[ee40oztofreedom]

dunno if i should post it here but anyway....

Can you guys give me some good songs that i can play guitar, harmonica, and sing. I only have a harmonica in A and C.

Also so i dont have to make 2 threads.... I have a problem with my 2nd hole in my harmonica, Since i bought it i cant draw from the 2nd hole, got any ideas what i can do? and also if someone could point me to a how to bend video, cause im really not getting it by reading it

thank you

[tunesmith]

Look for songs that are in E on the guitar for the A harp, and G on the
guitar for the harp in C. That will give you that cross harping sound on the draw notes unless you want that straight harp sound like Dylan or Neil young,then do the tunes in the guitar keys of A&G. Just try songs you like and transpose them to concert E or G to fit your harps if they are in other keys.

Try moving the tongue back or lift up towards the roof of your mouth while drawing for bends, also changing the size/shape of the opening of your lips can bend draw notes
sometimes.It just comes with practice I think, you won't even think about after awhile like hammers ons, pull offs & vibratos on the guitar seems natural & easier
as times goes by on guitar. I noticed I drop my jaw and tilt the harp down a little at times when I'm bending along with pressing against my lips a little harder.Try different things that works for you, physicaly everyones different so what works for others might not work as well for you and vice-versa.

good luck,

This post has been edited by tunesmith: 08 August 2004 - 04:20 AM

[journeyman1040]

Try: Piano Man (billy joel)

straight harp in the key of C

it's a pretty cool song !

also some advice on your harmonica's .

buy cheap one's ($5.00, $10.00) to practice on.!!!!!

depending how much you play,,, the bending can wear them out .

I wear them out all the time!!!

I only use my more expensive one's when I play for some one, or
some party.

the key to bending is practice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and don't give up !!!!!

[epearson]

Yeah, that'd a good idea, me on the other hand, I've bought like, four or five diatonics so I have one in most keys lol. I always wanna play it safe.

[capo2nd]

I play them 'safe', too. I have about 5 harmonicas too.