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Richard Sleigh
Registrace 4. 08. 2011
Chilly Winds - Richard Sleigh and Gus Tritsch
Chilly Winds is an Old Timey Fiddle tune and it sits real nice on the blues harmonica... Gus and I are prepping for a concert we will be doing for the Accoustic Brew concert series on August 31st. Recorded in my back yard in Boalsburg PA...
rrsleigh@gmail.com
hotrodharmonicas.com
Free basics of blues harp course:
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course
In-depth course on bending notes on the harmonica:
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-bending-course
A great collection of Irish Tunes and Session Strategies:
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-irish-course
A great old jazz standard plus scales and arpeggios for improvisation
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/sweet-georgia-brown-on-harmonica-and-guitar
rrsleigh@gmail.com
hotrodharmonicas.com
Free basics of blues harp course:
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course
In-depth course on bending notes on the harmonica:
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-bending-course
A great collection of Irish Tunes and Session Strategies:
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-irish-course
A great old jazz standard plus scales and arpeggios for improvisation
www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/sweet-georgia-brown-on-harmonica-and-guitar
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Video
Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast! - Learn Jazz Arpeggios on the Blues Harp...
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Richard Sleigh goes into the process and principles of breaking down apeggios in 2nd position on the blues harp. For more info on playing the harmonica, check out the resources below: hotrodharmonicas.com Free basics of blues harp course: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course Paid Courses: In-depth course on bending notes on the harmonica: www.ultimateharmonica.com/...
Diatonic triads exercise #3
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Played on a key of C diatonic harmonica. This exercise takes the triads and adds the root note an octave higher at the top of the arpeggio. This gets you ready for the next steps - playing the inversions.... Free basics of blues harp course: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course In-depth course on bending notes on the harmonica: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-bendi...
Straighten Up and Fly Right!
zhlédnutí 523Před 7 měsíci
Richard Sleigh shares his current project of re-forming his body to make standing up straight default setting by losing his "harp players crouch". More projects by R. Sleigh: hotrodharmonicas.com Free basics of blues harp course: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course In-depth course on bending notes on the harmonica: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-bending-course A ...
Diatonic Triads exercise #2
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This practice exercise video takes the diatonic triads in key of C on a C harmonica and repeats each of them 3 times before moving on to the next chord. There are no bent notes in this exercise. This will give you a great foundation for tackling the same chord arpeggios in the first octave where you need to bend notes to to play many of the arpeggios. The Fletch harmonica tab invented by Winslo...
Diatonic Triads on C harmonica - no bent notes
zhlédnutí 1KPřed 7 měsíci
This is a practice video that takes you through one round of playing the 3 note chords in the key of C as arpeggios going up from hole 4 and then back down: Going up - C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, B diminished, C Going Down - C, Bdim, Am, G, F, Em, Dm, C Remember - you can always slow this video down - go to the gear icon at lower right and pick a slowre speed... or faster for when this gets too easy.....
Blues Harp Bugle Arpeggios in 3 keys
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Richard Sleigh gives you some fun ways to woodshed on basic 3 note arpeggios using bugle tunes played in 3 keys on a key of C harmonica - C, F, and G. For more in depth but bite sized practice exercises, check out the Free basics of blues harp course: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course
Devils Dream / Whiskey Before Breakfast / Black Mountain Rag
zhlédnutí 389Před rokem
This Medley is from Richard Sleigh's "Joliet Sessions" recorded over 20 years ago. Played on an R. Sleigh Custom Marine Band in the key of A. You can purchase complete tabs and instructions broken down into sections for the tune Devils dream along with play along mp3s in different speeds here: hotrodharmonicas.myshopify.com/products/devils-dream-breakthrough-fiddle-tune-tab-and-sheet-music-plus...
The Ultimate Harmonica Case?
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Richard Sleigh shows some harmonica cases he has used over the years, what works best for him, and why... For info on buying the ultimate harmonica case send an email to rrsleigh@gmail.com with "harmonica case" in the subject line Free Harmonica Fundamentals Course: www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course In Depth Course on Harmonica Note Bending: www.ultimateharmonic...
Jenny Picking Cockles / Sligo Maid - R. Sleigh & Maura Scanlin
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This Video is from a concert at Folk College 2023. The source for the set was the Tulla Celli Band - The First 50 Years. For more information about Folk College, go to folkcollege.com Richard Sleigh has the following harmonica courses available: A free course on the fundamentals of playing the blues harmonica www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course An in-depth course ...
Bb Diatonic Harmonica Arpeggio Workout #1
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Richard Sleigh runs through a series of 7th chords on a key of Bb diatonic harmonica. This series starts with the root note C. Harmonica Tab - number with plus sign ex: 1 is a blow note, plain number ex: 1 is a draw note, an apostrophe means a half step bend ex: 2' - 2 draw half step bend, 2'' - 2 draw whole step bend. check out Richards website and harmonica courses here: hotrodharmonicas.com ...
