bought a harmonica, wondering how to make it sound good. figured out how to do a decent version of neil young's heart of gold, but struggling to make up things to my own tunes. is it just a case of just playing around for a bit?
Yeh just keep playing around with it, what i liked to do was turn on some music and try to play along, It will probly take like 4 mos, then you should be pretty killer
Speaking only for myself, I could never get the hang of a harmonica. Most instruments I can do something with, but harmonica, to me, just seems extremely counter-intuitive. However, the existence of so many online tutorials these days makes me want to maybe try it again someday. A few of the sites below seem pretty decent for beginners... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="learn+harmonica"&btnG=Google+Search
I have a harmonica and I still can not play it, well but maybe its because I dont have the time to play with it, but I may one day It sounds great!
When I tried to learn, I had a "Hohner Marine Band." "Hohner Marine Band - This wood-combed harmonica (which pre-1975 was the best diatonic anyone could buy), is not recommended for beginners or someone that does not plan on spending the time or money involved on customizing it to seal the pear wood comb. These harmonicas leak air and make it very difficult for beginners to learn on..." Source: http://www.harmonicastore.com/harm_dia.shtml A few years ago I worked for a company that hosted harmonicalessons.com and they seem to have some decent resources. I'm not "recommending" them, exactly, but a quick look at their site makes me wish I had an extra $25 laying around to run out and buy a harmonica today!
