Blues Harp Songs and Riffs

The following are the basic riffs that you'll need to play blues harp. My goal here is to give you a basic understanding of what is going on in blues and what you can play at different points in the 12 bar blues cycle. Here are some simple harp tabs for songs. They are mostly not blues, but they are "Bluesey" with plenty of bends to practice.
I tabbed out some blues riffs and phrases. This will allow you to play riffs in first, second and third positions. This is great for learning to really play blues harp.

I spent a lot of time working out almost all of Help me by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller).

 

 


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