Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Introduction
  • About This Book
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • What You’re Not to Read
  • Foolish Assumptions
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Icons Used in This Book
  • Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: So You Wanna Play Blues Harmonica?
  • Chapter 1: Connecting with the Blues
    • What the Blues Is All About
    • Why the Harmonica Is Cool All on Its Own
    • What It Takes to Get Started
    • Digging in on Blues Harmonica: Getting Your Playing Going
  • Chapter 2: Getting Your Harmonicas Together
    • Finding Good Harmonicas for Playing Blues
    • Acquiring the Most Useful Keys and Types of Harmonica
    • Organizing and Protecting Your Harmonicas
    • Keeping Your Harmonicas in Good Working Order
  • Chapter 3: Deciphering the Code: A Blues Guide to Music Symbols
    • Getting to Know the Shorthand of Harmonica Tab
    • Understanding Musical Time
    • The ABCs of Melody and Harmony
    • Shaping Musical Statements
    • Communicating with Other Musicians
• Part 2: Doin’ the Crawl: Your First Harmonica Moves
  • Chapter 4: Breathing Life into the Harmonica
    • Preparing Your Body and Your Mind
    • Adding the Harmonica
    • Making Your First Musical Sounds
  • Chapter 5: Moving Around with Single Notes
    • Isolating a Single Note with Your Lips
    • Singling Out a Note with Your Tongue
    • Making Your First Moves
    • Playing Your First Blues Phrases
  • Chapter 6: Creating Blues Harmonica Licks and Riffs
    • Combining Breath Changes and Hole Changes
    • Getting Acquainted with Licks and Riffs
    • Building Licks and Riffs with Pathways
  • Chapter 7: Progressing Through the 12-Bar Blues
    • The Three Parts of 12-Bar Blues
    • Relating Each Part of the Verse to the Harmonica’s Chords
    • Shaping Your Statements in 12-Bar Blues
• Part 3: Beyond the Basics: Getting Bluesy
  • Chapter 8: Working with the Low and High Registers of the Harmonica
    • Getting Low and High Notes to Sound Clearly
    • Unlocking the Power of the Low Register
    • Demystifying the High Register
  • Chapter 9: Modulating and Punctuating Your Sound
    • Starting and Stopping Notes with Articulation
    • Making Vowel Sounds
    • Undulating Your Sound with Vibrato
  • Chapter 10: Enriching Your Sound with Textures
    • Playing Warbles and Shakes
    • Mastering Tongue Action
  • Chapter 11: Bending Notes: A Classic Part of the Blues Sound
    • Acquiring the Knack
    • Moving to and from Bent Notes
    • Mapping All the Bends
    • Playing Your Bends in Tune
    • Bending in the Low Register
    • Bending in the High Register
    • Bending on the Chromatic
    • Bending Notes Up with Overblows and Overdraws
• Part 4: Developing Your Style
  • Chapter 12: Playing in Different Keys on a Single Harmonica
    • Introducing the Position Concept
    • An Overview of First, Second, and Third Positions
  • Chapter 13: Working Your Blues Chops in First Position
    • Relating First Position to the Three Chords of the Blues
    • Navigating the Three Registers in First Position
    • Bearing Down on Blue Notes and Bendable Notes in First Position
    • Exploring Pathways to First-Position Licks and Riffs
    • Three First-Position Study Tunes
  • Chapter 14: Accelerating the Blues with Third Position
    • Relating Third Position to the Three Chords of the Blues
    • The Three Registers in Third Position
    • Blue Notes and Bendable Notes in Third Position
    • Exploring Pathways to Third-Position Licks and Riffs
    • Three Third-Position Study Tunes
  • Chapter 15: Playing Blues Chromatic Harmonica in Third and First Positions
    • Why Play Chromatic? Getting Accustomed to Its Face
    • Third Position Blues Chromatic: Tongue Blocking Is King
    • Using the Slide
    • First Position Blues Chromatic
  • Chapter 16: Playing Blues in Minor Keys
    • What Is a Minor Key?
    • Making Minor Keys Easy with Minor Keyed Harmonicas
    • Using Familiar Positions to Play in Minor Keys
    • Getting Hip to Minor Positions
  • Chapter 17: Groovin’ with Non-12-Bar Blues
    • Strategies for Adapting to Different Song Forms
    • The 8-Bar Blues Form
    • Saints Go Marching In Form
• Part 5: Taking It to the Streets: Sharing Your Music
  • Chapter 18: Developing Your Blues Repertoire
    • Learning by Ear from Blues Records
    • Improvising a Blues Solo with Licks and Riffs
    • Adding a New Harmonica Part to a Song
    • Blues Harmonica Songs to Get in Your Ears
  • Chapter 19: Blues Harmonica Amplification: Making a Big Noise with a Tiny Little Thang
    • Two Major Approaches to Amplification
    • Using Distortion and Avoiding Feedback
    • Piecing Together the Amplification Chain
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
  • Chapter 20: Ten Things to Know about Sharing Your Music with Others
    • Five Ways to Collaborate with Other Musicians
    • Five Tips for Delivering a Polished Performance
  • Chapter 21: Ten Important Periods and Styles in Blues Harmonica History
    • Early Harmonica History in the United States
    • Prewar Rural Blues Harmonica
    • Traveling Life and the Migration North
    • Memphis and Early Urban Blues
    • The Prewar Chicago Style
    • The Rise of Amplified Blues Harmonica
    • The Postwar Chicago Style
    • Regional Harmonica Styles
    • Rock, Blues, and the 1960s
    • Modern Blues
• Part 7: Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Tuning Layouts for All Keys
  • Appendix B: About the Website
    • Relating the Text to the Website Files
    • System Requirements
    • The Tracks on the Web page
    • Troubleshooting
• Index
• About the Author
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement

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