Which Harmonica For Which Key?
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In today's harmonica lesson I'll teach you how to know the right harmonica to pick up for every key you'll ever need to play in.
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TIMESTAMPS -
00:00 Intro
00:58 The Positions Diagram
01:55 First Position
03:02 Second Position
06:35 Third Position
09:36 Other Positions
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Learning all this Key/Position stuff has been challenging. Especially a beginner 5 months in. Can’t wait for the day my brain has the “Now I get it” moment.
This guy has changed my life ...thank you Liam
Wow ... Lots of confusion clear now..Thank you Liam . ♥️♥️♥️
Hello, very good video and helpful for me! Thanks!
All keys bad boy!
Great video. You might possibly be the greatest king ever.
Wow, I have never been able to wrap my head around reading music in any regard, but your description and the pacing with which you explained this made sense to me. This is so eye-opening. Thank you!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Super helpful. Great instruction style, thank you!
You’re very welcome, thanks for watching 😎
Thanks Liam!! Always helpful!
No worries! 😎
Watching from Ireland
right on
Todo un reto, aprender toda esta teoría!!!!
Hi Liam !
I've been subscribing to your CZcams channel for over four years ago . Each of the videos you post is watched with attention and interest by every member of my family .
We don't want to flatter you , though , how come you rejuvenate instead of aging ?
If you have a magic recipe , share it with us , please ! ... best greetings .
Haha, it's the music - it keeps me young! 🤣
Thanks for watching and best of luck to you.
Very Helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Great info!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you 👍
No worries!
Fantastic video 👍 Thank you for the great and indepth explanation
My pleasure!
THANKS
You're welcome!
I want to see how you play ! Where can I find your performance. You are mostly teaching but how do I know that your ability in real world?
Hi, thanks for your interest. You can check my live music channel at czcams.com/users/liamwardmusic
To funny Liam! I about lost it when I read that comment! lol 😂😂. I guess I better check out your music channel too and make sure you really play the harmonica and haven’t been duping us all! 😂😂. Anyway thanks for all the lesson videos! I’m a beginner and have learned a lot from them. Thanks again!
Hi So I'm playing a Bob Dylan song from Blood on the Tracks in E but I cant seem to get the same tonality as the record ? could you help me with this please ? Thank's in advance , Peter
Hello Liam , can you please tell me at 4:41 which song it is ? .. I like it ..
Hi, thanks for the comment. The song is Lil Liza Jane, I have a play-along video ith tabs here - czcams.com/video/AtSzeqetXwI/video.html
I was trying to find what harmonica would be best for a song in C#m and stumbled across this. It coincides with other stuff I've found saying an A harp in 3rd or B harp in 5th would be best. But I'm curious... why are those recommended instead of an E harp, since its the relative major?
Yeah great question. It's just to do with style and bending ability. It might be easier to get the notes using the relative major harp, but you won't necessarily be able to make it sound as rich and emotional because of the layout of the notes. Definitely feel free to give it a go though!
goodness... i gad no idea.... I am sending another big lot of harmoncas to the Yezidi in the tentcamps in Kurdistan *I lived there last year) and had no no no idea.. TThis lot were very inexpensive and now I noticed they are in the key of G, so I thought: I better look up how and what, so I can leave instructions with the Math teacher in the camp who will distribute them.. @@Learntheharmonica
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Now I have charts for the notes for each key of harp so do I use that to figure out the root notes for each position for each key
Yes you can do 😎
Just bought a 10 hole in c is that a good start point?
Yep, a very good starting point and the exact type of harmonica I recommend for beginners. Welcome to the club!
Most people start with C... I would recommend looking at liams video for piano man (which requires a 'C' Harp) and maybe his tutorial for Mannish Boy... (that's how I started afew years ago) and then you can slowly expand your song library and Harmonica collection 👍 Good luck
in modes for Your chart is confusing . The modes, if you read key of A in mode section you would get a E harp and if 2nd position for Key of A you would get a D harp. Confusing Why?
Yes I had the same, it might be a little bit too advanced, as I am a beginner cheers
What about minor keys? Say A minor? What harmonica would be used
I want to know sad tunes, which kind do you recommend to buy, please answer 🛐🛐❔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔
G
Bro.....Is Ab key harmonica is also called A Flat harmonica ?
Yes, the 'b' represents a "flat" because it looks quite like a flat symbol. The actual symbol is ♭
Liam,
What did you do . . .
Just delete my long post from yesterday??
Cliff
I picked up a Gm harmonica...not sure what key on my guitar to play in to use this harmonica. Any help?
If it's a Lee Oskar, they label them in the key you want to play them so you can play your guitar in Gm and use the Gm harp.
@@Learntheharmonica is Gm the only key I can play a Gm harp in?
I must be daft- so your chart dos not indicate if a band or in my case a backing track is paying in key of F ….what harmonicas should I have at the ready I’ve knowticed it’s hard to stay with a melody if I blow into a F harmonica playing along a F KEY backing track
It all depends on the position you want to play. If you want to play in 2nd position (the most likely), go down the '2nd position' column to F, then across to the harp key of Bb. I hope this makes sense!
I think I understand , and thank u for taking time out of your day to respond, not too many questions I ask on here get answers truly thank you
Ok what about a song that has a part that uses a harmonica? I don’t want to do the whole song just the part that uses harmonica. 😜
You could check out my latest series on rock harmonica riffs. These are all songs that have a specific part for harmonica (but the whole song isn't just harmonica)
I’m listening to what you are saying but l’m completely confused what you are talking about. I just don’t understand/comprehend any of it. I just pick up a harmonica and play it. I know about getting the correct key to play along with whatever type of music is playing and just keep picking up different harmonicas to find the correct key to use. All of these “different positions” you are talking about makes no sense to me at all. 😩
I’ve been playing harmonicas for 63 years. Played in numerous bands, can play many different genres of music and have made 2 CD’s. I can’t read music, l just play by ear. For me trying to comprehend what you are talking about completely evades me. It is just too technical for me. I hear a tune, l pick up a harmonica and try each key, until l get the one that goes good with the music and that’s it for me, simple and easy. I wish l could grasp/understand your explanations of playing in “different keys/positions” but l can’t. 😊
Bsbsbswhat is 2nd position…
This might help: czcams.com/video/4qS_PecuehA/video.html&pp=ygUZd2hhdCBpcyBwb3NpdGlvbiBoYXJtb2ljYQ%3D%3D
You are assuming I know what it means to be at different positions 😂
Good point! You might like my video all about positions: czcams.com/video/4qS_PecuehA/video.htmlsi=t0Im_c7dX1MDACIt (includes a free pdf summary)
Omg I know nothing...