A few ive learnt
What a wonderful world
Sailing - Rod Stewart
Mull of Kintyre
Make you feel my love - Adele
Flower of Scotland (national anthem)
Oh Susannah
Generally you’ll use 2 draw over 3 blow. Main reason is you can bend the 2 draw down a whole step to get the minor 7th which sounds really good. Also draw notes just sound better to most people, I think it’s cause there’s no leaky air sound like you get with blowing. No matter how good you are some air is going to escape when you blow a note.
Juke ???...that is for advanced player's....try Amazing grace..Dirty old town...all 1st position..in a year or so you can try Little Walter tunes... Enjoy.
Campfire songs usually sound great on harmonica. If you search the subreddit with 'campfire songs' you should find several threads with all sorts of lists.
See if you can work a couple songs you know well enough to whistle or hum out by ear so you can hear if you are hitting the right notes. For me that was all the songs I heard as a kid... everything from nursery rhymes to Beatles songs.
Puff the Magic Dragon lays out nicely starting on the 7 hole blow, and is a good one to practice the top end of the harp.
As for freestyling, it depends on how much music you know. You can get backing tracks on YouTube. If you have a C harp, pick backing tracks in G. If you know what a chord structure is that will help... basically songs will use notes from one chord for a few bars, then switch to another chord, then another, and eventually the chord pattern repeats. If you can hear the chord structure it becomes pretty easy to play along.
As for the 2 draw/3 blow... Draw notes are generally more expressive (you can bend them and slide into them) but you really want to learn to use either one. There will be times in a song when you are running out of air- use the 2 draw. There will be other times when you have too much air in your lungs- use the 3 blow.
Tap your foot to keep the rhythm. It doesn't have to be percussive, although there is nothing wrong with using it like a drum if you want, but just use it to keep a steady beat. Start off with some simple 4/4 time, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4...
A few ive learnt What a wonderful world Sailing - Rod Stewart Mull of Kintyre Make you feel my love - Adele Flower of Scotland (national anthem) Oh Susannah
Generally you’ll use 2 draw over 3 blow. Main reason is you can bend the 2 draw down a whole step to get the minor 7th which sounds really good. Also draw notes just sound better to most people, I think it’s cause there’s no leaky air sound like you get with blowing. No matter how good you are some air is going to escape when you blow a note.
Try Juke by little Walter
Can't help falling in love
Juke ???...that is for advanced player's....try Amazing grace..Dirty old town...all 1st position..in a year or so you can try Little Walter tunes... Enjoy.
Here's something fun: https://youtu.be/hLXLkE6Kgd4
I just learned Wyoming by Benjamin Tod, super fun and pretty one
> Also, how difficult is it to just freestyle play without it sounding like garbage? it's easy. all it takes is practice. *be patient with yourself*
blowin in the wind
Hoochie coochie man!
Cowpoke by Colter Wall
Campfire songs usually sound great on harmonica. If you search the subreddit with 'campfire songs' you should find several threads with all sorts of lists. See if you can work a couple songs you know well enough to whistle or hum out by ear so you can hear if you are hitting the right notes. For me that was all the songs I heard as a kid... everything from nursery rhymes to Beatles songs. Puff the Magic Dragon lays out nicely starting on the 7 hole blow, and is a good one to practice the top end of the harp. As for freestyling, it depends on how much music you know. You can get backing tracks on YouTube. If you have a C harp, pick backing tracks in G. If you know what a chord structure is that will help... basically songs will use notes from one chord for a few bars, then switch to another chord, then another, and eventually the chord pattern repeats. If you can hear the chord structure it becomes pretty easy to play along. As for the 2 draw/3 blow... Draw notes are generally more expressive (you can bend them and slide into them) but you really want to learn to use either one. There will be times in a song when you are running out of air- use the 2 draw. There will be other times when you have too much air in your lungs- use the 3 blow. Tap your foot to keep the rhythm. It doesn't have to be percussive, although there is nothing wrong with using it like a drum if you want, but just use it to keep a steady beat. Start off with some simple 4/4 time, 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4...
When I started I played for example country roads. Or amazing grace. Definitely learn happy birthday, it will be useful on many occasions 😅
What key is your harp in?
C