Harmonica Blues Train Lesson - How to make your harmonica sound like a train + free harp tab

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  • Harmonica Blues Train Lesson will show you how to make your harmonica sound just like a train. Suitable for beginners and includes tabs on screen.
    Click here to get the audio files and free harp tab - wp.me/p5rtj9-1gq
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    0:11 How to Make Your Harmonica Sound Like a Train
    0:30 Foot Tapping on the Beat
    1:48 Playing Eighth Note
    2:28 Nuka Tuka Technique
    4:39 The Whistle
    7:29 Train and Whistle
    8:15 Full Lesson on the Description Link
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Komentáře • 127

  • @TomlinHarmonica
    @TomlinHarmonica  Před 3 měsíci

    ✏ Get your FREE harmonica tab PDF and audio clips here 👉 foxly.link/o3W7XX

  • @blaineanderson6814
    @blaineanderson6814 Před 4 lety +8

    Played harp for years, never had the internet back in the 70s or I might be close to your talent, thanks so much for the great videos, tabs and backing tracks. Been teaching my GF and she really likes your lessons, I think in 12 months she will be jamming with bands "comfortably"

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 4 lety

      That's awesome Blaine, sounds like a fun jam is on the way! :-)

  • @beckyrains6033
    @beckyrains6033 Před 7 měsíci

    I had a friend who found you on Facebook! I've played melody for years, but never learned blues, riffs, bending notes, the train and I'm sure much more. My family has always played by ear and when I went to Facebook to try to learn more techniques, I was disappointed and discouraged, because the lessons weren't easy to follow or explained well enough to understand.
    Until I tapped on your link and I'm THRILLED to subscribe to your site!
    THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

  • @jmcrapo32
    @jmcrapo32 Před 2 lety +1

    Tomlin, you are the boss. I have progressed so quickly on the harp. I can play licks I never dreamed I could before thanks to your videos.

  • @R3druMz1
    @R3druMz1 Před 5 lety +56

    I always wanted to be a train; now thanks to Tomlin I'm that much closer.

    • @aarphi1984
      @aarphi1984 Před 3 lety +2

      In all ways but physical, I am a train. CHOO CHOO!

    • @Poogs
      @Poogs Před 2 lety +1

      There’s a great surgeon in Toronto Canada, he specialises in engineoplasties. Let me know if you want his info.

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU Před 2 lety +1

      @@Poogs Could you forward that please...asking for a friend.

    • @carlocruz4814
      @carlocruz4814 Před 2 lety

      You just need some coal!

  • @privaterkanal8600
    @privaterkanal8600 Před 7 lety +8

    You're great :) ! When I was fourteen I really wondered how these old bluesers did the train thing, and now I'm finally going there myself. Fun, fun, fun :) !!

  • @b-jscott
    @b-jscott Před 7 lety +2

    Excellent!! So easy to follow your instructions...Thank you !

  • @eduardoleon404
    @eduardoleon404 Před 5 lety +1

    Gracias maestro una excelente explicación. Un muy buen trabajo. Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

  • @briankershner3938
    @briankershner3938 Před 2 lety

    I've looked for how to do train sounds a few times and this the first time I've actually learned something.

  • @johnainsworth7798
    @johnainsworth7798 Před 3 lety +1

    just started to play , love your well explained videos. Thank you

  • @ruslandubas472
    @ruslandubas472 Před 5 lety

    Love what you do! Thank you!

  • @johnaustin1825
    @johnaustin1825 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant. Really helpful - clear and simple

  • @marktheinventor2481
    @marktheinventor2481 Před 2 měsíci

    Very useful, thanks. Just starting to try this.

  • @hetherbachman7255
    @hetherbachman7255 Před 7 lety

    Nice, clear slow instructions for beginners Thank you.

  • @alexburt5791
    @alexburt5791 Před 4 měsíci

    Really enjoyed this today. 😊

  • @johngnodde6268
    @johngnodde6268 Před 7 lety +8

    Thanks Tomlin - this would have taken me ages to work out. Most appreciated.

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety +1

      +john gnodde it's my pleasure John. I'm glad it was useful for you :-)

  • @DJdownhillmtb
    @DJdownhillmtb Před 2 lety

    thanks Tomlin I'm lovin it

  • @ellenwebb7538
    @ellenwebb7538 Před 6 lety +3

    So great! Thank you Tomlin!!! WaaaaWaaa!

  • @guyseydel1080
    @guyseydel1080 Před 3 lety

    Finally got the whistle Tommy,thank you...very good teacher...

  • @Miniponyca
    @Miniponyca Před 5 lety +1

    thanks man! very helpful lesson!

