Top 6 Harmonica Rock Songs

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  • Harmonica in rock is not outlandish; and probably the brightest examples are shown in this video, ranging from rock ballads and singer-songwriter acoustic rock to virtuoso harmonica pieces and blues-rock. More here: www.harmonica.com/top-6-harmo...
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  • @tonygunk9896
    @tonygunk9896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Love Me Do by The Beatles is an iconic harmonica riff

  • @marcoevans2155
    @marcoevans2155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The hardest hitting rock harp song has got to be Led Zeppelin's When The Levee Breaks, imo🔥

  • @mastertyler6303
    @mastertyler6303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Something feels so nostalgic about the harmonica

  • @Deadpool0210
    @Deadpool0210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nobody should ever forget that Alicia Silverstone was in an Aerosmith music video

  • @davidhunter5062
    @davidhunter5062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Enjoyable video. My personal favorite is hands down "Take the long way home" by Supertramp

  • @RealTalkRyan87
    @RealTalkRyan87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Interesting that Blues Traveler wasn't included on this list.

    • @UncleEbenezer77
      @UncleEbenezer77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ryan Howell Many harmonica players shit on him...Jealousy, I believe.

    • @jeffm5991
      @jeffm5991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's some bullshit right there knowmsayin?

    • @mek0626
      @mek0626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Such BS

    • @roberttemple2521
      @roberttemple2521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@UncleEbenezer77 No, I don't believe it is jealousy. First, he does not play blues. He did travel a lot, though. The difference between Popper's style of playing and the standard blues and jazz harp players' style is that Popper's riffs come off as repetative noodling while the others tend to utilize more tools to affect tone and note choices to really make music. Tools such as playing chromatically on the diatonic harp by way of bending notes allows for more expression. Also, using one's hands to sculpt the tone at the mic end, loosely termed "cupping" to make "wah" sounds, to make the harp talk, to make it wail like crying, for instance, are things that separate really accomplished harp players from Popper. If people want to listern to jazz and blues as opposed to "what's on the radio" all day long, I'm all for it. A lot of people's exposure to music is via commercial radio which tends to promote less than great choices. So, people hear Popper's harp over and over on the radio and start to believe it sounds like good harmonica. "It must be, it's on the radio." Go figure.

    • @charpe6330
      @charpe6330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      John popper hauls major ass. Should have been on you’re right

  • @fndrkFanClub
    @fndrkFanClub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good list! Johny Marr's "Vivid" intro is also iconic

  • @RobertoSilvaBernardo
    @RobertoSilvaBernardo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Great choices, "The Wizard - Black Sabbath" is a Very best Song too

    • @Lukas.1984
      @Lukas.1984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You mean Black sabbath?

    • @OldNavajoTricks
      @OldNavajoTricks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came to say, The Wizard has to be on here...

  • @eraldylli
    @eraldylli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This kind of video is quite nice, especially with accompanying tabs on the site. Thanks.

  • @wlg2367
    @wlg2367 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks Alex for giving the key and position on the harmonica

  • @lukemoody6299
    @lukemoody6299 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Broken window serenade is an amazing harmonica riff

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL. Good ole noob Luke. He has a good heart. ;-)

    • @Jeremyd2000
      @Jeremyd2000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This was the first riff I played when I learned to Bend! Bending really does add dimension to a song

    • @lobocaliforniano2608
      @lobocaliforniano2608 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gracias. Nunca habia escuchado esta bella cancion!

  • @rajchopra3868
    @rajchopra3868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I didn't come here for the video, I came for the comments.

    • @jeffm5991
      @jeffm5991 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fuck you

  • @arekkrolak6320
    @arekkrolak6320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great summary, I knew many of these songs and didn't necessarily connected them to harmonica :)

  • @lurereviews5164
    @lurereviews5164 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Harmonica always makes a song better

  • @EquinoxeC
    @EquinoxeC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I also like the distorsion harmonica on "electric worry" by Clutch. So powerfull

    • @AmilB29
      @AmilB29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IIRC the harp player on Electric Worry is from the band Five Horse Johnson. The album Fat Black Pussycat is worth checking out if you haven't already.

    • @EquinoxeC
      @EquinoxeC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AmilB29 yeah I know the song cherry red. Thanks, but I can't find the same powerfull atmosphere as in electric worry

    • @devorsa
      @devorsa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also purple hill witch-brunt offering 💜

  • @johnhughes3963
    @johnhughes3963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You got that right Doobs and The doors Roadhouse blues were staples for me to learn

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Classics!

