Blues Harmonica For Dummies

- Breathe the blues into your harmonica - Learn about bending, tongue blocking, and chordal rhythm - Connect with blues history and the major players The fun and easy way to play blues harmonica Blues Harmonica For Dummies gives you a wealth of guidance on playing harmonica in the style of the blues masters. Learn how to go from playing easy chords to strong single notes ? and then to 12-bar blues. Develop your personal style and put together a repertoire of tunes to play for an audience. Explore specific techniques and applications, including bending and making your notes sound richer and fuller; using amplification; developing blues licks and riffs; performing a blues harmonica solo like a pro; and much more. Inside... - A review of the blues as a musical style - What it takes to get started - A blues guide to music symbols - Ways to shape, color, and punctuate your blues sound - How to amplify your playing - Important blues players and recordings