Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join me (David Barrett) for a look at my blues harmonica instruction website for all skill level players of diatonic and chromatic harmonica. The expert staff and I have been dedicated since 2009 to making you a better blues harmonica player... subscribe today to start your journey!
There are now over 3,000 instruction videos on the site, with contributor submissions and interviews from Gary Smith, Gary Primich, Dennis Gruenling, Brendan Power, Chris Michalek, James Conway, Jason Ricci, Joe Filisko, John Nemeth, Mark Hummel, Peter Madcat Ruth, Rick Estrin, R.J. Mischo, Steve Baker, Rod Piazza, Andy Just, Tom Ball, Rob Paparozzi, PT Gazell, Jimi Lee, Michael Peloquin, Billy Branch, Buddy Greene, Steve Guyger, Jelly Roll Johnson, Richard Sleigh, Adam Gussow, Billy Boy Arnold, Sugar Ray Norcia, Charlie Musselwhite, Curtis Salgado, Scott Dirks, Jim Liban, David Waldman, Tad Robinson, Mitch Kashmar, Kim Wilson, Ryan Walker, Aki Kumar, Joe Tartaglia, Greg Heumann, Fritz Hasenpusch, Joe Spiers, Kinya Pollard, Bill Bucco, Sissi Jones, Martin Häffner, Mark Overman, Dale Laslie, Dennis Oellig, Magic Dick, Rusty Zinn, John Garcia, RW Grigsby, Marty Dodson and more!
Subjects include: draw and blow bending, tongue blocking (single notes, slaps, pulls, octaves, flutters, side-flutters, fake-octaves, shakes), 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd position, 11th position, 12 position, scales (major, major pentatonic, blues, chromatic, dorian, mixolydian), music theory, hand usage (cupping, bullet mic cupping, wa wa, hand tremolo), tremolo, vibrato, improvising, accompaniment playing, high end playing, chugging, chording, train imitation, harpboxing, arpeggios, patterns, speed playing, minor playing, playing inside and outside the 12 bar blues, performance training, playing with a band (intros, endings, breaks, hand signals), harmonica equipment (vintage, classic, tube, amp customization, speakers, microphones, bullet mics, Shure CR CM, Astatic, crystal elements, turner) delay and reverb pedals, harmonica customizing), overbending, blues chromatic, practice software, tour of the German Harmonica Museum.
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Join me (David Barrett) for a look at my blues harmonica instruction website for all skill level players of diatonic and chromatic harmonica. The expert staff and I have been dedicated since 2009 to making you a better blues harmonica player... subscribe today to start your journey!
There are now over 3,000 instruction videos on the site, with contributor submissions and interviews from Gary Smith, Gary Primich, Dennis Gruenling, Brendan Power, Chris Michalek, James Conway, Jason Ricci, Joe Filisko, John Nemeth, Mark Hummel, Peter Madcat Ruth, Rick Estrin, R.J. Mischo, Steve Baker, Rod Piazza, Andy Just, Tom Ball, Rob Paparozzi, PT Gazell, Jimi Lee, Michael Peloquin, Billy Branch, Buddy Greene, Steve Guyger, Jelly Roll Johnson, Richard Sleigh, Adam Gussow, Billy Boy Arnold, Sugar Ray Norcia, Charlie Musselwhite, Curtis Salgado, Scott Dirks, Jim Liban, David Waldman, Tad Robinson, Mitch Kashmar, Kim Wilson, Ryan Walker, Aki Kumar, Joe Tartaglia, Greg Heumann, Fritz Hasenpusch, Joe Spiers, Kinya Pollard, Bill Bucco, Sissi Jones, Martin Häffner, Mark Overman, Dale Laslie, Dennis Oellig, Magic Dick, Rusty Zinn, John Garcia, RW Grigsby, Marty Dodson and more!
Subjects include: draw and blow bending, tongue blocking (single notes, slaps, pulls, octaves, flutters, side-flutters, fake-octaves, shakes), 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd position, 11th position, 12 position, scales (major, major pentatonic, blues, chromatic, dorian, mixolydian), music theory, hand usage (cupping, bullet mic cupping, wa wa, hand tremolo), tremolo, vibrato, improvising, accompaniment playing, high end playing, chugging, chording, train imitation, harpboxing, arpeggios, patterns, speed playing, minor playing, playing inside and outside the 12 bar blues, performance training, playing with a band (intros, endings, breaks, hand signals), harmonica equipment (vintage, classic, tube, amp customization, speakers, microphones, bullet mics, Shure CR CM, Astatic, crystal elements, turner) delay and reverb pedals, harmonica customizing), overbending, blues chromatic, practice software, tour of the German Harmonica Museum.
Subscribe today to start your journey towards becoming a great blues harmonica player! bluesharmonica.com
Sponsored by Hohner Harmonicas playhohner.com
