5 Classic Blues Riffs for Harmonica (EASY to HARD)

In this lesson, I will teach you 5 classic blues riffs for harmonica. Let's get playing!

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[HarmonicaRevolution]

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[DominickPassaretti]

Yes I found the training mode useful as I am a beginner

[paxxmortis]

Man, these types of quick lick instructions are great videos. I love this direct tutorial with tabs on screen. More of this if you can please.

[smdh-ed]

Thanks bro. Your videos help alot. I prefer to listen to you rather than the software. I'm just grateful for the help

[NormanDurkee]

Just commenting for the algorithm lol. Awesome video as always, thank you!

[vexicon]

GREAT lesson! I like the use of the tab software and scale below the tabs. I'm just getting to the point of reliably hitting single note scales and doing bends on key. These riffs will be a welcome addition to my daily practice routine.

[mattikarkkainen]

A good example of a proper training video. Thanks

[donyash-harmonica]

I like the presentation integrated with Harp Trainer look/feel, nice to have a consistent style for learning whether scales or (now) riffs.

[johngaunt]

Great riffs, and teaching method. Love the training mode as it fits in perfectly with the Harp trainer. Thanks Jonah.

[leejarrad]

Yea very nice touch with this method, gives a great overview of how it sounds olong with notation and varied speeds.Very well thought out for us beginners. Thanks

[tinsandwichwithhobomunchie]

Yeah the visual of the rythm is awesome

[docsharmonicablues]

Excellent presentation method using the progressively faster tempi to learn the riffs! I agree with the comment from Pietro A: in riff 5 the 2nd triplet should be -4 -4' +4 (as you correctly played before the tabs were shown). Thanks for the time and effort you put into these videos!

[kimjorgensen]

Yes, I love the standard notation presentation and the playback at various increasing bpm. It makes it very easy to hear and the visual component grounds it in another sensory perception. Damn good idea. Also you can turn the various bpm into loop clips on YT and practice playing along, gradually increasing speed?

[deanherring]

Jonah got the harp trainer and scales are okay but this is another level of fun just to learn different riffs / licks... yeah, if you put together a whole trainer with 50-100 riffs I'd go for it. Great job

[highnlowstudiollc]

Hello Jonah, Alabama Jonez here. First, thanks so much for your lessons! They are great and helpful for this beginner. Do you have any advice or tricks for a one armed player?

[greggmarkowski]

Your videos and riffs and great, I've been adding them to other online teachers. Thanks! However, got to say, I hate the training mode. I'd much prefer you play it with a metronome.

[charlesterski]

Love the licks! Training mode just waste of time for me. Thanks

[lurereviews]

Do you have any videos of stuff where you don't need a backer track

[pietroa]

Isn't riff 5 second triplet wrong in the training mode? Should be d, db, c?

[lececil]

I like that idea. Its cool to see it and tempo but that sound of harmonica in trainer is uber annoying...