Harmonica Country Blues

Lee Sankey plays a country style harmonica blues.

Find more information about the harmonica visit Lee's blog at https://www.harmonicathinking.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• blues
• harmonica
• harp
• solo
• country
• lee sankey
• jamming
• improvisation
• music
• rhythm
• sonny terry

[makilakixki]

Hi, Lee. Suggestion on your prospective lessons: most of us harmonica players folowing your videos would appreciate some rural blues covered by you. I think this sample here in the video could be a good start if only some guidelines on the cool riff. Keep up the good work :-)

[leesankeygroup]

@makilakixki Hi there (?), the new YouTube design makes it harder to see people's names. Thanks for the suggestion. It's a good one and a few people have asked me to cover some county blues. I will definitely do something on it in 2012. Perhaps after I have finished the series on tongue blocking. That would make sense as you need to tongue block to play this style of harmonica. Happy New Year, Lee

[Hiroshimaslim]

Hi Lee, fantastic playing as always. I'd love to see a video or two on how you set up the basic rhythm to this piece, and maybe one or two of the more straight forward licks you lay on top. I've been working with your country into to 'Stone in my shoe' for about 8 years now, and am only just beginning to make the smallest progress. This kind of stuff is why I picked up the harp. Thanks for all your videos, they've answered some questions I've had for a long time. Cheers, Kit

[leesankeygroup]

@Hiroshimaslim Hi Kit, that must be the live version from She's Not Alone. Like you, this country style harmonica was also one of the things that captured my imagination. When I heard Sonny Terry, I said "I've got to do that". Been trying ever since. I like your suggestion of explaining the core rhythm, perhaps I will do it after the tongue blocking series. Thanks for your interest, Lee

[eeskin]

I finally made it !!

You just have to practice some time

Thank you Lee!

[leesankeygroup]

@eeskin Better late than never, thanks for watching Emrah and glad you enjoyed it. Lee

[shkeni]

@leesankeygroup Thank you Lee, I do love his stuff indeed.

[leesankeygroup]

@shkeni Thanks for watching. Check out the great Sonny Terry if you like this style of harmonica. Le

[shkeni]

Unbelievable... loved it!