    • @johnhughes3963
      @johnhughes3963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love to play a Lee Oscar on bullet mic. I first learned how to bend notes while listening to the iconic country star. Willie Mcoy!

  • @bossleonie7658
    @bossleonie7658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Where the hell is piano man

    • @s_roseace1893
      @s_roseace1893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well piano man isnt really rock

    • @bossleonie7658
      @bossleonie7658 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wooden tresh ever heard of pub rock?

    • @rickt1951
      @rickt1951 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @august5048
      @august5048 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not rock buddy

    • @carloscerrato7466
      @carloscerrato7466 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@s_roseace1893 NOR ARE SOME OF THE SONGS IN THIS LIST!!!

  • @sergey098
    @sergey098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    There should be "Pink" by Aerosmith

    • @garryr2589
      @garryr2589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or even Hangman Jury

  • @theyank
    @theyank 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Train, train- Blackfoot

  • @elijahyoung11
    @elijahyoung11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In my opinion, “Keep on Chooglin” - Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • @vineetbhatia8270
    @vineetbhatia8270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    When the levee breaks?

    • @michaelmilne9914
      @michaelmilne9914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The song is really almost pure blues.

    • @ilhamakbar5482
      @ilhamakbar5482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@michaelmilne9914 he probably meant the led zeppelin cover, wich is blues rock

    • @davecrosson4145
      @davecrosson4145 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look for many great live versions of When The Levee Breaks by Zeperella on TH-cam👍😊

  • @laken8926
    @laken8926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m only here because I want to know what the song is that you played in the very beginning before Aerosmith

  • @marcoamadio5630
    @marcoamadio5630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    and NEIL YOUNG?

  • @ryandirkse4374
    @ryandirkse4374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved it!!! thanks!! Can you do another one.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right on Ryan! Glad you liked it.

  • @JawTooth
    @JawTooth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Wizard by Black Sabbath is what I always think about when I see a harmonica . I bought a harmonica just so I can play guitar while someone else plays harmonica

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, the Wizard is classic.

  • @jamespolucha6911
    @jamespolucha6911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Whammed jammer is the best I think everyone ran out and bought a harmonica when that song came out

  • @justinwentworth1467
    @justinwentworth1467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "The River" - Bruce Springsteen

  • @JohnnyBazooka
    @JohnnyBazooka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great video :-)
    I also recommend Stevie Wonder in "There must be an angel" from Eurythmics.

  • @dannymartinez3600
    @dannymartinez3600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feels like the Beatles can fill an entire list.

  • @prz88
    @prz88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:18 what is Arnaldo Antunes doing there in the middle?

  • @trainfan-ks5hk
    @trainfan-ks5hk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know there is another song with a Harmonica intro but I can’t find it if anyone can name the song with a harmonica going dunanana (best I could come up with) please tell me the name of it

  • @michaelmilne9914
    @michaelmilne9914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    heart of Gold - a best harmonica solo???? no where close!

  • @agriciobrazil2391
    @agriciobrazil2391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great interpretation!

  • @mrnorvegianguitarman
    @mrnorvegianguitarman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Extreme - little girls" is a good one too

  • @Labor_Jones
    @Labor_Jones ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work!

  • @trillioncrowns
    @trillioncrowns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1.the levee breaks led zeppelin
    2.the wizard black sabbath
    3.midnight cowboy theme

  • @JakeTheMuss10454
    @JakeTheMuss10454 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    is their magazines that have these and other songs notes so it can be practiced?

  • @Lakaoum_CynapsArts
    @Lakaoum_CynapsArts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hello, i wonder if you have a link for the music running from 0'00" to 0'18". i love what i have heard here.

    • @Jordan-hi8ph
      @Jordan-hi8ph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You Don't Know How It Feels - Tom Petty

  • @aniloberoi
    @aniloberoi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely

  • @mikehaughee9324
    @mikehaughee9324 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great !!

  • @dyskover
    @dyskover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've played for awhile. I would always play the B side to Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?...the NIght Owl Blues by the Lovin Spoonful, who featured John Sebastion, who's father played harmonica in an orchestra...

    • @roberttemple2521
      @roberttemple2521 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Daydream" is the A side of "Night Owl Blues". I was hipped to that "slow music", as my young friend called it one rainy day as we played each other's 45s at his house. I played it a lot then. "You like that 'Slow music', don't you?, he would say. I still love that tune, I think it planted a harp-player-to-be seed in me when I heard it so young, circa 1967. You would never hear NOB on the radio then, it was always Daydream. Then came Butterfield. He planted a plantation in me.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice.

