What Is A 12 Bar Blues And How To Count Through It On A Harmonica

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • This harmonica lesson talks about the most fundamental subject in blues harmonica theory which is 'what is a 12 bar blues?'.
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Komentáře • 42

  • @TomlinHarmonica
    @TomlinHarmonica  Před 5 měsíci

    ✏ Get your FREE harmonica tab PDF and audio clips here 👉 foxly.link/N5rl0Y

  • @shannoncrawford8902
    @shannoncrawford8902 Před 4 lety +9

    Tomlin. As a blues harp beginner, I found your video lesson on the fundamental explanation of understanding and playing the 12 Bar Blues pattern far superior to all other harp instructors out there in cyber land. I’m with only you from now on. You have a unique style that brings it home.

  • @eclecticmayhem2012
    @eclecticmayhem2012 Před 7 lety +8

    Dude, I'm loving this. I'm a singer and have absolutely no aptitude for playing musical instruments, but for some reason the harp feels really natural. Your lessons are a great help. Keep it up man

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      +Eclectic Mayhem that is awesome to hear - keep on harpin!

  • @christiaansteyn9558
    @christiaansteyn9558 Před 4 lety +4

    You are blessed with the Talent of teaching ! Thank you

  • @mkriddlez7805
    @mkriddlez7805 Před 2 lety

    Sir Tomlin!! Thank you thank you! Like the others have said, you're the best on the net. Even my three year old is trying to play ❤️ Perfect mother daughter bonding! Cheers!

  • @enjoyharmonica
    @enjoyharmonica Před 5 lety +2

    This lesson is brilliant, a MUST HAVE for any harmonica player interested in playing 12 bar, well explained Tomlin, thanks you :)

  • @01Bonnie03
    @01Bonnie03 Před 4 lety +2

    Cool, now it's a bit clearer to me. Your explaining ist very comprehensive. You are the best harmonica-teacher I know in the web. Thank you!! :-) Please more lessons fpr absolute beginners.

  • @aluminumshapingobsession2814

    Great material....Thanks!

  • @Geodude123man
    @Geodude123man Před 3 lety

    Awesome! Ive been learning harmonica for quite a while just by learning licks and things but had had trouble stringing them together in a bluesy, musical way.
    Your tutorial was so good, even on the first run of playing along with the backing track I understood how to improv around the beat notes to make it musical. Great teacher!

  • @Iyengarandsons
    @Iyengarandsons Před 3 lety

    Too good 💯

  • @csnelling4
    @csnelling4 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you 👏👏👏👍🇬🇧

  • @timothyblanton4225
    @timothyblanton4225 Před 7 lety +1

    My Hero......

  • @hellscream991
    @hellscream991 Před 7 lety +1

    Good job tomlin, thank you for the video.
    made alot of progress since i bought my first harmonica 2 months ago, hope to see more improvement in the future.
    right now trying to master georgia on my mind that you made a video about

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      +Zaki Rafael that is super cool to hear Zaki - keep up the good improvements!

  • @SnakeBitesTattoo
    @SnakeBitesTattoo Před 5 lety +1

    Great ..ty

  • @MujjOMusic
    @MujjOMusic Před 7 lety +1

    Very Good ♡

  • @HarPlayer
    @HarPlayer Před 4 lety +1

    Just curios ex: a root note is. a.l- A- flat. the lV is C. and the V. -- G can you start the song on. V ?

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 4 lety

      Hi, if your I chord is an Ab then your IV chord will be Db and your V chord will be Eb. You can absolutely start on the V chord though :-)

  • @MegaBoomer666
    @MegaBoomer666 Před 5 lety

    Great explained
    You play over 12 bar blues
    So you come in the next bar?
    If a new streak begins then always on the beat of the 12 bar blues?
    You play over 12 Bar Blues no matter how long the Strphe is?
    Thank you from Germany

  • @andrewt6859
    @andrewt6859 Před 7 lety +2

    Uuugggh I have to make a Facebook in order to get the lessons?! Isn’t subbing on one platform enough?? FB blows! Pun intended

  • @esbirrogenerico
    @esbirrogenerico Před 7 lety +1

    I have a Hohner silverstar and try to practice from time to time. Im a veeeeery veeeeery begginer, but I'm thinking about getting a Marine Band. Do you think it's too soon or not? It's worth it for a total newbie like me?

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety +1

      +Sergio Gallardo definitely - I think it is an excellent idea to learn on a good quality instrument. If you are a complete beginner I would recommend maybe a Special 20 instead as they have a plastic comb which is less likely to swell with moisture from your mouth.

  • @guimaluc0
    @guimaluc0 Před 7 lety +1

    Hi Tomlin,
    how to not get bore between each 12 bar cycles? Cause it is 6 bars of I chord! I kind of get very repetitive!

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      +guimaluc0 you can add in a turn around in bar 12 to mix things up a little and make it more interesting.

  • @HarPlayer
    @HarPlayer Před 4 lety

    I--cord is (Root note ) 2d
    IV--cord is (Root note ) 4b
    V--- is Root note. 4d
    Play the Root note ob beat. 1

  • @lucienmorard1288
    @lucienmorard1288 Před 7 lety +1

    Nice video as always Tomlin! You said you're using Suzuki harmonicas. Which one would you recommend for blues? Thanks!

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      +Lucien Morard hi Lucien, thank you! I am not particularly picky with harmonicas - I have personally used the Bluesmaster, Promaster, Manji and Olive and they all sound good over blues :-)

  • @iberevillaca7162
    @iberevillaca7162 Před 7 lety

    TAB of the first improvisation?

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 7 lety

      +Ibere Villaça hi Ibere, I'm afraid I don't have a tab for it. I was just improvising :-)

  • @melowmelow99
    @melowmelow99 Před 2 lety

    "Our root note is the 2 draw"
    I've already failed and I haven't even started it

  • @miguelsoares2132
    @miguelsoares2132 Před 7 lety

    Tab ?

  • @davelongey3316
    @davelongey3316 Před 4 lety

    I'm sorry I just don't get it have ADHD with dysgraphia life sucks for me

  • @deadnote767
    @deadnote767 Před 4 lety

    Thank you for putting out videos. I have given many of your videos a thumb up, but I had to give this one a thumb down. After watching your video I still did not understand why the IV cord was a 4b and the V cord was a 4d. It seems to me knowing the order of the cords is useless if you don't know what makes the cord.

    • @TomlinHarmonica
      @TomlinHarmonica  Před 4 lety

      No worries Dead Note. I appreciate the honesty. I try to keep things simple so that people don't get too much information in one go. At the very least a chord is three notes played at the same time. In a major 12 Bar Blues these notes are called Root, 3rd and 5th. The notes that I teach you to play in this lesson are the root notes of the three different chords in a 12 Bar Blues. Hope that helps. T

  • @phudleyallenrippy
    @phudleyallenrippy Před 7 lety

    Why do the back of my ears smell like cheese?