  • @jessecarrillo2175
    @jessecarrillo2175 Před 4 lety

    Great presentation! Easy to follow

  • @alikhoshbin01
    @alikhoshbin01 Před 3 lety

    that's very very perfect ... !!! thank you for created this .

  • @bluesglimpse4936
    @bluesglimpse4936 Před 2 lety

    Thank you man 💗

  • @dolfevenberg847
    @dolfevenberg847 Před 4 lety

    Clear explanation how to do the train wisthle !! 👍👍Tanks Tomlin

  • @jordanquigley7515
    @jordanquigley7515 Před rokem

    Hi there I surprised myself and got that train sound thankyou!

  • @davidj6008
    @davidj6008 Před 2 lety

    This was very helpful, especially since I'm an beginner Thank you!

  • @mickbartley2217
    @mickbartley2217 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow thank you so much fantastic lesson

  • @johnaustin1825
    @johnaustin1825 Před 2 lety

    Excellent

  • @benmuluc
    @benmuluc Před 7 lety +22

    Well Tomlin, I live miles away from a railway and practicing 'the train' twice a day in our little township (in the Netherlands) my neighbours are getting more and more confused. So I wonder what a next exercise will be...an airplane? I have good fun here with your exercises. Let's "Keep up the Good Spirit"
    Thanks Tomlin.
    Kees

  • @jackrogers3612
    @jackrogers3612 Před 5 lety

    I am in joy it a lot thank you tom

  • @howatdstewart4529
    @howatdstewart4529 Před 5 lety

    Great help returning to playing after illness got tutor 👍👍👍

  • @christianbernard3797
    @christianbernard3797 Před 4 lety

    Très bonne leçon...merci !!

  • @nzmagpie1
    @nzmagpie1 Před 10 měsíci

    Brilliant. The Harmoni a is much harder than I thought it would be, but it's still fun.

  • @MontSteve36
    @MontSteve36 Před 5 lety +5

    Our group is going to do "This Train" at the coffee house this weekend and it is up to me to do the train whistle. Thanks for this lesson. Most helpful.

  • @135789able
    @135789able Před 7 lety +2

    You are a boss tutor T Many thanks for your top quality tutorials.

  • @rickilynnwolfe8357
    @rickilynnwolfe8357 Před 4 lety +2

    Such a great lesson very well explained but lord I've been practicing everyday here and there but I think my dogs are tired of it they do alot of howling when I play haha but I'am keeping at it👍

  • @buffone3888
    @buffone3888 Před 4 lety

    Thank you tom very. Good

  • @Tincuprattlers
    @Tincuprattlers Před 8 lety +1

    Great lesson! Thanks very much.

  • @jaeshaw1
    @jaeshaw1 Před 5 lety +1

    Your lessons are great - many thanks.

  • @wilfredmcgeen8318
    @wilfredmcgeen8318 Před 7 lety

    I LOVE ALL YOUR 12 BAR BLUES LICKS , THE USE OF SOUNDS ON BLOWS & DRAWS IS VERY HELPFUL. ALSO LIKE BLENDING OF NOTES .FEEL I AM FINALLY MAKING REAL PROGRESS. THANK YOU!!! YOUR LESSON ON BENDING USING THE TROMBONE METHOD WAS GREAT. I CAN NOW BEND. DOING THE CORRECT BEND WITHIN THE BEAT IS ANOTHER QUESTION, PRACTICE, PRACTICE ETC.

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      +WILFRED MCGEEN Wilfred - that is awesome to hear :-) I'm glad to hear you are making progress!

  • @RobertoSilvaBernardo
    @RobertoSilvaBernardo Před 8 lety +6

    Very nice lesson, song like train is my favorite songs in harmonica, for example song "Train Train" by Blackfoot, thanks Tom!

  • @mustbeLee
    @mustbeLee Před 7 lety

    Very awesome, thank you!

  • @h2er80
    @h2er80 Před 8 lety +1

    Excellent! Thanks

  • @clarkward3123
    @clarkward3123 Před 8 lety +1

    Awesome lesson... ty :)

  • @jaysenutube
    @jaysenutube Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for this lesson. I have been struggling to get the right sound. Now I know how to do...though I need to practice. Thanks again👍

  • @narasimhiah
    @narasimhiah Před 8 lety +1

    super thanks

  • @EIYH58
    @EIYH58 Před 7 lety +1

    Good lesson..... Time train of Cream !

  • @oyonrekopilatorio2336
    @oyonrekopilatorio2336 Před 5 lety +1

    Very nice lesson.

