5 Speed Hacks Every Harp Player Should Know

Download the scale cheatsheet (Free!): https://www.harmonicarevolution.com/scs

In this video I share five tips to play fast on harmonica including fast licks and a bonus song with tabs.

Backing Track by MCCD: https://youtu.be/sXIQxqS5agw?si=7ln6EA2j8viOQDqe

Tabs:
-3''s-3 -4 5 -4 -3''s-3
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2'' -1 -2
-3'' -3 -4 5 -4 -3''s-3
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2'' -1 -2
-4 -4 -4x6 (triplets) -4 -4 -4 -4
-4 5 6 5 6 6
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)(1,2,3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)(1,2,3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)
(-3'',-4)s(-3,-4)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)(1,2,3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)
(-3'',-4)s(-3,-4)
-1 2 3
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)(1,2,3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)(1,2,3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)
(-3'',-4)s(-3,-4)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)(1,2,3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3) (1,2,3)
(-3'',-4)s(-3,-4)
-4 -4x6(triplets) -4 -4 -4 -4
-4 -4 -4 5 6
-3'' -3 -4 -3'' -3 -4 -3'' -3 -4
-3'' -3 -4 -3
-2 -2 -2 -2'' -1 -2
|-3,-4| -4 5 6
6 -6 -7 -6 6 5 6
-6 -6
-6 -7 -6 6
-6 -7 -6 6
-6 -7 -6 6
6 -6 -7 -8 8 9 9\
-4 5 -4 -3''s-3
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2'' -1 -2
-4 4 -3 -2 2 -2
-4' -4 -5 -4' -4 -5
-4' -4 -5 -4' -4 -5
4 -3's-3 -2 -2'' -1 -2~ -2
-3''s-3 -4 5 -4 -3's-3
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2'' -1 -2
-3 -3'' -3 -4 -3 -4 5 6 6 6
-2 -2 -2 -2 -2'' -1 -2
-4 -4 -4x6(triplets) -4 -4
-4 5 6 6
6 -5 -4
-4 5 6
(-1,-2,-3)
(-1,-2,-3)(-1,-2,-3)

???? TAB KEY

Blow Note: #
(ex: 3 for 3 blow)
Draw Note: -#
(ex: -3 for 3 draw)
Chord: (#,#,#)
(ex: (-1,-2,-3) for a chord on 1, 2, and 3 draw)
Bend: ’ for each 1⁄2 step bent
(ex: -2’’ for 2 whole step draw bend)
Bend Scoop:
I use angled brackets, but Youtube does not allow them. I use "s" in the tabs in this description.
(ex: -2’’s-2 for a scoop up to 2 draw)
Overblow/Overdraw: * after a #
(ex: 6 for 6 overblow. -7* for 7 overdraw)
Wah/Vibrato: ~ after a note (both techniques have similar uses, study the recording to determine which technique was used)
(ex: -3~ for 3 draw with vibrato or wah)
Glissando: / when sliding up to a note, \ when sliding down. (ex: /-4 for a glissando slide up to 4 draw)
Trills: |#,#|
(ex: |-4,-5| for a trill on 4 and 5 draw)
Flutters: {#,#,#}
(ex: {-4,-5,-6} for a flutter on 4, 5 and 6 draw)
Slap: # before a note ((Often not notated))
(ex: #-4 for a slap on 4 draw)
Pull: # after a note ((Often not notated))
(ex: 4# for a pull after 4 draw)

Song audio (if you want to slow it down with Anytune or a similar program):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12EctpuHIy3X1tzHdJttmWIxYK8ZVtURI/view?usp=sharing