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IRISH HARMONICA 3: Harp-Switching
Posted on August 14th, 2010 15 commentsBrendan Power shows how to switch between 2 harmonicas in a Set of Irish Tunes. An exercise from his instructional book/CD PLAY IRISH MUSIC ON THE CHROMATIC HARMONICA, available at www.brendan-power.com
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Harmonica and Rhythm Bones
Posted on June 25th, 2010 6 commentsDuring my June 2010 Suzuki harmonicas Clinic in San Jose, I was joined by TWO bones players: Laura Jowers and Mardeen Gordon. Harmonica and four bones: What a cool sound! This is one of my own tunes, The Real Blues Reel, played on a Suzuki Harpmaster.
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Harmonica Instruction Downloads now available
Posted on June 6th, 2010 25 commentswww.Harmonica123.com
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Blues Harmonica Tabs on a C harmonica
Posted on April 27th, 2010 25 commentswww.Harmonica123.com here are some blues harp tabs on the spot.
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HARMONICA BEATBOX & LOOP #2: The Bullfrog Blues
Posted on April 9th, 2010 6 commentsA quick approach to creating a 12 Bar Blues loop for harmonica players, using a new technique: percussive mic tapping with metal rings. I tap rhythmically to add a low pulse, with two metal rings on my fingers to give the beat a nice sharp edge. This means you can create two layers of the loop with one pass: chord rhythm and percussion, which speeds things up.
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Minor Blues on the Harmonica/www.Harmonica123.com
Posted on April 8th, 2010 25 commentsWant to buy the CD that contains this backing track? Here it is: Jam Tracks Harmonica Edition: .99 www.payloadz.com Even better buy a package of all 3 CDS of the series Ultimate Jam Tracks Package (vol. 1, vol. 2, and The Harmonica Edition): .99 www.payloadz.com www.Harmonica123.com for instructional downloads Have fun playing the minor songs as well on the harmonica. It’s not hard. This site sells jamtracks and the back track to the minor blues i’m playing comes from this guy. http Check it out.
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IRISH HARMONICA 4: The Slide Diatonic
Posted on April 6th, 2010 2 commentsThis is a specialist custom harmonica I use for playing Irish/Celtic music. It looks like a chromatic, but isn’t! It has all the slide notes tuned to the home key of the harmonica, hence the name Slide Diatonic. You can buy one for yourself. Email me for details: bren@brendan-power.com
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Brendan Power – The Drunken Landlady – www.candyrat.com
Posted on March 15th, 2010 25 commentsBrendan Power – The Drunken Landlady CD – Lament for the 21st Century – available at www.candyrat.com amazon.com and itunes Visit Brendan Power at http
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How to play Blue Christmas (Elvis) on Harmonica
Posted on February 24th, 2010 5 commentsMerry Christmas. A lesson on how to play Blue Christmas made popular by Elvis Presley. A great piece to work on your intonation. See Adam Gussow, Jason Ricci, or Ronnie Shellist for bending instruction. Have fun and happy holidays to all!! Tab: ^before hole means blow b = half step bend bb = whole step bend 1 23bb 3 ^4 3 3bb 2 2b 3bb 1 2 3bb ^4 ^4 ^4 3 3bb 2 2 3 3 ^4 4 ^4 3 4 ^4 3 3bb 3 ^4 ^5 3 3bb 2 3 3bb 2 2b 2b 2 3bb 3bb 1 2 3bb 3 ^4 3 3bb 2 2b 3bb 1 2 3bb ^4 ^4 3 3bb 2 2 3 3 ^4 4 ^4 3 4 ^4 3 3bb 3 ^4 ^5 ^2 1 2b 2 3bb 3 4 3 3bb 2 ^2 1 2b 2 3bb 3 4 3 3bb 2 A special thanks to all who upload harmonica related videos. I’ve spent way more time on the computer than I should enjoying it. Check out my other videos of my band. Thanks and Merry Christmas Awh! My big finish got cut out of this video. That’s okay the important part was there.
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Harmonica Improv, C minor
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 25 commentswww.Harmonica123.com for harmonica instruction downloads. This is in C minor on a Bb harmonica.