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 Harmonica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The harmonica is commonly used in blues and folk music, but also in jazz, classical music, country music, rock and roll and pop music.
The first recordings of harmonica were made in the US in the 1920s.
Tremolo harmonicas are perhaps the most common form of harmonica in the world, being very popular in folk music as well as in much of East Asia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica   (8038 words)

  
 Frank Bard Harmonica. Country, bluegrass, and gospel instruction book.
    Harmonica from the Heartland is a great album for fans of harmonica music, and a better one for those who think they aren't.
    Heartland may be the first album ever to open by announcing "It's Over." Having expected a harmonica music only album, I was surprised by the addition of a piano.
The stringwork deserves as much credit for the ambling feel of this song as the harmonica music.
http://www.ctcn.net/~febard   (1174 words)

  
 ♫ Harmonica Chat Room - provides Harmonica Songs, tab and lessons
Harmonica Jukebox.com is the free version of Harmonica Club.com There will be eight harmonica songs with tab listed here and they will be updated as visitors submit new songs.
All are welcome to drop by and just listen or play harmonica if the mood takes you.
You may even choose to learn two of the songs that are already on the Jukebox and submit them in your name.
http://www.harmonicajukebox.com   (549 words)

  
 St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Harmonica Bands
Although harmonica bands and orchestras have generally been forgotten, the harmonica was one of the most popular musical instruments from the 1920s through the 1940s.
Other 1930s bands&; inspired by the Harmonica Rascals, included the Harmonica Scamps, a vaudeville band that featured an African-American midget, and the Harmonicuties, an all-girl band boasting a female midget.
A ban on German goods prohibited the importation of harmonicas from Germany, where the highest-quality instruments were made; youth orchestras disbanded and schools halted their instruction programs; and large harmonica bands pared down to smaller units, usually trios.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_tov/ai_2419100569   (869 words)

  
 Harmonica Man - Harmonica Lessons, Songs, Juzzie and More
Juzzie Smith is a one man band, playing slide guitar, harmonica and yidaki (didjeridoo) while his left foot kicks a suitcase for a beat and right foot kicks a tamborine for the hi-hat effect.
This CD has 67 tracks of harmonica handy hints, great tunes, licks and how to improvise.
Live recording of the winning song "Train Trippin Journey" is on Juzzie's CD 'Blow'n Away'.
http://www.harmonicaman.com.au   (294 words)

  
 Wilbur's Beginning Harmonica FAQ... Blues Harmonica and Instruction tips.
The sheer number of beginning harmonica books and songs in each book should keep you busy for quite a while before you reach the point of wanting to (or being able to) play stuff that isn't written in harmonica tablature.
Picture #2 shows which hole (blow/draw) on the harmonica equates to which note on the music scale.
Each number relates to a specific hole on the harmonica and each hole plays specific notes on the musical scale....so if you can't read music you can just read the numbers.
http://www.hoerl.com/Music/harmon1.html   (1636 words)

  
 Ressources - FAQ
In the beginning, the diatonic harmonica was tuned to facilitate the accompaniment of Bavarian folk songs : Bavaria being its region of origin.
And the diatonic harmonica’s "unusual" tuning is directly attributable to the fact that it was designed for Bavarian folk music.
Today, the diatonic is used in all sorts of pop, jazz, blues, rock and folk music throughout the world.
http://www.planetharmonica.com/Ressources/FAQEN.htm   (2828 words)

  
 Harpsoft - Harmonica Lessons (free)
The numbers help you play music in a special harmonica tablature format, where the numbers on the music correspond to the numbers on the holes.
It uses a microphone to listen to your notes and show you what you are playing as you play.
This is in spite of the fact that diatonics are more commonly used to complement music rather than to play melodies.
http://www.harpsoft.com/lessons/lessons.html   (1770 words)

  
 The Classical Free-Reed, Inc, The Classical Harmonica
They are engaging the harmonica soloist because he has [had] an original composition for harmonica and orchestra written [for him] by some famous contemporary composer.
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Romance for harmonica, piano and string orchestra, measures 1-11 from the harmonica part.
A special commemorative medal with the emblem of the Philadelphia Harmonica Band on one side and a tribute to Sousa on the other was presented to the march king at the close of the concert."
http://www.ksanti.net/free-reed/history/harmonica.html   (1346 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: harmonica
Discount Harmonica Headquarters Groth music is your headquarters for the harmonica.
Harmonica Musiciansfriend.com - one of the world's largest music gear companies.
Harmonicas at Musicians Best Buy Variety of harmonicas available at Musicians Best Buy.
http://www.technorati.com/tag/harmonica   (469 words)

