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Harmonica Lesson: Yankee Doodle

4/12/2013

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Harmony CaPleur takes the plunge with the 3 draw and wheezes out a rendition of "Yankee Doodle" for this week's beginning harmonica lesson.

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  4   4   -4   5    4     5   -4
Yankee Doodle went to town

-3  4 4   -4 5  4 -3
A-riding on a pony

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Stuck a feather in his hat

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And called it mac-a-ro-ni.
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Harmonica Lesson: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

4/1/2013

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Harmony CaPleur showcases "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for Opening Day and as a great song to practice jumping holes on the harmonica.

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  4      7  -6   6   5    6   -4
Take me out to the ball game

  4      7  -6   6   5    6
Take me out to the crowd.

-6    -6    -6     5    -5     6    -6   -5    -4
Buy me some pea-nuts and Crack-er-Jacks,

-6 -6    -6   -7 7 -8 -7 -6   6
I don't care if I ev-er get back.

  5      -4     4     7     -6   6    5     6     -4
Cause it's root, root, root for the home team,

-4   4    -4     5   -5  6   -6
If they don't win it's a shame.

-6   -7   7     7       7      -7       -6      6
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out

 6   6   -6  -7    7
at the old ball game.

Listen to a recording of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

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Harmonica Lesson: Happy Birthday

3/25/2013

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Harmony CaPleur showcases "Happy Birthday" as a great song to know to keep from having to buy a gift or to help give a gift from the heart.

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-4 -4      5   -4  6   -5,   -4 -4    5  -4    -6   6
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you

-4 -4     -8  -7     6    6   -5  5
Happy Birthday dear so and so

  7  7     -7   6  -6   6
Happy Birthday to you

Listen to a recording of "Happy Birthday"

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Harmonica Lesson: Everyday

3/18/2013

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Harmony CaPleur showcases "Everyday," a must-have Buddy Holly song that introduces beginning players to the 3 draw.

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 6  5  4    -6 -6 -6 -6   -7 -6
Everyday it's a gettin' closer

6  5    4  5   -5  -5  6-5    5 -4
Goin' faster than a roller coaster

  6      5     4      5   6 -5      5    -4   4
Love like yours will surely come my way

 -5      4    -3
Hey, Hey, Hey

 6  5  4   -6  -6 -6 -6   -7 -6
Everyday it's a gettin' faster

  6  5  4     5   -5   -5 6   -5    5   -4
Everyone says go ahead and ask her

  6      5     4      5    6 -5     5    -4   4
Love like yours will surely come my way

-5      4     -3
Hey, Hey, Hey

Listen to a recording of "Everyday"

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Harmonica Lesson: Oh When the Saints

3/13/2013

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Harmony CaPleur showcases "Oh When the Saints" as she discusses the importance of challenging yourself to help break through beginning plateaus.

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4      5     -5     6      4     5    -5     6
Oh when the saints, oh when the saints

4       5   -5      6     5     4   5    -4
Oh when the saints go marching in

5    -4   4    4   5  6   6     6  -5
Lord I want to be in that number

5        -5     6     5     4  -4     4
When the saints go marching in

Listen to a recording of "Oh When the Saints"

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Harmonica Lesson: Star Wars

3/6/2013

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Harmony CaPleur wheezes out a rendition of the theme from Star Wars as one of her song recommendations for those just starting out.

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Listen to a recording of "Star Wars"

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Harmonica Lesson: You Are My Sunshine

2/25/2013

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For this lesson Harmony CaPleur showcases the song "You Are My Sunshine" as she discusses the important of practice space, breathing, and playing slow.

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  3    4   -4    5  5   
You are my sunshine
 
 5  -4 5    4  4
My only sunshine
 
 4     -4      5  -5 -6 
You make me happy
  
  -6      6     -5    5
When skies are gray
  
  4     -4 5    -5    -6     
You'll never know dear
 
  -6     6   -5   5   4
How much I love you
  
   4      -4      5    -5    -4  -4    5 4
Please don't take my sunshine away.

Listen to a recording of "You Are My Sunshine"

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Harmonica Lesson: Popeye the Sailor Man

2/17/2013

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Harmony CaPleur showcases "Popeye the Sailor Man" as she discusses the importance of song variety while practicing.

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5      6  6      6   -5 5   6
I'm Popeye, the sailor man.

 6    -6 -5    -6    7 -6    6
I'm Popeye, the sailor man.

6  -6   -5  -6  7 -7
I fight to the finish

 -6     6  -6    6    5  4
Cause I eats me spinach.
       
 5      6  6     6   -6 7    7     
I'm Popeye, the sailor man

 7&8    7&8
Toot!  Toot!

Listen to a recording of "Popeye the Sailor Man"

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Harmonica Lesson: Oh, Susanna

2/11/2013

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Free beginning harmonica lessons are now available at Vinyl. Check out the first lesson: "Oh, Susanna" in the key of C.

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-5  -5   -6  -6       -6      6     6   5   4  -4
Oh, Su-san-na     Oh, don't you cry for me

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Cause I've come from Al-a-bam-a

4    -4   5    5  -4  -4    4
with a ban-jo on my knee.

Listen to a recording of "Oh, Susanna"

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    About Harmony CaPleur

    Harmony CaPleur is an amateur harmonica player willing to share her knowledge and shortcomings with students.

    Although she doesn't have much experience playing the harmonica, she certainly has spent many hours trying to figure it out.

    When it comes to the harmonica, Harmony believes in two things.

    1. Keep suckin' and blowin'.

    2. Have fun.

    About Harmony CaPleur's Tabs

    All tabs featured on this page are original Harmony CaPleur drawings from her personal song book, which she has been creating for several years.

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    "Love Me Tender"

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    Love me tender   
    -8     -6   -8 
    Love me sweet,
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    Never   let me go.
     6      7     -7     7   -8  -6  -8
    You have made my life complete,
     7  -7  -6   -7  7
    And I love you so.
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    Love me tender, love me true; 
    8   -8     7      -8 8
    all my dreams fulfill, 
    8     8    -9 8   -8 -6 -8
    for, my darling, I love you 
    7   -7 -6 -7    7
    and I always will.
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