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Monsoon Mal
Registrace 11. 03. 2021
Playing Harmonica around North Queensland, Australia.
New Harmonica Lessons release on Wednesdays
Contact - monsoon.mal@gmail.com
New Harmonica Lessons release on Wednesdays
Contact - monsoon.mal@gmail.com
Play YOUR 12 Bar Blues - Slow Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
Quist - Sweet Whiskey Blues Guitar Backing Track (G)
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Play YOUR Blues - starting with just 3 notes! - Easy Harmonica Blues
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808 Hand Clap : 52 BPM czcams.com/video/Nc3qgOK8hjQ/video.html&si=-f_5Jd7USy2_20Q4 Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Rhythm - how to "get it" a practice method - Easy Harmonica Blues
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2D 2B 1D 2B repeat 808 Hand Clap : 52 BPM czcams.com/video/Nc3qgOK8hjQ/video.html&si=-f_5Jd7USy2_20Q4 Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Harmonica Positions - 1st 2nd 3rd - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Want to try playing in a different position, but not sure where the "right" notes are? This chart shows the scale in every position. Diatonic harmonica Scale degrees and positions.pdf from here www.horvience.com/learning/scale-degrees-and-positions/ Backing track czcams.com/video/NAAT3FIHEBs/video.htmlsi=fDt0fOhoZ4fjo1l3 Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
12 Bar Blues for Absolute Beginners ! Key of G (C Harmonica) - World's Easiest Harmonica Blues
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Cowbell Metronome 80 BPM czcams.com/video/lSD1ZGdYOkY/video.html&si=3iTAgjsgC1kyGI0C Need a different speed Metronome? czcams.com/play/PLaLqzYuWjo30fG9PSM8dTYx-yYxusyL0u.html&si=yHdPSl3df2uc1Nkm Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Locomotive Blues Jam - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Petti Music Studios Locomotive Jam Band Guitar Backing Track in D Mixolydian czcams.com/video/ft17gP10jvI/video.html&feature=shared This backing track inspired me ❤️ I decided to put my "1st take" directly following the video ~14 minutes as I like to show how I explore and find things to play over the backing track. 3rd position on a C Harmonica Blues Scale 4 5 6B 6' 6 7B 8 Lower Octave 1 2" 2 ...
Solo 12 Bar Blues in G (C Harp) - Vamping - Blues Scale - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Three Years on YouTube 😀 13/03/24
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How to Solo over a Slow 12 Bar Blues (G) - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Blues Scale 2 3' 4B 4' 4 5 6B Quist Slow Blues Guitar Backing Track (G) czcams.com/video/S-DScv4rNA4/video.html&si=-hVpCzK5vBsrZUFB Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Slow 12 Bar Blues (G) - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Quist Slow Blues Guitar Backing Track (G) czcams.com/video/S-DScv4rNA4/video.html&si=-hVpCzK5vBsrZUFB Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Solo Harmonica in G (C Harp) - Vamping - Blues Scale - Triangulation - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Super Slow Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Pier Gonella Jam Super Slow Blues Jam Sexy Guitar Backing Track G czcams.com/video/7UfP8LjcInQ/video.html&si=aHFSWGgqL92uF4Uf Blues Scale, 2nd Position. 2 3' 4B 4' 4 5 6B Lower octave 2 2" 1 1' 1B Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
One Year Review - "A" Marine Band 1896 in 2024 - Easy Harmonica Blues
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And right at the start I say Marine Band Deluxe instead of Marine Band 1896 ! Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Solo 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Musician vs Mowers - Recording in the Suburbs
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Everyone trying to mow their yards made it a challenging weekend for recording - I thought I was going to have to resort to recording in the car!! Full video Wed 24/1/24 :) Want more? czcams.com/play/PLCNPem96rVmJ3aX2PcS97DGZbelwgBcX2.html
Playing with Feeling - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Playing with Feeling - Easy Harmonica Blues
Blues Shuffle in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Blues Shuffle in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
How to play Low Rider - Easy Harmonica Blues
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How to play Low Rider - Easy Harmonica Blues
Is Jingle Bells Easy Harmonica Blues?
