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How to play St James Infirmary in 3rd position

Hello and welcome to this week’s harmonica lesson where I will show you how to play the classic folk tune St James Infirmary in 3rd position on a C harmonica. I have taken Hakan Ehn’s version of the song for inspiration which you can watch here.

3rd position

This tune is played in 3rd position on a C harmonica which means that we are playing in the key of D. The song is a minor song so we are playing in D minor.

Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

Lick 4

Full Play-through with backing track

Backing track

Hohner Marine Band Crossover Review

Here is a review of the harmonica I am using in the video.

Click here to buy your own from Amazon. If you use this link I get a small commission from them – please don’t feel obliged.

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.

See you next Wednesday for the next harmonica lesson!

Comments

  1. Joe Suarez says

    I am very much impressed with your teaching skills and are you a tongue blocker or pucker player/

  2. tomlinleckie says

    Thank you Joe – up until recently I was a pucker but I have started mixing the two now.

  3. Will says

    Thanks for this lesson Tomlin. Much appreciated. 3rd position to Dm is it also 3rd position to D. Is there anyway I could by your backing track for St. James Infirmary.

  4. Monika says

    Thank you Tomlin for your excellent and very helpful lessons. I am happy to get your special harp lessons.
    Greetings from Switzerland
    Monika

  6. tomlinleckie says

    Hi Will – glad you enjoyed the lesson. 3rd position on a C harmonica allows you to play in D or Dm. I’m working on a way for people download backing tracks – watch this space.

  7. Suely says

    Hello Tomie.

    Please, where´s the link to buy a hohner crossover harmonica in C? Sorry, I don´t find it and I´d like to thank you very much about his wonderful lessons!

    Suely (from Brazil)

  9. Bob McGuire says

    Thanks Tomlin, brilliant as always. I’m more a tragic than a player but the way you present your lessons has helped me greatly & you select some great tunes too.
    Cheers Bob

  10. tomlinleckie says

    Hi Suely, It is on this page underneath the Hohner Review video. Glad you like the lessons 🙂

  12. tomlinleckie says

    Hi Bob, thank you so much for your kind words. I’m sure you are not a tragic 😉 Keep harmonicering! 🙂

  13. Andy says

    Tomlin how much would it cost for you to send me a 45 second recording of 15 seconds of uninterrupted 3 1/2 bend,whole bend, and 1.5 bend? I don’t have musical hearing and I am determined to conquer the 3 bends so I can play songs like this. Your old video, “How 3 bends should sound” is just a little short because I’m uncoordinated mudically. By the time I almost match the note you stop. Thanks.

  15. Florian says

    Hi Tomlin,

    Could you send m the backing Track from St James Infirmary please?

    Thanks in advance.
    Best regards
    Florian

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