How to Play the Harmonica

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In this video we will take a look at the notes of a ten holed diatonic harmonica.

While this tutorial is in the key of C the same rules will apply to any key that your harmonica is in!

This lesson is part of my series Tune Basics, which endeavours to teach you the very basics of the Harmonica, Guitar, Piano, Tin Whistle, Concertina and even the recorder.

[tylervandevender]

me: *doesn’t own a harmonica*
also me at 3 am: *how to play the harmonica*

[AmericanGreaser]

My father recently passed away i took one of his harmonicas cuz i loved hearing him play. Im teaching myself to play so thank you for this video

[roninelenion]

I'm watching this because I impulsively bought a harmonica.

[benvalley]

Heres to help out anyone
B 1: C Lower
I 1: D Lower
B 2: E Lower
I 2: G Lower
B 3: G Lower
I 3: B Lower
B 4: C
I 4: D
B 5:E
I 5:F
B 6: G
I 6: A
I 7: B
B 7: C Octave higher
I 8: D Octave higher
B 8: E Octave higher
I 9: F Octave higher
B 9: G Octave higher
I 10: A Octave higher
B 10: C Two octaves higher

B: Blow Out
I: Inhale

[Howdy]

What the hell am I doing here? I have a test tomorrow. I don't even have a harmonica

[elleniandersongrey]

My goodness -I have just spent hours trying to find a beginners lesson and yours is absolutely fabulous - finally I get the reding of the music side of things! I am not a musician and don't really read music but I get it now In less than ten minutes I can play a scale and I am a first timer. Thank you Kerin Gedge - you've got it going on man!

[therealgamewizerd]

bloody hell, what's up with the fingers?

[karadedman]

Why am I here. I have a test tomorrow. I have to go to bed early. I don’t even have a harmonica.

[ernestoraker]

I have a harmonic in my hand and I’m literally following along as I watch you thank you so much for helpful lessons!!

[robjeff]

i breathed in and swallowed my every time i fart it still stinks but it sounds good...

[rudsontucay]

*_thank u, now i can do megalovania_*

[Synthetic]

My great grandpa past away last year, and he was very, very well known for his harmonica skills (amongst family and friends at least). He would play all the time at his church, and it was always the highlight of everybody's day.

I inherited one of his harmonicas, and while I listened to him play in my entire twenty years of life, I've never actually practiced it with him, at least not that I remember. This definitely helped out a ton since I'm learning how to play.

Thank you for the tutorial!!

[Vbbmrb]

"Don't worry if you have no idea of what i just said" :D :D :D he had me there, it was an easy like :D

[ma-yiye]

this was really helpful since i’ve had a harmonica for years but never bothered to actually learn it so thank you so much 😊

[bloodmaged]

I’ve watched like 10 harmonica tutorials and I don’t even own one, + I got bad asthma so I can’t even play anyways lmaoo

[wbmalepeai]

Thank you! This is the first I've heard about which notes you will get with each action. Now I hope to learn how to isolate the numbered holes. Very clear and concise.

[jjalldayyy]

Neil Young’s Heart of Gold inspired me to learn how to play harmonica. Thanks for the help.

[DevilCryno]

OK buddy, I just went out and got myself a harmonica

Have been in lock down since March, honestly don't know why I haven't bought one sooner

Hope this will brighten my days :)

[Ivykb]

I am so glad that people are mentioning snufkin in the comments

[ghosty]

I'm learning this cause my grampa played never met him tho and I got his harmonica he died the wee before I was born I wanna learn this for him I got his harmonica the one he used in bands