  
 Harmonica Information- Blues Harp Lessons, Learn To Play Harmonicas, How to Play Songs and Tabs
It features biographies of harmonica players, the bands they played in as well as a comprehensive list of recordings of the recordings they have made.
A site devoted to chromatic harmonica with sound files, lists of chromatic harmonica LPs, CDs, and more.
A song and tabs members area which includes popular holiday songs, kids songs, hymns, American/Folk songs, and tabs for popular harmonica solos and parts.
http://www.harmonicalinks.com/informa.html   (1326 words)

  
 ♫ Harmonica Store- Buy Harmonicas (Blues Harps), Song & Tab & Music Books, CDs, Amps, Purchase Instruction, Mics, ...
The songs on this album have been "keyed" for you in the CDs: Song Keys section at Harmonica Lessons.com.
Along with lyrics and music, his solos are included in harmonica tablature."
With vocal melody, harmonica notation, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams, instructional text, performance notes and black & white photos.
http://harmonicastore.com   (661 words)

  
 Harmonica - MHN Instrument Encyclopedia
Inspired by the mouth organs of Asia, the Western harmonica rose to prominence in a variety of styles from "classical" concert repertoire to folk music and 'the blues'.
Among the many gifted blues harmonica players was John Lee (Sonny Boy) Williamson, who, having learned to play harmonica in Memphis, made it a main instrument in his band, equal to the guitar.
A related invention created in 1959 is the melodica, familiar to many music educators.
http://www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/pages/hrmnca_gnrl.html   (410 words)

  
 Harmonica Lessons, songs and tabs
This pictorial form of notation is used to tab harmonica songs in the First Archive but a more conventional form is used throughout the rest of the site.
This is because all beginners instructional material for harmonica tends to be in the key of "C" Some popular brands of Harmonica are ; Lee Oscar, Hohner, Marine Band, Pro Harp, Blues Harp
Commonly used for simple melodies and a folk-rock style.
http://www.harmonicaclub.com/common/lessons.htm   (886 words)

  
 New Bluesharp harmonica links, amps, effects, and jamming online
With nine guitars, two harmonicas, and one hammond organ, this CD by the Blues All Stars is better than cornbread with the butter built in.
Harmonica CD's 650 from Coast to Coast Music, all inclusive but full price.
If you want to get the idea of the fluency and clean articulation to which the harmonica is possible, listen to Gary Primich.
http://www.bluesharp.org   (1322 words)

  
 Sheet Music Plus Results
For C instrument duet (flute, recorder, oboe, violin, mandolin, harmonica).
With melody line, harmonica notation (diatonic and chromatic), lyrics, introductory text and performance notes.
With harmonica pitches, harmonica tablature, leadsheet notation, chord names and lyrics.
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/a/phrase.html?id=70450&phrase=Harmonica   (494 words)

  
 TAB system used in Harmonica World - The National Harmonica League Magazine.
The music transcriptions and tuition in the magazine are expanded through the use of TAB for those who cannot read music and are not familiar with the location of the musical notes on the many different diatonic, chromatic and tremolo harmonicas.
They are a visual system which translates the musical note into a diagram of how to produce that note.
TAB systems are available for most instruments, particulaly important for fretted instrumens, such as guitars, where the same note can be played on different strings.
http://harmonica.co.uk/supertab.htm   (583 words)

  
 DIATONIC HARMONICAS
Similar to the 1896 10-hole Marine Band but with your choice of 12 or 14 holes for greater range and playing scope, both of these models offer rich pure tones and come packaged in vinyl snap cases.
With a cover design patterned after the ever-popular 1896 Marine Band, the Big River is optimized for a strong, bright tone.
Contact your local music dealer for consumer pricing in your area.
http://www.hohnerusa.com/hdiatonic.htm   (1188 words)

  
 EncoreMusic.com - Harmonica sheet music and accessories
Guitar &; Recorder • Harmonica • Violin &; Dulcimer • Vocal &; Musical Gifts • Audio CDs • Karaoke CDs • Band
http://www.encoremusic.com/harmonica   (238 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Crucial Harmonica Blues: Music: Various Artists
Among the many good collections of Harmonica music (particularly of the blues variety), this is highly recommended budget-friendly stuff that is for the casual fan of good music as well as the practicing harmonicist.
It is a great collection, that harmonica lovers will enjoy - BUT it's also a great CD to give someone not all that familiar with harmonica playing.
Rock n' Blues Harmonica: A World of Harp Knowledge, Songs, Stories, Lessons, Riffs, Techniques and Audio Index for a New Generation of Harp Players (Includes...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007JGPB?v=glance   (1021 words)

