Breathe the blues into your harmonica
Learn about bending, tongue blocking, and chordal rhythm
Connect with blues history and the major players
The fun and easy way to play blues harmonica
Blues Harmonica For Dummies gives you a wealth of guidance on playing harmonica in the style of the blues masters. Learn how to go from playing easy chords to strong single notes ? and then to 12-bar blues. Develop your personal style and put together a repertoire of tunes to play for an audience. Explore specific techniques and applications, including bending and making your notes sound richer and fuller; using amplification; developing blues licks and riffs; performing a blues harmonica solo like a pro; and much more.
Inside...
A review of the blues as a musical style
What it takes to get started
A blues guide to music symbols
Ways to shape, color, and punctuate your blues sound
How to amplify your playing
Important blues players and recordings