#Shorts-Chromatic Arpeggios #1
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Richard Sleigh runs through a series of 7th chords on a key of C chromatic harmonica. This series starts with the root note C. Harmonica Tab - number with plus sign ex: 1 is a blow note, plain number ex: 1 is a draw note, a number enclosed with parenthesis ex: (1) is a slide in note... check out Richards website and harmonica courses here: hotrodharmonicas.com Free course on fundamentals of the...
Devil's Dream - a breakthrough Harmonica fiddle tune!
zhlédnutí 2,7KPřed rokem
Richard Sleigh shows sheet music and harmonica tab for Devil's Dream. This tune highlights fast tongue switching and is a catchy dance tune as well as a solo harmonica piece. You can purchase complete tabs broken down into sections at different speeds, detailed instructions, and printable sheet music here: hotrodharmonicas.myshopify.com/products/devils-dream-breakthrough-fiddle-tune-tab-and-she...
Harmonica Tongue Switching... Learn This First!
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Tongue Switching can be a killer secret weapon for playing stunning riffs with wide interval jumps. The trick is to learn how to do it with razor sharp timing. In this video Richard Sleigh gives you a super focused exercise that will embed the basic chops you need to go down this road. Other resources from Richard Free Beginner harmonica course www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-...
Blues Harp Music Theory #1
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A deep dive into the secret structure of the major scale and the most powerful ways to use scale degrees to understand even the most advanced music theory concepts. Links - Scott Ainslie, blues musician and teacher cattailmusic.com/ Free harmonica course on blues harp fundamentals www.ultimateharmonica.com/p/the-ultimate-beginner-harmonica-course Want to master bending notes on the blues harp? ...
Teach Kids a Harmonica Steam Train Imitation
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Teach Kids a Harmonica Steam Train Imitation
The Tongue Twister Bending Challenge Tune...
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The Tongue Twister Bending Challenge Tune...
Move on up the Country Dennis Gruenling & Richard Sleigh
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Move on up the Country Dennis Gruenling & Richard Sleigh
Breakthrough Ear Training for Blues Harp
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Breakthrough Ear Training for Blues Harp
How to Play "Help Me" on Guitar and Rack Harmonica
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How to Play "Help Me" on Guitar and Rack Harmonica
How To Play Big Walters Easy on Harmonica AND Guitar
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How To Play Big Walters Easy on Harmonica AND Guitar
The Greatest Accidental Blues Instrument (Happy Birthday to the Marine Band Harmonica)
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The Greatest Accidental Blues Instrument (Happy Birthday to the Marine Band Harmonica)
Basic Blues Harp Improvisation Woodshed
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Basic Blues Harp Improvisation Woodshed
The Emotional Language of the Major Scale on the Blues Harp
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The Emotional Language of the Major Scale on the Blues Harp
Why Music Theory is Confusing and What to Do About It
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Why Music Theory is Confusing and What to Do About It
also you say at 7:10 to play E minor on a C harmonica. I cannot find that combination on any position charts that I have downloaded. Of course I only go to second or third position since I have yet to understand positions. Trying for years with very little uderstanding. Thanks for the lesson
you keep saying 5 notes but the minor pentaonic has 6, what am I missing? Thanks 2D, 3", 4B, 4D, 5D, 6B
A Pentatonic scale is a scale with 5 notes (from the Greek word 'pente' meaning 5). The minor pentatonic scale you are referring to has five notes, 2D, 3' (not 3''), 4B, 4D, and 5D The 6B is the same note as the beginning note but an octave higher. On a C harp 2D is a G and so is 6B. You only count the alphabet names of the notes one time for each letter.
@@richardroysleigh Thanks Richard. I still confuse holes with notes. The music language... is still very confusing to me...positions, flats, shraps etc. By the way I watched an earlier video of yours that suggested wood shedding on the blues scale and I could not agree more. For an ear player like me, the most fun an improvement method is simply to just play. Thanks for the time you put in to teach others.
Thank you so much very helpfull
Richard, I came back to this video the other day frustrated with a lack of progress playing guitar with harp. I’m quite proficient with guitar, and have become proficient with harp in 2nd/3rd, but could not out the 2 together. I’ve only messed around with this position for 3 days and I’m absolutely dumbfounded. I can’t believe how good it sounds. This is an absolute game changer for me, and has lit a new fire. Thank you so much for contributing this.
You are quite welcome! Thanks for letting me know...
