From: PorchGr~ol.com Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 16:05:58 EDT Subject: Help for Beginner?
Hi I am new at playing harmonica. I can play single notes well enough, both by pucker and TB (pucker is still easier) I can play octives, and can do both blow and draw bends but don't have good control of them yet.
I have learned to play a lot of folk and cowboy melodies in first position. I am ready to move on but am at a stumbling point. I am listening to a lot of records and can't figure out what people are doing. Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and other folk rocker types don't seem to be too far out of reach, but I can't figure out too much by ear. Is any tab at this level of playing abailable anywhere? I figure that if I know what someone is playing when I listen to a record, I can develop my ear for technique, Am I on the right track?
Greg Austin
PS I would love to play like John Hammond, but let's stay real! I want relatively easy but still interesting music to play.