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Is Jingle Bells Easy Harmonica Blues?
Downtown Box Shuffle - 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Downtown Box Shuffle - 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
Improvising with the Blues Scale - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Improvising with the Blues Scale - Easy Harmonica Blues
The Blues Scale - Easy Harmonica Blues
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The Blues Scale - Easy Harmonica Blues
Uptown Box Shuffle - 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Uptown Box Shuffle - 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
Playing WITH the Band - 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Playing WITH the Band - 12 Bar Blues in G - Easy Harmonica Blues
Triangulation and 12 bar blues - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Triangulation and 12 bar blues - Easy Harmonica Blues
Drones and Scales - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Drones and Scales - Easy Harmonica Blues
More Solo G Blues - accent on the 2 - Easy Harmonica Blues
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More Solo G Blues - accent on the 2 - Easy Harmonica Blues
Solo G Blues - accent on the 2 - Easy Harmonica Blues
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Solo G Blues - accent on the 2 - Easy Harmonica Blues
12 Bar Blues, Accent on the 2 - Easy Harmonica Blues
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12 Bar Blues, Accent on the 2 - Easy Harmonica Blues
Hey Monsoon Mal! Sorry I missed this video. My wife and I got Covid for the first time and it is kicking my butt! I am on Day #16 of testing positive. Needless to say, I have not been playing at all. Thanks for the video. I love forward to reviewing it again when I get over this. Hopefully, this variant has not made its way to Australia because it is super contagious. Cheers from the States, Mate!
Wow - hope you both feel better soon. ❤️ I've had little cough and the sniffles for 11 days now - I really want to feel better because a friend's band is playing Friday night and I don't want to cough over everyone 😞
Is there a way you can increase the volume, I can barely hear you.
Hi Jeff, I can try, which parts ? Speaking Singing over the backing Playing over the backing Cheers
You got a nice voice Mal!! great job !!
Cheers Pete, like most people I don't like the sound of my own singing - but if you can sing a song it REALLY helps in band situations (eg I'll sing a song to give our main singer a break) and at open mic's it's great if you can sing.
Cheers Mal. Good video thanks.
Thanks Roger - have fun 😀
Where can I buy this boock
Did you mean the Diatonic harmonica Scale degrees and positions.pdf it's from here www.horvience.com/learning/scale-degrees-and-positions/ The position finders are from hotrodharmonicas.myshopify.com/products/instant-harp-position-finder-instant-scale-degree-finder-cards
Oh, it was from my local music store - It's a "classic" I think it's still in print Blues Harp Tony Glover
Best!!!!! What a huge banjo!!! Play it Mal!!!!!💞
😀 that's Debi's guitar - "The Beast" A six string resonator custom made around a wooden pie cooler!! And she sounds awesome ❤️ Check out this one, 12 inch open back made for me with Australian timber ;) P.s. I'm only in the music clip that's not me on the song czcams.com/video/o5dnfAd7z6Y/video.htmlsi=bqV-fQGGYml7XLJS
@@MonsoonMal wow totally great! Good video! The sound on Debi's pie cooler guitar punches the bass out like yikes!!!
Nice job 👍
😀 thank you.
This fella draws me in boom 💥
😀 thank you.
@MonsoonMal big man I find am running out of breath when am playing . Am good at improvising would you recommend anything???
Yeah, I tend to think about balancing my breath (not being too empty or full) while I'm vamping. Eg focusing on breathing in "more" to fill my lungs - or focusing on breathing out "more" to empty my lungs. Then I can use the vamp to get more or less air before I start to solo. There is nothing wrong with finishing the phrase and not playing anything while taking a breath in (eg like any other wind instrument or singer) don't feel forced to breathe through the instrument all the time. Hope that helps a bit 😀
@MonsoonMal mate thanks so so much for replying. . I will be trying this ..
