Song List: Aura Lee Banks Of The Ohio Blue Mountain Lake Careless Love Darling Nellie Gray HOme Sweet Home Land of Rest Little Annie Rooney John Henry Shenandoah Silver Threads Among The Gold Sweet Betsy From Pike The Cowboy The Lonesome Dove The Old Oaken Bucket The Quilting Party The Strawberry Roan The Streets Of Laredo When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again

ISBN 9781619118799.

Minor Blues Harmonica includes introductory material for new players on holding the harmonica, achieving a single note, and common techniques that sound great on the instrument. Not-so-new players will enjoy learning new songs at their current skill levels. Intermediate players will benefit from learning to play in 3rd Position to broaden their options while performing. Players at a more advanced level will learn to play in minor keysaa challenge for harmonica players, but less difficult in 3rd Position. In this book weall explore the killer sounds that 3rd Position has to offer, focusing on the following areas: 1) New players will learn to play single notes and moving around the harmonica with good tone. 2) Learning to improvise in 3rd Position in an intuitive way, even for beginners. 3) Learning astudya songs to play by yourself and at blues jams. These songs also provide valuable licks to help develop your own improvisational vocabulary. 4) An overview of music theory to help you understand whatas technically going on. (This is at the end of the book, so itas not required in order to play the examples.) 5) A chapter for the more advanced players to learn how to play the lower octave of the harmonica in 3rd Position (requires good bending skills). Youall need a C Major Diatonic Harmonica for this book and recording. Recordings of all the examples are played by author David Barrett. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781609747138. This book is a detailed guide to learning how to play the harmonica. The material focuses on folk and blues music, including an array of tunes in both styles. Altogether, forty-one arrangements of increasing difficulty are presented. Special techniques and harmonicas other than the standard ten-hole-twenty-reed diatonic harp are also explained. Lessons on the companion video are taught by Phil Duncan. Includes access to online audio and video.

ISBN 9781619116696.

This book and online audio set is a quick, informative manual about chromatic harmonica. It takes you through the fundamentals of the instrument using standard notation and harmonica tablature (arrows and numbers), making the chromatic accessible to everyone. This book does not require any previous knowledge of music. You learn by playing music that you can recognize. This book will use the 12 or 16 hole chromatic harmonica in the key of C. Twenty-six tunes are presented with lyrics and suggested accompaniment chords. Audio download available online.

ISBN 9781610655705. At last, a complete method on how to play the tremolo and octave harmonicas. Another Phil Duncan step by step method designed to help you learn to play these special double reed harmonicas. Irish, folk, gospel, bluegrass, and country are a few of the musical styles covered. Single tone and tongue block methods are used. Thirty-seven progressive examples and tunes will have you playing with understanding and correct technique. A perfect way to expand your harmonica sounds. The audio recording available online is split track. Each example and tune is played throughout the book. The octave and tremolo harmonicas are used.

ISBN 9781610657211. Learn the most common scales and modes used on the major diatonic harmonica. The intention behind these extensive exercises is to develop agility and speed on the instrument. Single-note patterns are introduced without bends. After mastering these exercises the lesson then progresses to patterns with bends. If you want to optimize your performance on the harmonica, this is a must-have addition to your library! Written in standard notation with harmonica tablature. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619110816. A collection of 30 popular traditional Celtic reels for the diatonic harmonica. Every tune is played on the accompanying audio download. Every tune has been adapted/transcribed to be played on a single C harmonica in order to simplify the learning process and make reading easier. Tab notation along with explanation on ornamentations is included.