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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Hi My Name is Luke Clebsch and in the next of my free harmonica lessons, Harmonica Basics 26, I introduce the exciting technique of blow bending. I am playing a harp in the key of "G" and it happens to be a Lee Oskar brand harp. The reason I am playing a G harp instead of a C harmonica is that the lower keys of harmonicas are easier to produce the blow bends.
I mis-speak early in the video saying that you can bend hole 7 down a half-step. It can only go down 1/4.
There are only 3 holes upon which we can execute regular Blow Bends:
Hole 8 can be bent a half-step
Hole 9 can be bent half-step, and
Hole 10 can be bent a whole-step
In this beginning harmonica lessons, I first go through blow bends on holes 8 and 9.
Next, I cover bending the 10 blow down a whole-step, and then, the hardest of the blow bend technique, getting the 10 down only a half-step.
Hope this is helpful. Thanks for watching!
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Peace,
Luke
Can you imagine? I first learned just enough harp in the early 1960's to play Beatles songs. From about 1990 until 2002 I played blues (in a utility role, as I'm actually the lead guitar player) and did, what knowledgeable audience folks had said was a good job. Now in 2016, I JUST leaned the blow bend from you. THANK YOU! PS: Anybody ever tell you, you look kinda' like James Franco?
Yes. In my experience, the lower the key, the easier the blow bends are to execute.
Marvelous!
It seems that if I think of the air going down the face of my tongue like a slide, and narrow the distance between the back of the top front teeth and the face of my tongue to force the air down the slide I get slightly better success.
thanks so much!!! Made so much sense to me the way you explained it. thanks for starting on a G too as I hate the high notes 🙀
Hey Luke....
Thanks for putting this out there...
actually I've been playing blues harp casually for over 40 years, self-taught by trial and error including breaking so many reeds never having known that one has to play SOFTLY... the last few years, I find myself on some stages with the harps, and have been trying to hone and fine-tune the craft. Working on more technique, my lack of which has been compensated by some soul :) ... so you're videos are really helpful. Those high blow bends have been missing for me... I see that it works better when not thinking too hard about it and then it happens.. feels like a knack.. I'll keep on practising it....
Love your smile... the evidence of a beautiful soul. Be blessed!
This is a quite tricky topic.
Yes, but you'll get it if you never give up!
Well, it sounds like you're well on your way if you've already master the blow bend on holes 8 and 9. Well done! 10 blow is going to be the hardest to get (it took me a looooong time!) It takes a lot of pressure. To answer your question: Yes, you will find the 10 blow easier on a "G" harp than on a "C" harp. I also recommend starting with a "C" for learning the draw bends, but I do think you'll find a lower key easier for the blow bends. I know I do! Happy playing.
You got it. Th the right of C it typically goes up to F# (although you can find a high G) and to the left of C, the keys go down to G (although you can find a low F) So, with the standard keys, low to high is G to F#. C is in the middle. As you get higher, blow bends become more difficult to execute...
Thank you so much for your kind words. Can't tell you how much they mean to me!
Thankyou! I was able to do it with lots of effort. It's sloppy, but I get the idea. I am seeing that it requires mastering control of the tongue quite a bit as well as the other stretches that you have shown.
Seriously learned faster on blow bend than draw bend... Why is it?
Does draw bend alot harder to be learned?
-btw you're a great teacher Luke
I can get the blow bends but holding them in that position is hard to do.
True. It just takes time for the muscles to develop.
I liked your comment on how it is more difficult to blow bend on higher harmonicas. Most teachers recommend starting out with a C harmonica. Would you recommend starting with one on a more low key to learn blow bends? I have a C harmonica and i already know how to bend on every hole except for the 10 hole. :( Thx a lot
Came here to finally get an Eb on a C-harp. Got it 5 minutes in to your video. Thank you, sir!
Thank you very much!Very well Explained.
Nice! Ques.: Sorry if I missed it, but Is a G harp the easiest one to get blow bends on? And how does a C harp fit into this technique?
WOW! Luke, I have listened to 3 or 4 other "how to blow bend" videos from the standard list of harp instructors with no luck. Then I found YOURS and I was bending hole 8 at the 3:25 mark of your video. This is awesome! I will be seeking out other videos you have to see what all you can fill in for me as I strive to better myself playing the harmonica.
Don Coppock
Woo hoo! right on Don. Glad to hear it brother! Rock on, my friend.
Could u list the keys from high to low so I know exactly what you're talking about? (When you start from C on the piano, it seems to me that G is higher -- or you going left on the keyboard from C?)
Alright man, will keep practicing then. thx for the great videos by the way. cheers
thanks dude, was so useful