Hi Mal where can I find the backing track for this song? I can't find it anywhere ❤️
😀 this one was just me solo - I'm sitting on a cajon with kick and snare pedals. For backing I'd try a metronome around 80 bpm that has a kick and a snare sound, something like this czcams.com/video/jAyCq94tZj0/video.htmlsi=sHbF1EchB3gyPeD2 Have fun
Bought my first marine band for 99 cents (canadian) that was 53 years ago i was 12..my last harp cost me 68 dollars...i know how to play but i couldn't teach how to play...so Mal keep on keepin on brother and spread your knowledge to those who find you..
Thank you Michael. It's interesting how much the price of harmonicas has changed. I tend to remember marine bands being less than $50 in the 80's (AUD) Now they are about $80, but the Marine Band Deluxes that I like are almost$120 now...
Thanks for the ideas, mate!😎
Cheers Patrik 😀
I dont know how i managed to find this with only 668 views in 12 months, but having said that I have no idea how this has only gotten 668 views in 12 months! awesome content, great to watch start to finish, the solo's using the same notes are awesome.
Thank you David, glad you liked it 😀
Cheers Mal. Good stuff.
Thanks Roger 😀
nice video. i just started to play the harmonica. i find it very difficult to just blow or suck one note.
Playing just one note can be frustrating to learn. Take your time, take breaks and come back. Eg it's often better to try for a few minutes several times a day vs one long practice session.
Thanks Mal. Starting to get it you’re been a great help and inspiration,keep up the good work. Regards Norm
Excellent Norm - enjoy 😀
Hello Monsoon, thank you for your videos. They inspire me to play freely. 🕺 Best wishes from Germany🍺
Thank you Jack - enjoy, harmonica is fun
🤝👍👍🙂
😀 thank you
You don't practice with Jason anymore?
Sure do, I get lessons every few months (more often when he is not on tour 😀 )
Mate your the man am in liverpool so bit hard will give it go kid
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I don't feel tardy😎
Oh man, I think the clock is slow! czcams.com/video/6M4_Ommfvv0/video.htmlsi=6neyPzNulZZttCNV
@@MonsoonMal LMAO! Them were the days
Good fun lesson. Cheers Mal.
Thanks Roger 😀
I thiught i was to get a c to start out ??
People usually buy a C to start out - most lessons use a C harp. Over time you want to add an A and D, then G - then eventually all the keys.
@@MonsoonMal Roger that my mate . 👍
Was a drummer for years not carrying that round no more . Picked up the gob iron lot easier to carry 😂
Or having to play the "house kit" lol Harmonica is certainly portable - have fun 😀
love this stuff!
Thanks Johan 😀
Thanks , great to get focused on the metronome/rythmn idea…stops me just wandering!…feels like something to build on too…look forward to that. Really enjoy your love of the music and sharing that
Cheers Michael, I find I'll either slightly slow down or speed up without some sort of drummer helping me 😀
Thanks for being a great teacher!
Thanks Rita 😀
That gave me some ideas. Thanks, mate!😎
Cheers Patrik
Thanks Mal. Love yu Hope to get this right with your help. Your the best teacher you’re explanation is brilliant. Thanks again ❤️👍
❤️ thanks Norm. In a couple of weeks I'll do this rhythm again and start to add in some solos using the blues scale. Have fun 😀
Thanks Mal I’ll be certainly waiting for that lesson 🎼🎼🎼warmest regards Norm
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😀 thanks
Mal thanks for your latest reply. I wish I understood it but I don't. I feel like you all have some basic knowledge that I am missing. As an example what is a dominate 7th scale? Then you say minor pentatonic and blues scale is only possible on high end of harmonica in first position. I guess I still dont know what that means. I can play all this by ear backwards and forwards and fast, I have been playing for 5 years but I cannot understand the words you all use. I think I need to find a course that slowly explains it but I have yet to find one and I have searched a long time. I have tried Jason, Liam, Tomlin Shellist etc. Keep harping and thanks for trying.
Thanks Ed 😀 I would be interested to know what key harmonica you would use to play with the backing track I used. czcams.com/video/NAAT3FIHEBs/video.htmlsi=fDt0fOhoZ4fjo1l3 While I started learning theory in the late 80's I only really applied it to harp once I started learning from Jason in 2016 - before that I would play by ear, with a chart to tell me what key harp to use for the key of the song.
