
This course teaches you 101 Blues Riffs.I know the intro lecture says only the first half is done but now I've finished it and you have all 101 riffs as originally planned.
I've taken 101 blues riffs - five Blues Riffs from many of my favourite players, and in some cases (like 'chugging') from my favourite techniques - and I've organised them in a way that will enable you to learn them easily.
Each riff is written down in harmonica tab and standard notation as well as played several times at different speeds on the attached mp3s for you to play along with.
Not only that but I will also walk you through each riff slowly and help you learn it step by step.
After taking this course will have the skills necessary to jam with your friends or at a jam session and have something interesting and musical to say as you play.
So jump in and enrol now but don't forget - there's nothing to loose - if you don't like it just ask for a refund and you don't have to do it immediately as you get lifetime access!
Nice easy start. Here are two chugging riffs you can use in many swing rhythms - i.e. most Blues
You get the whole book included in this course - a bit at a time.
Email benhewlett@me.com if you would like the whole book as one download. Subject line: 'Please email 101 Blues Riffs (Udemy Course)'
Three more chugging riffs using triplets, rests and dramatic gaps.
Let's take a look at the wonderful De Ford Bailey. The first riff (in this lecture) shows you his straight 'Charleston' style and his melodic playing. Note the 4draw - 6blow motif which you will see more of in upcoming lectures.
Two syncopated riffs with the first spanning the octave.
The second introduces a trill that he uses to emphasise a note.
Last two De Ford Bailey riffs - now search for his recordings and see what you can learn!
Learn Sonny Terry inspired harmonica blues riffs, using chord-based licks, whispering words with breath control, and quick in and out breaths to shape rhythm.
Practice Sonny Terry harmonica riffs with draw and blow triplets, emphasizing rhythm over notes and shaping tone from bright silvery to woody. Use a metronome for slow, deliberate practice.
Looking at the first set of Sonny Terry riffs again - you asked, I delivered!
Explore little Walter’s blues harmonica innovations and night train riffs, tracing Chicago’s shift and influences from Sonny Boy Williamson I and John Lee Williamson, with bent notes and tongue blocking.
Learn blues harmonica through Little Walter riffs part two, focusing on breathing, reed gap, and bending to achieve horn-like tone; practice riffs 17 and 18 at various speeds.
Master soulful harmonica riffs with Little Walter part three, focusing on note bending, draw bends, and whole-step bends, accompanied by click tracks, metronome practice, and triplet patterns.
Learn five typical Sonny Boy Williamson harmonica riffs, with tongue-block and single-note phrasing. The lesson samples his style, offers technique tips, and practice ideas.
Explore Sonny Boy Williamson riffs, part three, with harmonica techniques like head rolls, glissando, and vibrato, and practice breath control, rests, and breaks for authentic blues phrasing.
Learn classic blues endings and riffs, featuring Sonny Boy Williamson II's drop six below octave jump, practice with slow and fast versions, and explore cross-instrument transcriptions.
Explore overblow, the third type of note bending in blues harmonica, and understand its challenges through demonstration. Note notable players like Howard Levy and Little Walter.
Discover William Clark's harmonica riffs, focusing on triplets, breath control, and precise note lengths. Practice with a backing track to study and adapt these rhythms into your own blues riffs.
Master blues harmonica riffs in the William Clarke style, using scotch snap patterns, breath control, and repeatable drills to explore holes, timing, and riff structure.
Explore JJ Milteau inspired harmonica riffs based on six-note patterns from riffs 41 and 42, including bends and draw techniques to build speed through focused practice.
Explore JJ Milteau riffs part two to practice harmonica draw and blow techniques, note patterns, and octave jumps through slow, exercise-based phrasing.
Guide blues harmonica riffs inspired by malto with stepwise six-to-five patterns, box patterns, and four-note sequences you slide through while breathing in and out, building muscle memory and vibrato.
*updated March 2022* Udemy's BEST SELLING BLUES harmonica course - with over 4,500 students.
No harmonica experience? No problem, I'll walk you through nice and slow.
Do you ever feel you play the same stuff on your harmonica over and over?
I've felt that at times and, to get my mojo back, I study other players - and now you can as well.
You need 101 Blues Riffs - and here they come!
We've broken them down so you get all the notes, all the tab and I'll even play them for you at three different speeds.
This course will increase your musical vocabulary; it will teach you how to play simple riffs in the styles of De Ford Bailey, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Sonnyboy Williamson 2, William Clarke, JJ Milteau, Brendan Power, Big Walter, Charlie McCoy, Charlie Musselwhite and more...
By learning these riffs you will be a much broader musician and able to impress your audience and bandmates.
Every riff is written down as harmonica tab and normal music notation on a pdf and I'll play it for you at different speeds with a click track as well on an mp3.
All you need is a 'C' diatonic harmonica and you're away!
I'll walk you through every riff in order before moving on to the next one.
If you want to free up your playing and explore the styles of some of the most successful blues harp players you've come to the right place!
Did you ever fool around with a harmonica as a kid?
Would you like to learn to play the harmonica better now?
Do you play guitar, piano, ukulele or are you a singer and want to add harmonica into your act?
Do you want an instrument that's easy to pick up, store and carry?
Did you inherit a harmonica and want to pay respect to the original owner??
Where you inspired by Bob Dylan, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Mick Jagger?
Would you like to play in a church, campfire, band or jam session?
Do you think harmonica will help with COPD or other health issues?
Is this a retirement 'bucket-list' project?
If you answered yes to any of those who are in the right place.
This course will help you become a great harmonica player. All you need to do is follow the lectures in order plus some practice and you will start to feel a surge of confidence as you see your skills increasing daily.
This will be exciting, fun, and challenging – I think you will thoroughly enjoy it!
I think people recognise my passion for the harmonica. I’m not someone who plays bass, guitar, piano, drums and sings, records, gigs…I just (mostly) teach harmonica.
Sure I perform sometimes, gig with friends, go to jams, do corporate harp demonstrations but MOSTLY I focus on playing, learning and teaching harmonica.
So if you have a Hohner harmonica, a blues harmonica, hohner special 20, a chromatic harmonica (ok, not that one) a blues harp, a hohner big river, a harmonica holder, a harmonica set…you can start to play now.
Give me a shout if you need any help please.