Instant Harmonica Quick and Easy Instruction

Instant Harmonica is the book that makes learning harmonica fun and easy. In no time at all, students will be blowing a variety of tunes on their harp. The book includes a combination of tablature and EZ-Play notation and over thirty all-time great country and folk songs. Works with any ten-hole harmonica.

Playing Around

Be Nice to Your Harmonica

7

(1)

Harmonica Hygiene

7

(1)

How to Avoid Sounding All Wet

7

(1)

How to Avoid Getting Bugged

8

(1)

Holding Your Harmonica

8

(1)

Making a Sound

9

(1)

How It Works

9

(1)

Breathing

10

(1)

Aiming Your Breath

10

(1)

What Is the Sound of One Hole?

11

(1)

Playing Songs

The Fastest Way to Read harmonica Music

12

(1)

Target Practice ... Previewing the Tones in a Song

13

(1)

Merrily We Roll Along

13

(2)

Rhythm ... The Long and Short of It

13

(1)

You Can Beat This

14

(1)

It's Not Much to Look at

14

(1)

Meter ... Measuring The Beat

14

(1)

Goodnight Ladies

15

(2)

Tongue-Tapping Technique

16

(1)

Mystery Tune

17

(1)

Waltzes ... Three beats in a Measure

18

(1)

Largo

18

(1)

Goodbye Old Paint

19

(2)

Musical ABC'S

The Musical Alaphabet

20

(1)

What a Guy! ... The Inventor of the Musical Staff

20

(1)

Here's How It All Works

21

(1)

Merrily We Roll Along

21

(1)

More Stuff About the Staff

22

(1)

Michael, Row the Boat Ashore

22

(2)

Real Names for Real Notes

23

(1)

Pickup Notes ... Life Before the First One

23

(1)

Oh! Susanna

24

(2)

Ties ... Turning Two Tones Into One

26

(1)

Kumbaya

26

(2)

Rests ... Knowing When Not to Play

27

(1)

Endings ... ``Play it Again'' and ``I'm Outta Here!''

27

(1)

Act Naturally

28

(3)

High Notes ... Moving Right

31

(1)

Amazing Grace

31

(1)

Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

32

(2)

Camptown Races

34

(2)

Blue Notes

36

(1)

Frankie And Johnny

36

(2)

Vibratos ... Wailing on the Long Tones

37

(1)

Down in the Valley

38

(2)

On Top of Old Smoky

40

(2)

Dotted Notes ... Longer Than They Look

41

(1)

Home Sweet Home

42

(2)

Streets of Laredo

44

(1)

Blow the Man Down

45

(1)

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

46

(2)

Okie From Muskogee

48

(3)

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

51

(4)

Codas ... Music's ``Tail''

54

(1)

Where Does the Good Times Go

55

(3)

Sweet Betsy From Pike

58

(3)

Follow the Signs

60

(1)

Tripilets ... Three To A Beat

60

(1)

Ocean Front Property

61

(3)

The Gambler

64

(5)

Green Green Grass Of Home

69

(3)

Home on the Range

72

(2)

So You Think You're a Cowboy

74

(3)

Bury Me Beneath the Willos

77

(1)

Some Days Are Diamonds

78

(3)

Triplets and Then Some

80

(1)

Busted

81

(3)

Make The World Go Away

84

(3)

I've Got a Tiger By the Tail

87

(3)

Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)

90

(2)

She's Got You

92

(2)

The Tip of My Fingers

94

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Instant Harmonica Quick and Easy Instruction for the Beginner

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