  • @robertsinnett2126
    @robertsinnett2126 Před 5 lety

    thanks............

  • @soledadrodriguez91
    @soledadrodriguez91 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you. No hablo inglés, pero te entiendo perfectamente, so good teacher!

  • @berniebulldog8030
    @berniebulldog8030 Před 3 lety +5

    I just bought a harmonica yesterday, this is probly the hardest thing im trying

  • @dirtymcghee
    @dirtymcghee Před 6 lety +1

    I have learnt so much from this bloke! If you ever do a gig in London let us know! Thanks so much pal!

  • @blackstonpoetrymusic8744

    Thanks!
    #trainpainblues

  • @davidj6008
    @davidj6008 Před 2 lety

    Still can't get the notes to bend but will check out your other posts
    Pretty sure there will be addl instructions

  • @torero444
    @torero444 Před 8 lety +1

    Thank you very much!

  • @NatureJunkieTV
    @NatureJunkieTV Před 8 lety +1

    Great lesson and instructions! Thank you much! Got my Hohner special 20 this week and am sucking everything in like a sponge. Liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 8 lety

      +hillbillyherman ace! Keep up the good work yourself :-)

  • @mediocremadness0074
    @mediocremadness0074 Před 2 lety

    Is this the key used by Blackfoot on their song Train Train?

  • @earlstewart9832
    @earlstewart9832 Před 4 lety

    Another Beginner lesson

  • @annmaxwell3694
    @annmaxwell3694 Před 6 lety +2

    This was very helpful; thank you! If I'm playing "City of New Orleans," in A, would I then use a straight A harp? Or cross harp in D?

  • @romucdy1012
    @romucdy1012 Před 2 lety

    Sir i need help, i am thinking to buy Tremelo and diotonic both harmonica, which key should i buy. Should i buy key C for both harmonica? Or different key??

  • @lil3x93rt2
    @lil3x93rt2 Před 5 lety +2

    LOL ONCE I HEARD THIS THIS I SAID CRABSCRATCHING THIS WAS EASY CUZ I ALREADY CRABSCRATCH XD

  • @johnaustin1825
    @johnaustin1825 Před 3 lety

    If the tune is in the Key E would I use an A harmonica for cross harp?

  • @chainleigh3025
    @chainleigh3025 Před rokem

    I wonder if it is OK that I exchange both Nu ka and tu ka when blowing and drawing.
    I saw another instructor uses Too Koo Tah Kah while blowing and Drawing.
    Are these four words replaceable with another set of four words?

  • @richardmueller7314
    @richardmueller7314 Před 3 lety

    What harp do I buy

  • @JammyGit
    @JammyGit Před 8 lety +1

    Good lesson mate. Just bought a harmonica but in D but i guess the positions are the same. I'm a total newbie and that wah sound is what i want, but after trying all morning to get a sound from the 2 hole draw i realise that this is a little advanced at the moment and i need to watch something that's beginner level. Oh well, i'll look through your other videos for some newbie lessons, this was a good watch nonetheless. I always thought that sound was made by doing some sliding bending thing but you didn't do anything of the sort....i also realise that mouth shape has a lot to do with that bluesy sounding harmonica.

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 8 lety

      +Jammy Git so happy you have started playing harmonica. Yes wah is quite advanced. I have a lesson on the 2 draw - czcams.com/video/rJ-PYqmKHJA/video.html I hope that helps

    • @JammyGit
      @JammyGit Před 8 lety

      ***** Yeh, cheers. I did subscribe to your website so i've had 7 or 8 of your beginner lessons so thanks for that.
      It's driving me up the wall trying to draw bend, i can't get it :-(
      There must be more to it than plain breathing in, are you supposed to position your bottom lip on the hole as if to restrict airflow, making drawing have some resistance due to to lip position?
      It's hard to explain, kind of like trying to breathe in through your mouth with your lips almost shut? At the moment my gob looks like a demented goldfish. Also i'm using a D key hohner big river, would you reccommend starting to learn with a D key? Most people advise C's to learn on but i'm not sure if 1 tone different is too drastic a difference.

  • @kareemblk5439
    @kareemblk5439 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you very much Tom. But I have a little question! Would this work on a natural minor harmonica (in the key of E)?

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 5 lety

      Hi Kareem, no it would probably sound quite strange :-(

  • @SillyHerpFamily
    @SillyHerpFamily Před 7 lety +2

    How do I know that I am only hitting the right holes? So I know specifically this lesson is on the 123 but I have been wondering how I actually know I am not including 4 also. I admit I still do not have a lot of time on the harmonica yet. Just curious if there is something in your lesson plan or on your site that works with mastering my position on the harp. Thanks as always for all your videos. I am enjoying them!