@@MonsoonMal Mal I would play a b flat. I would pick this by either sampling a 2 Draw sound or .................using the chart which I have done since i started maybe 5 or 6 years ago. I can usually figure out the key to play on most of the stuff I would listen to. I stated the theory stuff a few months back by enrolling in an on-line course. It has been very difficult to follow the course matter once the positions came in. I really think it is the vocabulary the instructors use is easy for them and foreign to me. They slip into and out of the language so easily but it throws me for a loss. Going from positions, to scale structure, to flat this flat that, to chords etc. Might just be an age thing (70 years old) LOL. Thanks again for your help. Your genuine spirit of loving to play comes through load and lear.
Thank you Ed :) Theory can be really confusing, It's not an age thing. With that backing track I linked, play along on your Bb harp You are playing in the key of C (C minor but let's just say key of C for now) The hole numbers that have notes included in the C blues scale are 1 2'' 3B 3''' 3'' 4B 4 5 6B 6' 6 7B 8 9 9B 10 10B Scale starts on 1draw 4 draw and 8 draw Now with that same backing track, play along on your F harp You are still playing in the key of C The hole numbers that have notes included in the C blues scale are 1B 1' 1 2'' 2 3' 4B 4' 4 5 6B 7B 8 9 10B Scale starts on 2 draw 6 blow You are always playing notes from the C blues scale Notes C Eb F Gb G Bb C But those notes are in different places (positions) on your Bb harp and F harp (this is more noticeable when you do it, rather than just read about it) So for harmonica playing a Bb harp in the key of C can also be called playing in 3rd position playing a F harp in key of C can also be called playing in 2nd position Depending on what key harmonica you use, and what position you play it in to play a C blues scale, some notes will be easier to play, some harder, and some notes will even be missing.
@@MonsoonMal Mal great explanation. I tried with both key harps. I can hear the difference and as long as I have position chart that tells me the key, I am fine. Question I have comes in your last sentence. "So for harmonica playing bf in C can be called 3rd position". How do you know it is third position without a "position chart"? This is where the confusion comes. Say I am listening to a Jason Ricci lesson and he says we are playing a Bf harp in third position. I don't know what the heck that means. All the instructors do this and it confuses the heck out of me. I am sure I am not alone. Does that sound familiar?
Hi Ed, I’m glad playing 2 harps with one backing track was helpful. I’m going to change your question slightly. “We are playing a Bb harp in 4th position” I don’t know how to do that either - I have to look up a chart like the one I linked in the video, it has all 12 possible positions that you can play on harmonica, with that chart I can find out what notes are on which holes, and what key the harp plays in. “We are playing a Bb harp in 3rd position” This I know because I have memorised where the blues scale is in 3rd position Eg holes 4 5 6B 6' 6 7B 8 And I memorised that a Bb harp in 3rd position plays in C minor Most harp players end up memorising the positions they usually use, and where the scale starts in those positions (eg for me 2nd position starts on 2 draw, 3rd position 4 draw or 1 draw) They often also memorise what key the harp plays in those position, but we usually also keep a chart in our harp cases for quick reference (like those circles I show in the video, they are “circles of fifths” ) What key the harp plays in also becomes quick to work out depending on how much music theory people know. Eg 3rd position = 2 semitones up from the key of the harp, so a Bb plays in C (Bb B C) 2nd position = the 5th of the key of the harp (that “circle of fifths” music theory) or 7 semitones up Bb harp plays in F (Bb B C Db D Eb E F) Which brings me back to numbers - all they are is replacing note names with numbers Lets use a C major scale Instead of the notes C D E F G A B Replace the notes with numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The 5th of a major scale - is note number 5 = G A flat 3rd is the 3rd note of the major scale flattened So the blues scale in C 1 b3 4 b4 5 b7 = C Eb F Gb G Bb If we change to F sharp blues scale F# A B C C# E in numbers that is still 1 b3 4 b4 5 b7 Why do this? Once you can play a scale on one harmonica eg lets say a blues scale 3rd position - you can play in all 12 keys just by selecting the correct key harmonica and playing in 3rd position. The position of the notes you want to play is the same on every harp - even though the letter names of the notes are different for every key.
