How to play Rock Me Baby by Slim Harpo

Hello and welcome to this week’s harmonica lesson, where I will be showing you how to play Rock Me Baby by Slim Harpo.

You will need a harmonica in the key of Bb, and we will be playing in 2nd position in the key of F.

Get the tab here

Performance tips

The key with this 12 bar is to be nice and gentle. Don’t hit those notes too hard. If you listen to the original below, you will hear that Slim Harpo is super smooth and not aggressive.

Rock Me Baby Audio Clips

Here are some recordings of me playing each lick for you to hear what they should sound like.

Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

Lick 4

Lick 5

Turnaround

Backing Track

Here is a backing track for you to play along with.

Get the tab here

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.

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See you next Wednesday for the next harmonica lesson!