  
 Harmonica & Blues-Directory
- A Bravenet.com Free Links
Veteran American harmonica player, singer, songwriter and bandleader Doug Jay now lives in Europe, and tours the continent regularly.
A new CD of original material will be released in the near future.
Dave Nevling, preeminent Houston, Texas harmonica player and blues vocalist CD 'That Look' showcasing 12 original songs is available through the web site - www.davenevling.com.
http://pub28.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=2351134022   (2099 words)

  
 Elderly Instruments Harmonica
Covers the main body of musical knowledge needed by all harmonica players: music reading, how..more...
HARMONICARE CHART FOR CHROMATIC AND DIATONIC HARMONICAS by Phil Duncan
A wonderful, easy-to-understand beginning harmonica book for folk and blues.
http://www.elderly.com/highlights/harmonica.html   (768 words)

  
 Harpsoft - Harmonica Software - Learn to play tab
Use Bendometer P.S. to analyze your favorite harmonica riffs and passages.
Easy to transcribe music, you know which hole you are on!
Bendometer listens until you get the correct note, and highlights the next note for you on the harmonica!
http://www.harpsoft.com   (146 words)

  
 The Future Of The Harmonica by Brendan Power / Free Reed Festival 2000
It employs special coverplates; whereas the normal ones comprise simply a single large soundchamber which covers all the reeds on a particular reedplate, the Overdrive has coverplates with airtight divisions, giving each reed its own sound chamber separated from the others, and having a hole at the rear end.
Here is a tune of mine called Exhalaration that features solos on various types and styles of harmonica.
I come back on the chromatic for the bridge, and then Mick Kinsella solos on the next verse and chorus using overblows and bends on the diatonic.
http://www.rootsworld.com/freereed/2000/power2.html   (2976 words)

  
 Fairly Frequently Asked Questions
What harmonica did John Lennon use to play the intro to "Love Me Do" and other songs by The Beatles?
What's that harmonica on the cover of Toots Thielemans's "Man Bites Harmonica" album?
What's that boomerang-shaped harp on the cover of Charlie Musselwhite's "Ace Of Harps" album?
http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/ffaq.html   (407 words)

  
 National Harmonica League.
Harmonica 2005 was a great success with a sellout concert.
The NHL magazine "Harmonica World" - see recent contents and music files
"The NHL is Britain's national harmonica club, with members world wide, supporting and encouraging the playing of all types of music on the chromatic, diatonic, tremolo, octave and chord harmonicas.
http://harmonica.co.uk   (544 words)

  
 Buy Hohner 560/20 Special 20 Marine Band Harmonica online at Musician's Friend
Hohner 560/20 Special 20 Marine Band Harmonica Product Reviews
Exceptionally warm sounding and airtight with bolted-on covers.
Buy Hohner 560/20 Special 20 Marine Band Harmonica online at Musician's Friend
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/General/Accessories/Harmonica?sku=420670&src=3SOSWXXB   (333 words)

  
 How to Play Harmonica Tabs, Lessons, Free Blues Harp Songs- Tips, Instruction, Harmonica Tab, Harp Notes, Learn Music ...
Here is an list of harmonica players and some of their albums that I can recommend listening to.
You can also find many of the linked albums on the page "keyed" with the complete listing of songs, the keys they are in, and which harmonica to use for playing along at the CDs: Song Keys section at Harmonica Lessons.com.
How to Play Harmonica Tabs, Lessons, Free Blues Harp Songs- Tips, Instruction, Harmonica Tab, Harp Notes, Learn Music Online, How to play Hohner BluesHarp with Guitar
http://www.davegage.com/tips.html   (440 words)

  
 HarmonicaClub.com - Learn how to play Harmonica, Free Harmonica Tab, Lessons, Blues Harp Tabs, Free Songs, Music, ...
I ran out of songs and started encouraging people to e-mail their harmonica songs and harmonica tabs to me.
Your songs will also appear on your "Online CD" Examples: spider, Randy.
You will have access to over 150 harmonica songs and tabs.
http://www.harmonicaclub.com   (372 words)