Sorry Mal, I am not sure how to phrase the questions. You mean you played the blues scale in C. Exactly what holes did you play? I didn't hear a blues scale. Also how did you decide which holes? I get very confused on holes vs notes. If the blues scale in G is 2D, 3 half 4B 4 half, 4D 5D 6B what is it in C? Maybe that would help. This position language is very hard to follow. Thanks
It's all good, I like this sort of stuff :) I'm not using exactly the same scale in all positions here. At 1.30 I start with the major scale in 1st position 4B 4 5B 5 6B 6 7 7B , mostly to show how hole 7 draw sound a bit "off" Then for 1st position I'm mostly playing. 4B 3' 2 2' 2B 1B (sort of a C dominant 7th scale, because minor pentatonic or a blues scale is really only possible on the high end of the harp in 1st position) You probably don't want to know this part yet but playing a 12 bar blues in C on a C harp I play in 1st position for the C chord, 12th position for the F chord and 2nd position for the G chord. 2nd position is C minor pentatonic scale (on an F harp) 2 3' 4B 4 5 6B 3rd position is C minor pentatonic (on a Bb) 4 5 6B 6 7B 8 BUT a 10 minute video like this can't explain how to do all of that (I have several videos on positions and there are heaps of others by lots of great teachers) The link in the description also has where the notes are on the harp for every position. Here I was mostly trying to show using 3 different key harps to play in the same key (C) as you mentioned playing by ear. Hear how the 3 harps sound very similar and can basically play the same thing - but some sounds are easy or unavailable depending on what position I'm playing. If you have a F and Bb harp as well as a C harp, try playing them over a C 12 bar blues backing track.
Hey Mal at 1:30 in the video you say "play C blues" and then you play. Not sure what you mean. I assume you are in first position but what exactly are you playing and why is it first? Still very confused. Thanks
Hi Ed 😀 12 bar blues in key of C - the backing track is the same, always in the key of C. So you can play in the key of C with 3 different harmonicas, C harmonica, F harmonica and Bb harmonica - or more if you know more positions, I just use 1st 2nd and 3rd here.
Very cool lesson! In terms of positions for me it is very important to know relative minor and major keys/positions, for harp players who like to experiment or have not a lot of harps in different keys and as for composers it is super handy. For instance, a song the Rocker by Jason Ricci uses C i think and he uses D harp here playing it in Am which is relative minor to C major 😃 But i might be crazy and he is just playing low F
I'll ask Jason what he used 😀 He is currently on tour, so I'll wait till he is not so busy. But the relative minor/major is very interesting because I used that a lot on saxophone, was easy as same scale just different root notes, modes were good like that too. But on harp for me personally I don't play 4th position, key of A on a C harp, because (while I love jazz) I don't want to accidently play a #5/b6 I do not like the sound of me playing that. Especially as I really focus on blues (different story in a non blues song) Eg here I played with 3 harps using the same backing track, that used dominant 7th chords. So C harp 1st position major sounded a bit weird due to the natural 7. 2nd position perfect b7 b3 if you want it. 3rd is usually for Cminor , but against that dominate 7th backing I just avoid the minor chord (456D) use octaves instead(14D) and minor pentatonic sounds great over major chords, mose sow with a dominant 7th.
@@MonsoonMalWooow you played sax, i wanna learn it one day too, i just love the sound of it. However, I love that b6 note in blues, i dug some aeolian stuff recently mb that is why Yeah, ask Jason about that Rocker thing please, i am convinced he used D harp in 2th position so playing Am relative to C major
I'm just starting out....I am baffled by the entire concept of playing positions. I asked a harmonica player about it....... He stared at me and said, "Just play the damned thing!"
Hopefully this one explained a bit more 😀 eg how a C harp can also play in the key of F and D.
Thanks Mal! And thanks for the link. Best scale charts I’ve seen thus far. Keep harpin’! 🤘🏽
I agree, best scale charts I've ever found online.
Thanks Mal another cool lesson, much appreciated by us beginners.
