When learning how to play the harmonica for the first time, one of the best keys to start with is C. This is because it doesn’t require an understanding of music theory beyond which holes make certain sounds. By learning the songs in this article, you will be able to focus purely on the techniques…
For harmonica players, positions refer to the relationship between the key that the harmonica is tuned to and the key of the song that is being played. If you need an introduction to positions, click this link. Understanding the modes of the harmonica requires an awareness of how scales are constructed using intervals. To recap,…
When you first start learning the harmonica you may come across the term “position”. For example, a song might be in “first position” or “second position” which for the most part doesn’t matter if you’re simply learning a song that has been transcribed by somebody else, however it’s very important if you’re transcribing songs or…