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Any harmonica players on NS?

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JaayLaay
Posts: 939 - Karma: 89
Wanted to do something productive over summer so i bought a harmonica today..not going to lie its pretty fun haha
May 16 2012 8:38PM
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Dwight_Schrute
Posts: 579 - Karma: 18
I bought one hoping I'd play it on the chairlift all the time... never touched it.
May 16 2012 8:39PM
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Lansfield
Posts: 2708 - Karma: 321
I have one, never used it either. How the fuck do i play it?
May 16 2012 8:40PM
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JaayLaay
Posts: 939 - Karma: 89
youtube maane!
May 16 2012 8:42PM
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Dwight_Schrute
Posts: 579 - Karma: 18
I think you put the shiny part in your nose??? I don't know what to do after that though :(
May 16 2012 8:51PM
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JaayLaay
Posts: 939 - Karma: 89
do want. any tips are welcomed too since im learning
May 16 2012 8:59PM
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Jeffmnicholas
Posts: 821 - Karma: 42
i have a set of harps just to fiddle around with while playing guitar, so much fun and super easy to pick up
May 16 2012 9:00PM
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BmoChop
Posts: 2071 - Karma: 96
I have one. I can play twelve bar blues and some of Low Rider by War. I should play it more, it's fun.
May 16 2012 9:12PM
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Dwight_Schrute
Posts: 579 - Karma: 18
I remember that, pretty sure it was ECB
May 16 2012 9:17PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
i learned shenandoah, amazing grace, and edelweiss..what else is there?
May 16 2012 9:32PM
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Travapple.
Posts: 6787 - Karma: 88
i bought a harmonica today and i fucking love it, soooo much fun, plus its pretty easy to learn.
Jul 12 2012 2:42AM
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Nathn
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 63
I have a brace for it so I can play it while I play Piano or Guitar




On that Piano Man/Bob Dylan shit
Jul 12 2012 3:41AM
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.Hugo.
Posts: 17360 - Karma: 28,484
I've always wanted to learn, but I just don't know what to buy or how to get started.
Jul 12 2012 7:53AM
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EricaMN.
Posts: 2704 - Karma: 347
http://www.harptabs.com/
Aug 8 2013 11:42PM
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S.Ki
Posts: 2220 - Karma: 3,630
came here to post this.

I picked up playing harmonica last year. I can play a few songs by hard but getting good takes practice. Some of my favourites are:

The Shire (from LOTR), sounds awesome, the refrain/start is easy to play!
Auld Lang Syne, easy to play, sounds nice
Beethovens Ode to Joy. first song i have learned, still one of my favourites because its fucking easy to play haha.

Aug 9 2013 8:22AM
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Hodor
Posts: 503 - Karma: 2,578
Harmonica is so much fun. I started playing this year to accompany guitar.

They key to progressing and getting better is to learn to play single notes by forming your lips in a small O shape. Once you are able to play single notes just keep playing and you will be killing it in no time. I love hiking and camping with a harmonica, makes a long hike or canoe paddle more enjoyable.
Aug 9 2013 10:18AM
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dilla_says_go
Posts: 5333 - Karma: 168
if you can learn a couple blues riffs you'll have no problem entertaining yourself and friends on long chairlift/ gondi rides.
Aug 9 2013 10:35AM
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Stose
Posts: 7109 - Karma: 4,123
Got my harmonica and brace literally just so I could play piano man
Aug 9 2013 10:52AM
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Black-Bandanna
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Greatest skiing instrument ever, I love jamming on the lift when I'm alone. I get a little shy though when people start looking back to see what the fuck is going on.
Aug 9 2013 12:07PM
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