  
 How to Play Harmonica
Special features include the abilty to play the slow or fast versions of the songs back to back.
by Tom Wolf is a harmonica designed for the beginner.
How to play harmonica DVD and Video by Tom Wolf featuring harmonica tab and easy to follow harmonica lessons.
http://www.cvls.com/products/HV.html   (230 words)

  
 Bad Harmonica Jokes
A blues musician dies and goes to heaven.
They're trying to tell them how the song goes.
What's the difference between a Guitar and a Harmonica?
http://www.jt30.com/jt30page/oldsite/jokes.html   (844 words)

  
 harmonica tabs
Just remember all the of the Stevie Wonder harmonica solos because a harmonica CAN sound incredible, plus you can kill with some well-played blues, if you're into that.
But also, the folksie musicians like Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan also worked wonders with their version of the "mouth harp." This free harmonica player for Mac will give you an idea of the sounds of a diatonic harmonica and just generally introduce you to the wonderful world of Harmonica.
You may think the harmonica is SO 1920 but the numbers of harmonicas produced are staggering, reaching into the millions upon millions each year.
http://www.macgamesandmore.com/free/harmonicatabs.html   (644 words)

  
 Harmonica Masterclass Company
We'll keep you informed of new lesson material releases, guest artist additions to Harmonica Masterclass Workshop, new CDs that have released of note and more.
David Barrett's New CD We Are The Blues" School of the Blues All-Star Band Live $10!
Material is available for all skill levels in book, CD, video and DVD format.
http://www.harmonicamasterclass.com   (271 words)

  
 Harmonica Bob
Also, here are some samples of my playing you can listen to.
We're working on additional pages and resources for you and you'll soon find audio files, instruction and other cool stuff here.
Harmonica Bob ® is the Registered Trademark of Robert J. Miner, USA
http://www.harmonicabob.com   (116 words)

  
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Assuming you know nothing about music and the harp, Jon shows you how to hold the harmonica, how to breath, how to correctly pucker for a single note, how to read harmonica tablature, and how to play the songs in the book, both solo and with Jon playing the guitar.
Jon Gindick and Blues guitar legend B.B. King made this superb video to let you hear and see detailed instruction on how to play the blues harp.
This video accompanies the book Harmonica Americana, and focuses on the 1st position songs of Americana.
http://www.gindick.com/Engine/Shopping/catalog.asp?store=6&category=132   (209 words)

  
 Hire A Harmonica Player, Harmonocist, Harmonica Players, Harmonica Music
Whether it's a wedding, corporate event, or private party, you'll easily find the perfect harmonica music for your special event.
Gigmasters™ has been booking live entertainment, wedding music, DJs and party bands online since 1997.
Hire A Harmonica Player, Harmonocist, Harmonica Players, Harmonica Music
http://www.gigmasters.com/Harmonica/Harmonica.asp   (144 words)

  
 Harmonica and Blues Harp lessons
Drum, Bass and Performance Products from Hudson Music.
80 minute DVD,includes music and Lee Oskar harmonica
Blues harp lessons and harmonica instruction from the basics to "new directions" in jazz, classical, pop and Latin styles.
http://www.homespuntapes.com/catagory?catID=20&ctype=i   (416 words)

  
 HohnerUSA.com - making quality instruments since 1857
The tuning, G, C, e, A [fourth string to first], corresponds to the top four strings of a guitar if they were capoed at the fifth fret...
The Hohner "Marine Band Deluxe" is the very best playing, out of the box, harmonica I have ever had the pleasure of using !
Internationally acclaimed blues harmonica player/singer Geneva Red and guitarist/drummer Jackie "5 and Dime" Wolworth, will be the "Artists in Residence" at Central-Denison Elementary School in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin from February 17, 2006 until February 23, 2006 as part of Black History Month.
http://www.hohnerusa.com   (417 words)

  
 harmonica. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Alteration of obsolete armonica, glass harmonica, from Italian, feminine of armonico, harmonious, from Latin harmonicus, harmonic.
An instrument consisting of tuned strips of metal or glass fixed to a frame and struck with a hammer.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/73/H0067300.html   (120 words)

  
 Cracker Barrel: Toys: Harmonica
Harmonica music conjures up images of dusty cowboys, heart aching blues, and a one-man band.
You won't be able to join a marching band by playing the Harmonica, but then you can't fit a trombone into your shirt pocket.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRL Group, Inc. View our country lawyer's Terms and Conditions that apply to this site.
http://shop.crackerbarrel.com/online/shopping/Product.asp?sku=83546&cat_id=4&mscssid=PURTU3J0CFG98JSXWHHSLARPGCW2BPB8   (121 words)