Thanks Richard! About 20-25 years ago, I remember attending Joe Filisko's class at Augusta Heritage Blues Week. I expressed my own conclusion that that bending is caused by modifying the vocal tract to reinforce the intended pitch, analogous to changing pitch when humming or whistling. This is the first time I'm seeing this explained accurately. It's frustrating to see all he instructions of physical methods to bend notes, but not explaining the physics of why this works. I have just discovered your videos, and they are excellent! Thanks again!
Thanks Richard I appreciated your thoughts on simply wood shedding the blues. I have been trying to follow too many things and getting totally frustrated. I also finally realize that the flat 5th is the 4 draw bend. I never knew what is was and all the instructors throw around the term like we all understand. I also liked your comment on the overblows/bends. I have stopped trying to do them as I too am older and can't afford the time to learn.
Thanks for sharing. I don't have that many harmonicas, so I only have an EVA box of 10 for storage. I'm thinking I might use this box if I have more in the future.
Brilliant
Very nice Richard...seems like they wrote a couple hits w that major pent. Nice Back up lawn mower...wow I like the e minor
Great story; I prefer "singing" on my chromatic harmonica (which sings better than my vocal chords, I think).
May i ask what were listening or looking for when plinking during the adjustments?
I was hoping to purchase an E harmonica from you this coming SPAH!
Very nice
Great stuff!
Hell yes. 🍻
Sleigh Queeen!!! 💅🙌
beautiful Richard !! never heard violin blues before
Very Nice. I want to sit in with an acoustic bass... or maybe a Shruti box.
Very nice!
Nice Richard! I have played in three Bluegrass Bands, dating to 1976 and played in many festivals and with some great fiddlers, the most notable being Chubby Anthony (he's in the Bluegrass Hall of Fame). Always love the "voice" of how the harmonica and fiddle have a conversation. Nice going Richard.......good solid rhythm too on the "offbeat chop". Nice to see you found a solid fiddle player to partner with.
Wow this is so helpful Thank you
Hey Richard. Do you think this concept still works and applies to a completely isolated reed? (Only one reed in one channel)
Excellent explanation and props the biggest thing that helped me was the kaaaa sound thank you
Great explanation and really appreciated the info about the effect going TOO far using the slide whistle example! Not I’ll stop trying to push my tongue out the back of my throat 😂
OK .. i had to pause the video and laugh awhile when that giant reed suddenly appeared ... now I'm configuring a giant harmonica and realized you need giant slide whistle at each hole to bend notes ... and I'm late for this party, being 5years ago 😁
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The K technique made it click for me. Thanks!
Wow! Very interesting!
Thanks to several of your tools I’ve been able learn to customize harps to overblow easily. Can’t beat your burnishing/embossing tool.
Thanks for the lesson, Richard. Great insight into the learning process. It always inspires me to see what pros go through to get it in their brain, because I don't consider myself to have any innate musical talent but I find myself going through the same process you guys/gals do. Do you custom build those MB30's or can they be purchased online?
Thanks for you comments on the video! The MB 30 is not on the market. Brendan Power and Zombor Kovaks came up with this design and I worked with them to make a series of about 50 of these harmonicas. They sold out immediately, and then we discovered how difficult it was to build them. By the time we fulfilled all the orders we did not want to keep making them. They were about 10 times harder to build than we thought they would be.
Get on with it ! Already !
The MB30 would be my choice for the pefect diatonic harmonica!
Really deep reflexion on Music/Harmonica . Very far from my capacities but liked it very much. Thanks
Perfect practice, makes perfect! So said Mr. Lutt, from Berkeley hi-school. More info available under the heading "cognitive science"
"Neurons that fire togheter wire togheter".
Very helpful! Slow down and quit practicing mistakes, makes sense Thanks 🙏🎶
Excellent lesson Richard. I'll apply the principles to the blues on a regular diatonic for sure. 🎶🎺🙏
A profound lesson, Richard
Nice lesson Richard thanks!
Really helpful Richard. Thanks.
This is so cool! 👍
Very Interesting! - I use U-blocking, and tounge slapping
All your videos are just great. Thank you.
Thanks so much. Such good playing & so expressive! If you have a link where I could get into the just tuning relationship to the equal temperament. I am wondering how to compromise between the two by having the beats (or detuning) between two similiar notes done up or down to be closer to equal temperament. Ex: if the 3rd note of a scale is too high in equal, then reduce the beats downwards towards the just intonation direction. Please keep posting such beautiful videos.
Fascinating. Charming. Brilliant.
Why I bend changing the angualation of airflow and the size of the holes, not increasing or decreasing mouhchamber ?
Yeah, you should tab out the entire song. I never heard of it before, but it sounds great.
😎stuff!
Merci !
Hello Richard, do you still sell this tool?
Great piece.