Hi All. New to the site, love it. Anyone got easy tunes to start with, been playing for 2 years still got a long way to go. I am going to be the best "girl player" out there.
Hi Sister i think to steer you in the right direction a bit more info what stage are you at as a Player,can you bend notes get clear single notes and such:)
This would help offer the right songs and not songs with a Lot of bends and other techniques you arn't already practising:)
As a Player what do you want to do, do you just want to learn songs for your own Pleasure?
Or do you have friends that Play guitar and wish to Play along with them when you advance further?
My Slant on learning songs or learning a 12 Bar Blues Boogie Woogie,learning song is fine pick a song keep working on it untill you get it right:)
But learn a simple 12 bar Blues Boogie Woogie it's the basis of all Blues tunes learning this simple tune,if your friends are very good Players you could be enjoying Playing along with them sooner than you think:)
They will be able to Play some simple 12 bar rythms for you to play along with,and if you havn't got mucical friends to jam with there are thousands of free Jam tracks to download from Uncle Google:)
So while you have a good song to use as a Study case untill you get it rigth, you can have fun Jaming some of the frustration away with Friends or Jam Tracks you have Downloaded:)
Not that Iv'e looked at Adams beginer Pack but that would be a very good starting Point but like i say little steps at a time:)
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Last Edited by on Oct 30, 2010 7:31 AM
Welcome harpbird. This is a GREAT site. The members are awesome here. I wish you luck with your harp playing. Always nice to see a women pick it up. As for tunes...hummm, What tabs do you have now? I can give you a few beginners tunes. IE Down in the vally..Taps & so on.
@Harpbird, click my signature and find the bit where you can get some free backing tracks. If you noodle along to some of those it can help you get started. Welcome to the forum too.
Welcome aboard! There are some great female performers out there. You've got your work cut out for you.
Low Rider is a good simple tune that people are likely to recognize. St. James Infirmary is a nice slower blues number. Is there any particular style of blues you are particularly interested in?
"St. James Infirmary" is in a minor key and is NOT an easy tune to play.
I recommend learning scales and practicing playing them up and down getting all the bends on pitch and in the right order. If you do that, then playing any tune will be easier to do.
Btw, I'm not sure I know the difference between a "girl player" and a regular harmonica player.
hvyj, I haven't played it in a little while, but I remember St. James Infirmary not being too hard to make sound decent, even although it's in minor. (It may be harder if you try a lot of embellishment, but the basic melody isn't too bad). Here is a nice tutorial by Hakan with tabs (if you click through to YouTube.) It's a nice piece to practice bends on.
Wow, Thanks everyone for all the info,wish i had found this site a year ago,,, i will try each tip with gusto. Yes i can bend,trill's, throat vibrato is my fav. Must admit i am good at that. Came easy straight up. Love the 60's & 70"s blues. Not heard much after that. The slower the song the better. Will get straight onto amazing grace and get back to you. Not played that before. thanks guys.
Got the amazing grace down pat,, just trying to get it right,,,,, sounded so wierd at first,(used to hearing it ear peircingly high pitched) but going to be awsome when i get it right. just a hint on how to figure the rest out would be beaut. Thats where i get stuck, unless it's written in front of me i am not sure what to do.thanks.