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 6 lety

      +Andy Rea hi Andy, that is a great question. The best way to learn the positions of the notes is to practice your scales - pentatonic, blues, major. Doesn't matter which one you use. Although I would always push people towards the Blues Scale.

  • @dlm425
    @dlm425 Před rokem

    My second day & man, this is going to take a while to get up to speed,

  • @kelseyrenee91
    @kelseyrenee91 Před 3 lety

    you JUST told me to not suck in like a straw in the breathing video and now you're telling me to suck in like a straw! aye aye aye...

  • @MrDkgio
    @MrDkgio Před 8 lety +1

    😎🎼

  • @glenn7721
    @glenn7721 Před 2 lety

    3:29

  • @jasneskis
    @jasneskis Před rokem

    No description. Just comment bar. Could you give link for free tabs for this lesson? Thank you.

  • @sivvitytech3118
    @sivvitytech3118 Před 2 lety

    OK I wanna try to do this sometime. But I have one problem. Like I’m blind so I can’t really tell it what holes or what you’re doing when you do the mouth movement part. I wish there was an alternative instrument I could use to create the same sound. I have a melodic or which sort of sounds like a harmonica but probably won’t let you do those sounds.

  • @enaszidan4948
    @enaszidan4948 Před 6 lety +1

    How can i thank you ? 🙂Thank you

  • @patrickclark3337
    @patrickclark3337 Před 8 lety +2

    Hey Tomlin, on your train horn sound, I know this lesson is for beginners so this doesn't apply to them, this is about how you personally do it. I slightly bend when entering into the horn, do you as well. You didn't specify that if you're able to bend, it sounds good to begin with a bend and slowly release as you do the horn, so I was curious if you incorporate a bend in your horn. I'm not trying to confuse or belittle any new players. I'm surely no expert, just a fast, passionate, fastidious learner, technically I'm a beginner too! This is just a personal query to the master(Tomlin)!

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 8 lety

      +Patrick Clark hi Patrick, yes a slight bend at the start of the whistle sounds ace and definitely a good idea when a player gets more comfortable.

    • @patrickclark3337
      @patrickclark3337 Před 8 lety

      ***** Thanks for the response, another quick question. In order of importance, use, necessity which harp is needed/used more G or D, the packs usually come with C A G. I tried talking my friend into getting me the 5 pk. with A C D G E, for my b-day, but she ordered the 3pk. even though it's cheaper, more cost effective, and better to get the 5pk. It comes with D and E and a zipper case for the same price as if she got the 3pk. And one more single harp, and you get no case! It's my money also, go figure!

  • @lancelotrozario5749
    @lancelotrozario5749 Před 3 lety

    Difficulty understanding tongue position for draw bend.

  • @BlueRailTrains
    @BlueRailTrains Před 3 lety

    For this example (C harmonica) is the band playing in C or G?

  • @albinsjolin649
    @albinsjolin649 Před 7 lety

    hey what is the best key for harmonica? I play the blues

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      Hi Albin - check out this video which will answer your question.czcams.com/video/tU7qGcFao84/video.html

  • @laurentlesant5701
    @laurentlesant5701 Před 2 lety

    Trianne

  • @beboamr8784
    @beboamr8784 Před 7 lety

    i am just asking if you can show us were to blow by drawing or numbers ?

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety +1

      +Bebo Amr hi Bebo, I'm not entirely sure I understand. Can you show me an example?

    • @beboamr8784
      @beboamr8784 Před 7 lety

      Tomlin Leckie oh oh i just under standed that we shoud blow in 123 holes thanks you are my idol ❤😂😂

  • @andregagnon1614
    @andregagnon1614 Před 7 lety

    i play tremolo harmonica and some say i dont play i sing the harmonica ???

  • @dirtymcghee
    @dirtymcghee Před 6 lety +1

    Hi Everyone. I need some adice. Is it ok to practice using a metronome? Or is it better to learn to keep he beat without one so I dont rely on it? im using the one on www.flutetunes.com/metronome/

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 6 lety +1

      Hiya - I would say that you should always practice with a metronome. That is how you learn to keep a beat :-)

    • @dirtymcghee
      @dirtymcghee Před 6 lety

      thanks again Tomlin

  • @Loki1815
    @Loki1815 Před 4 lety

    Who knew.....

  • @angryangelant9519
    @angryangelant9519 Před 3 lety

    Tomlin the tank engine?

  • @pacisablo
    @pacisablo Před 2 lety

    Who cares what key it’s in? I only have an A Harmonica