright77]

Wow, just when i felt like i was getting better, a video like this SMACKS me down big time :-). I have only been playing for about 6 months though.

Amazing rythem. This is where I want to get to in the next few years.

[marleyman0]

thats awesome man, how are you playin a c harmonica in G tho?

[gemkapocs]

It's called cross harp or second position. If you want to play in the key of G on a harmonica which is in the key of C, start the play with 5 steps lower (C - B, Bb, A, Ab, G)

[roskeets]

harmonicas are weird. the key that u blow is in c but when u suck in it is inG or something like that. when a harp player plays on a blues track in like A they usually pull out there harp in some other key to play it

[rocket881]

It isn't "weird," it's how the instruments and musical scales are structured. They weren't designed to play blues. Knowing your intervals, chord progressions and the Circle of Fifths explains all.

[pulsarcolosal]

great playing dude

[tippa2kk]

quality! just quality!

[boxant]

great work brother ;)

something I can strive for hehe.

[thankyougermany]

I am jealous. =[