How To Play Single Notes On Harmonica

This week's harmonica lesson will show you how to play clean single notes on the harmonica. It's one of the hardest things to learn at the beginning.

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0:16 How to Play Single Notes on Harmonica
0:40 Importance of Playing Clean Single Notes
1:55 How to Play Clean Single Notes
4:22 Draw Notes
5:00 Moving Up the Harmonica and Changing Position

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[shawnjbray]

Your lessons are much appreciated. I've always wanted to learn to play the harmonica. my grandparents played it great but we never found good times together for them to teach me

[anonymous]

I just picked up harmonica and for me personally, what’s really helping get single notes down is playing taps over and over. Easy to learn initially but takes practice to get the leaps and I feel like I’m starting to understand intuitively the intervals on the harmonica. Thanks a lot for this video, I really needed help with technique.

[alexgoncalves]

Who else decidet to start playing Harmonica during the quarantine?

[caitlynmoloney]

THANK YOU! I've watched several videos on how to play isolated notes and this is the first time I've been able to do it consistently!

[guilhermejanssensakrouch]

Thanks to your video I was able to play some single notes without making mistakes! Started my harmonica journey 3 days ago, and my current mentor did not really emphasize the details on "whistle" form technique. Thanks a bunch

[takemo_]

He's so good at playing the harmonica that his jaw's shape became chad

[TomlinHarmonica]

Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to ‘Subscribe’ and turn on notifications to never miss another Harmonica video. :-)

[dr.winstonoboogie]

I just started playing the harmonica after seeing Robert Plant live, where he killed a harp solo on when the levee breaks! I’m finding your lessons very useful, thank you!

[samermohamed]

I've always played with two fingers blocking the holes on the sides 😅. For the lip pursing, I find it hard to suck in air without getting multiple notes, blowing is pretty easy though.

[ladybat]

Hi there Tomlin. Thanks so much for this beginner lession. :)
I didn't find playing single notes hard because I've previously gotten 7 years of training as a flutist.
However the draw notes were significantly harder than the blow notes, will have to practise more on those to get it.

Playing easy songs and simplified versions of songs from my favorite artists is off to a great start! Will be watching more of your videos.

And if anyone else who've played the flute happens to see this comment - I strongly urge you to learn to play the harmonica as well, it's a natural & easy transition from the flute. :)

[Jay-vrit]

I CANT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD THESE TIPS ARE

[Vicnsi]

I've learned how to play single notes now without too much difficulty. Challenge at the mo is how to make my notes sound more 'bluesy'. Thanks to your previous video (EASY Train Harmonica Blues) am feeling hopeful I can get there. Many Thanks 👍🏼

[fs]

Thanks Tomlin. Great lesson to help people learn play blues teaching how to isolate each note cleanly.

[scottstewart]

Amazon finally delivered my first harmonica, day one is today. Working on trying to isolate single notes. I'm a trumpet player for 20 years and trying harp. the books say to use tongue blocking, which i find difficult to figure out from a book lol. Thanks Tomlin for this one, works well for trumpet players who are used to tight amishers. Hohner Special 20 in C and A is what I bought to learn on.

[ninnglingmaung]

Just ordered 3 Harmonicas for my daughter, son and for myself. Should arrive in 2 days. Your methods are easy to follow and understand. As we got lock down due to lovely Covid-19, this is good way to spend the day together as a family :)
Who knows ??? we may even become Pros in this :)
Keep the good work bro
God bless and keep you safe from this pandemic!
Whoever puts their thumbs down on you is not good enough people.

[rickreeves]

I uploaded this to Reddit in the Harmonica room. I rarely do this but damn man I thought this was very important lesson for most harp players new and seasoned like me. Thanks Tomlin, I am Amcanblues

[desktopabyss]

I'm currently in AIT and have been in a VERY strict quarentine after HBL, so I got a harmonica and am trynna learn for the past couple days.

[markjackson]

Speaking as a total novice this is the clearest explanation I’ve seen of playing a single note. Thank you.

[topmagg]

This is the best explanation I've come across, for learning to play single notes cleanly. Thank you.

[tunnelvizion]

Got my harmonica yesterday and here I am at 1 in the morning