    • @ailurophile17
      @ailurophile17 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But when you're thinking about the Spoonful's BEST harmonica sojourn, you're playing "Lonely (Amy's Theme)."

  • @octaborrello7542
    @octaborrello7542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You forgot to put the harmonica of "Suicide Blonde"

  • @utentenotturno901
    @utentenotturno901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    someone remembers a car spot of about 15 years ago of, with a slow country song with an armoic guitar and violin?

  • @frankstidham1439
    @frankstidham1439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wammer jammer is the only one on this list that I would consider top.

  • @rodrigoguzman5378
    @rodrigoguzman5378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool songs, I wish I would've seen a Huey Lewis song here.

  • @josiahjduarte2315
    @josiahjduarte2315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Wish There Was A Video With Stevie Nicks on the Harmonica

  • @jeremydimond3085
    @jeremydimond3085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Berlin - Blowin' Sky High

  • @qataniali483
    @qataniali483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite is alice in chains - don't follow

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Woah. I didn't realize Alice In Chains has a song with harmonica! Cool!

  • @landztranz
    @landztranz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Canned Heat songs!

  • @slowmoutharmonica
    @slowmoutharmonica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In "shape of my heart" there's even Brendan Power

  • @carlbaumeister3439
    @carlbaumeister3439 ปีที่แล้ว

    Elton’s “I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues” features a nice harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder.

  • @igorbalaban4992
    @igorbalaban4992 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanx man

    • @walter178
      @walter178 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good chanel you! 😊

  • @xkhaosxhades
    @xkhaosxhades 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I looked this up to find a song thats been stuck in my head and its in the intro but wasn't on the list lol

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh that's You Don't Know How it Feels by Tom Petty.
      Rock on,
      Luke

    • @shelbytaylor4662
      @shelbytaylor4662 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just did the exact same thing😮😅

  • @bearrrmann
    @bearrrmann ปีที่แล้ว

    The only thing they fear is you by mick Gordon is my favorite harmonica rock song

  • @Dahlia10
    @Dahlia10 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The intro is the best Tom Petty and Y.ou don't know how it feels

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Classic. Love that one. Teach in my Beginner to Boss course.

  • @devorsa
    @devorsa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Purple hill witch - brunt offering 💜Black Sabbath -Wizard Is great masterpieces should be in this list at top 3 ,

  • @davidkennedy9476
    @davidkennedy9476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The song that Sting does is not accompanied by Lary Adler it was Toots Theilman

  • @davidg4726
    @davidg4726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Led Zeppelin's... When the Levee Breaks
    is My Favorite, but it is Not on this list. They are a Great British band playing U.S. Blues Rock.

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True. That's a great one, David!

  • @joeblough937
    @joeblough937 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    John Mayall Room to Move, and Bonnie Raitt Runaway Live 1977

  • @downdogy9099
    @downdogy9099 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the riff in the intro from i need to know!!! Me and my brother where just talking about it today, our mother use to listen to it all the time but we cant find the song and she doesn't remember anything more then the riff!!!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  ปีที่แล้ว

      Tom Petty You Don't Know How it Feels

  • @fionaanimates8692
    @fionaanimates8692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shape of my heart is a sample for Lucid Dreams

  • @christianyoungerman8351
    @christianyoungerman8351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What’s the intro song? Before he starts listing. I know it just can’t think of it

    • @Luft.waffle
      @Luft.waffle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tom petty- you dont know how it feels

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, Ethan is right!

  • @survivaljack4307
    @survivaljack4307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You forgot to put the harmonica solos from CCR

  • @BoongCrust
    @BoongCrust 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the song in the intro, pleaseeeee

  • @jivanbansi9640
    @jivanbansi9640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What key is "long Train A Runnin" " and what key harmonica?

  • @Yanpeace25
    @Yanpeace25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What is the song of the second 0:16?

    • @ava5814
      @ava5814 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yanin Juarez Arevalo You don’t know how it feels- Tom Petty

  • @CharlyM666
    @CharlyM666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love me do, piano man, he ain’t heavy he’s my brother

  • @tannerglasgow3261
    @tannerglasgow3261 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the intro song??

  • @idk383
    @idk383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's the song at the very beginning before the first on the list

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How It Feels, by Tom Petty.

  • @daniel_1969
    @daniel_1969 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Midnight rambler, the R. Stones

  • @jacobearehart9987
    @jacobearehart9987 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the intro to the video what song

  • @dangunn6961
    @dangunn6961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SuperTramp. Take the long way home.

