Hello and welcome to this week’s harmonica lesson, where I will be showing you 3 licks that you can use to improve your harmonica bends. These licks will specifically help you to know whether you are bending in tune or not.
Because you will probably know these melodies already, it will make it easy for you to hear whether you are bending in tune.
You will need a harmonica in the key of C.
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If you can’t bend
If you don’t know how to bend on the harmonica I suggest you check out my lesson – 7 tips for how to bend on harmonica
Audio Clips
Here are some recordings of me playing each lick for you to hear what they should sound like.
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Thank you
Thank you so much for taking part in this lesson. I hope it was useful for you. If you enjoyed it please feel free to share it with your friends on Facebook and/or Twitter.
If you have any questions just send me a wee email.
Happy harping and see you next Wednesday for the next lesson!
Hi,
Really nice lesson. I would like to share with you my discovery.
I’ve found really nice app for android (maybe there is similar for ios). It’s harmonica tuner.
It’s really nice and easy- you can practice e.g. bending and it will show you if this sound is ok. This app is for free so you can test it. I think that it can help people like me. Sometimes i just don’t know if this sound is exactly bend, or half-bend…
Great work for all harmonica community.
Thanks
Wojciech
these lessons are fantastic I have learnt so much.
many thanks Terry
Hi Wojciech – thanks for sharing the app. Sounds awesome 🙂 very useful. Thank you! T
Thanks Terry!
Gracias
Tus clases ayudan mucho
Saludos desde Mallorca
Gracias
Tus clases me ayudan mucho
Saludos desde Mallorca
Hi Tomlin,
This exercise really helped me with my bends and made me sound good! Will you be sharing more of these 3 songs to completion?
All of your lessons have been so helpful to help me. I have signed up for all of your classes offered and I have progressed immensely.
Thank you!
Awesome lesson Tomlin and very useful.
And thank you Wojciech. I will look that app up
Deb
Glad you like it Deb 🙂
Hi Kim, glad you enjoy the lessons 🙂
I will probably be doing the rest of Amazing Grace at some point – watch this space 🙂
Best wishes,
Tomlin
De nada 🙂
Very very helpful.
Thanks a lot.