I had harmonica tab for Auld Lang Syne ready to post here, but for some reason I am unable to upload the PDF…. The gremlins of technology are messing with me again… So here is my challenge to you: You know the melody – start on blow 6 on your
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I have a little brainstorm of an exercise that I want to share with you today. A way to explore scales or licks that could give your practice time a new life. The last time I posted, I wrote about putting some feeling
G_Major_Pentatonic_Scale Earlier this summer, I got bored with practicing Pentatonic Scales. A few years ago, I decided that these scales would be my main foundation for playing the harmonica, and I don’t regret that decision at all. They are by far, the most useful scales I have ever worked
Dennis Gruenling – Rocker Dennis Gruenling – Crazy Legs In the two videos above, Dennis Gruenling shows you what it looks like when your entire body is a metronome. Not a standard tick-tock metronome, but a living, breathing, rhythm machine that puts down a groove. Notice how he shifts his
I grew up during the heyday of hot rods, and owned a few old cars that I had a lot of fun with. The problem with cars is they take up a lot of space and cost a lot of time and money. I gave up on my last automobile
Face Time How much time do you spend with a harmonica in your face? I have to admit that when it comes to the simple things in life, I am mostly a slow learner. It’s embarrassing. One way I keep from getting too hung up about this is listening to
Organize Your Reeds! Below is a link to a PDF with a new, improved reed chart for finding repair reeds for Hohner Classic diatonic harmonicas: Organize Your Reeds! One of my goals in life is to help close the gap between maintaining harmonicas and maintaining guitars. Everyone who plays guitar
I hope you have had a chance to reflect on 2012 and think at least a little bit about what you want for 2013. You might as well use the collective momentum of the tradition of New Year resolutions to pick at least one worthy goal. Last year I wrote
Whoops! – the tab i wrote for Auld Lang Syne in the last post is wrong. WRONG. What a way to start the New Year. Being humbled. An alert reader pointed out to me that what I tabbed was actually 12th position. He’s right. He also pointed out that I