  • @jivanbansi9640
    @jivanbansi9640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One Way Street, Aerosmith

  • @rudy_sevenonefour
    @rudy_sevenonefour 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Roadhouse blues!!!

  • @darthstar-scream
    @darthstar-scream 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whats the song in the intro?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty

  • @mathewboyne2621
    @mathewboyne2621 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm learning fast that your mustache has to be ready for the harmonica. 😄

  • @vasyltrushchak7536
    @vasyltrushchak7536 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    does anyone know what keys the songs are in? it says only about A in the first song

    • @APaclin
      @APaclin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here you go:
      Cryin - A harmonica, key of A
      Whammer Jammer - A harmonica, key of E
      Heart of Gold - G harmonica, key of G
      Shape of my heart - chromatic harmonica
      Long train running - C harmonica, key of Gm
      Roadhouse blues - A harmonica, key of E

  • @tomsmith3045
    @tomsmith3045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think a more accurate title would be "songs someone likes that have a harmonica in them". Because only in a couple are the harmonica bits all that great or critical to the song. If this were "songs where the harmonica is critical to the song", you'd have to include something from Billy Joel, John Popper, Led Zeppelin, etc. Or maybe "Songs someone likes that have a harmonica in them that we could find a link to a royalty free performance of." :)

  • @shahbinnoor1694
    @shahbinnoor1694 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    how come you missed out A Better Man by Thunder ?

  • @gregoryanderson554
    @gregoryanderson554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What’s the song right at the intro?!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Gregory - "You Don't Know How it Feels" by TOM PETTY. That's one of the many songs I teach in my Beginner to Boss course:
      www.harmonica.com/lessons/

  • @gracypisipisi258
    @gracypisipisi258 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the name of the song that is played on the beginning of the video

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty. I teach that song in my Beginner to Boss course by the way. www.harmonica.com/lessons/
      Rock on!
      Luke

  • @carterscott109
    @carterscott109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The harmonica on the title is the one I have

  • @Juanchob3
    @Juanchob3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    is missing "the healer", epic harmonica

  • @botvenikmikail-qv6od
    @botvenikmikail-qv6od 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Astounding 10 holes..

  • @bernardoguerra4736
    @bernardoguerra4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Aerosmith- cryin best harmonica riff ever

  • @spaghettilastnamemeatballs1484
    @spaghettilastnamemeatballs1484 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the first song before he started listing in the beginning

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty?

  • @nigelthompson4328
    @nigelthompson4328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s Brendan Power on Shape of my heart-NOT Larry Adler!!

  • @matheusdemedeirosgomes2417
    @matheusdemedeirosgomes2417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The intro music is?

    • @d-ro3266
      @d-ro3266 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      MatheusDeMedeirosGomes you don’t know how it feels by Tom petty

  • @helenarichard
    @helenarichard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Natural Beauty by Neil Young, and plenty of Van Morrison, like Take Me Back

  • @Mateus-dc8ud
    @Mateus-dc8ud 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The first song ( from the intro ) ?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How it Feels by TOM PETTY.

  • @Sickmetal396
    @Sickmetal396 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats the first song called in the intro

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How it Feels by Tom Petty.

  • @jamiewoods7948
    @jamiewoods7948 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the song at the start of the video called anyone?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How it Feels by Tom Petty

  • @vinnyfrisario6694
    @vinnyfrisario6694 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    should of had the wizard in this list

    • @jeffm5991
      @jeffm5991 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Wizard is a great song but the harmonica part is as basic as it gets.

  • @MatmoeLP
    @MatmoeLP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thunder Road.

  • @philippekrupiczer2610
    @philippekrupiczer2610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Where is love me do? And What i like about you?

  • @gustavoenriquebastardobapt4410
    @gustavoenriquebastardobapt4410 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bad obsession guns n' roses it's pretty cool

  • @brett-1261
    @brett-1261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about some blues traveler??

  • @avryen5585
    @avryen5585 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whats the song in the start?

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty

  • @anaguardiola7284
    @anaguardiola7284 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Como se llama la primera canción al inicio

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty

  • @fatherpatrickthelionheartm3579
    @fatherpatrickthelionheartm3579 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about Brother Cane's "Got No Shame" which is one of the best!!!

    • @Harmonicacom
      @Harmonicacom  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup. Agreed. I gave its due here: th-cam.com/video/_Cq4C786AFg/w-d-xo.html