  
 The JT30 Page - Amplified Blues Harmonica Center - Mics, Amps, Tab
It started out as a home page for modifying JT30 microphones.
The Astatic JT-30 microphone is the perfect Harmonica mic for use with a vintage tube amps.
Eventually the page became a catchall for microphones and amplified harmonica playing.
http://www.jt30.com   (1127 words)

  
 Harmonica Free Beginning Songs / Beginner Blues Harp Tunes, Major Scale, Oh Susanna, armonica Tabs, Online Tablatur
Harmonica Free Beginning Songs / Beginner Blues Harp Tunes, Major Scale, Oh Susanna, armonica Tabs, Online Tablatur
If you've made it through all these, additional songs are available in the "Tabs" section.
You should note that additional songs are available in the "Tabs" section.
http://www.harmonicalessons.com/songsbeg.html   (653 words)

  
 Harmonica Links- "Everything Harmonica On The Web"- Blues Harp, Diatonic, Chromatic Harmonicas
Visit Harmonica Lessons.com -- Free Instruction & Members Area -- 425 pages of Lessons, Tips, Tabs & Songs (see ad to the right).
If you are a harmonica player or a harmonica fan, you've come to the right place.
Please let us know if you find a bad link.
http://www.harmonicalinks.com   (84 words)

  
 Harmonica Lessons .com- Free Online Tabs, Music, Instruction- How To Play the Harmonica & Blues Harp, Learn Songs, ...
Harmonica Lessons.com- Free Online Tabs, Music, Instruction- How To Play the Harmonica & Blues Harp, Learn Songs, Tips, MP3s, Internet Harmonika, Guitar and Harmonica Lesson, Tab
He's made his living playing and teaching diatonic and chromatic harmonica for 27 years.
Grab or buy a harmonica, put on your t-shirt, and get started.
http://www.harmonicalessons.com   (151 words)

  
 Harmonica
You'll need a 10 hole diatonic harmonica in C. Includes free instructional booklet.
This program is a must for serious players.
B.B. King presents Jon Gindick, world's foremost instructor of country and blues harmonica who teaches you to "jam" with B.B. during the finale.
http://www.videolearning.com/S3007.HTM   (355 words)

  
 Bluegrass Harmonica Page by Glenn Weiser
Although the harmonica is not considered a legitimate bluegrass instrument by purists, it is capable of playing music in this style and can be heard on the original version of banjo wizard Earl Scruggs' Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
Here is a bluegrass harmonica solo from my book Blues and Rock Harmonica to try.
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad has been performed by everyone from Woody Guthrie to the Grateful Dead.
http://www.celticguitarmusic.com/bluegrassharpmain.htm   (78 words)

  
 C'era una volta il West (1968)
Station agent: Hey - hey hey hey hey, if you want any tickets, you'll have to go around to, eh, to, eh, the front of the, eh...
Goofs: Continuity: During the duel between Frank and Harmonica, Cheyenne shaves his beard (mostly his sideburns); however, his large whiskers under his ears have grown back before he dies (ten minutes later).
After thinking about it, Leone concluded that he should do another trilogy which begins with C'era una volta il West (1968), develops into Giù la testa (1971), and ends with Once Upon a Time in America (1984).
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0064116   (764 words)

  
 Internet Archive: Details: Fart Harmonica
Ever wondered if you could fart through a harmonica to make it toot?
I don't think I heard a harmonicas note, but I did hear a note of a mans ass being devirginized (or maybe it wasnÂ’t).
It is a single shot of a harmonica jammed in an anonymous man's colon.
http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=opensource_movies&collectionid=fartharmonica   (299 words)

  
 Mr Harmonica
Please go to the soundtracks page to listen to the samples.
Email us your order and we will give you instructions on how to send a certified cheque or money order.
He is more than happy to hear any comment on this website or enquiries on the subject of classical harmonica.
http://www.mrharmonica.com   (97 words)

  
 Harmonicas, Harmonica Music and Tab, Blues Harp and Harmonica Lessons by Jon Gindick
Books, CDs and Online Lessons that Unlock Your Creative Harmonica Potential
Harmonicas, Harmonica Music and Tab, Blues Harp and Harmonica Lessons by Jon Gindick
If you have always wanted to play harmonica and are ready for some easy harmonica tab and very effective harmonica lessons with audio, search no further.
http://www.gindick.com   (248 words)

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