Thanks Wayne 😀
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Enjoy the tour J ❤️ Will catch up when you are back home.
Sorry, easily confused punter here. Just checked other YT teachers and they say G is the 2nd position on a c harp. Circle of 5ths to me equals key of harp C = 1… D = 2 …..G = 5 . F would be a 4th. Gotta say F sounded brilliant tho.
You are correct a C harp in 2nd position is playing in the key of G. I am changing to different harmonicas to play in the key of C. An F harp to play in C (2nd position) And a Bb harp to play in C (3rd position) For a C harmonica 2nd position plays key of G 3rd position plays key of D 4th position plays key of A 5th position playes key of E ... 12th position playes key of F
Yes yes yes of course. Said I’m easily confused! Still shows I know something anyway. Like you and all the other great teachers say…. One of the best things to do is Listen!!!! Cheers again
Thanks Mal, great to see you . Very helpful, explained a lot for me
Thank you Michael 😀
Hey Mal you bring up the word position. I have tried for years to understand what position means. I have beat my head until it hurts and still do not get it. Your video opens saying last class you play the minor pentatonic in G. This class is in D so it is 3rd position. I know how to play the scales and having been doing so for a long time. However I still dont know what you mean when you say 3rd position. I have watched countless videos and still dont get it. Maybe you have a simpler process. This has been a thorn in my side for years. I have good ear playing but when someone mentions the word position I freak out. Thanks
Hey Ed, positions ARE confusing. I love this question, thank you. I think will do a video on this. I feel it's a harmonica specific problem as most instruments are chromatic (eg all the keys on a piano) vs diatonic (eg just the white keys on piano = diatonic = an instrument tuned to play a scale, usually major scale, like most harmonicas) So other musicians don't really understand harmonica positions. And music theory evolved to explain 18th century European music ie. Classical music - so it doesn't explain harmonica positions very well either. Let's see if I can make a video that helps 😀
@@MonsoonMal Mal if you figure out a way to teach this in layman's term it would be amazing. I have watched and read countless versions and I still do not get it. I am not a beginner but I can only play be ear.
Thanks again for the question czcams.com/video/2LIwjSSgU7Y/video.htmlfeature=shared
What key harmonica Mal?
Hi Ed. C harmonica. I try to only use C harps for my lessons. Have fun 😀
I share the same birthday with you Mal.
It's the best day 😀
Yay, Mal's back! 😎
Thanks mate 😀
Good to see you back and a new video
Thanks Chris 😀
Hi Mal ,nice that you’re back again I’ve really missed your lessons you really are a great teacher let’s hope we don’t have to wait to long for your next lesson. Your a great help to us oldies 79 never played an instrument in my life so trying to play the blues is pretty hard as I’m hopeless at timing and improvising are my biggest challenge. But you make it a lot easier for us. You should do private lessons you would be a very good teacher. Warmest regards. Norm Western Australia
Thanks Norm. I'm just so happy I've been able to help people enjoy harmonica - the lessons will continue for sure :) Thank you for your support 😀
Hey Mal, nice to see and hear you again! all the best to you !
Cheers Robert - hope you are doing well
Great tuition.
:) thanks Ian
nice that you posted something again! Can often enjoy your work and learn from it!
Thanks you Johan 😀
I love the vamping stuff you do! The rithem and swing in it.
Dang you run the A scales right of the bat up all the octaves. Make it look so easy! lol
Thank you :) I probably should have done a blow bend on hole 10 to get the full scale - but I don't practice them that often 😱 so I didn't want to mess it up !
@@MonsoonMal I’m with ya! Great job though. You’re a great harmonica player. I enjoy your videos! Thanks!!
@@MonsoonMal I like the shirt you have on sometimes too! ‘My retirement plan’ Haha! I like that!!
It's true too!I just want to travel along the coast playing blues at local bars etc. Did that last couple of years, it's awesome fun - only problem is I'm only 50 and can't retire yet 😞
Wow, i really enjoyed that presentation... Kudos my man those mean walkin blues!!! ❤😊🎉
😀 thank you.