Half-Valved Harmonicas - What Are They & How Do They Work?

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In today's harmonica lesson we'll be learning about the half-valved harmonica. This is an amazing harmonica that allows you to bend every blow and draw note, giving you lots more expressive bending and allowing you to play chromatically without the need for overblows.

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TIMESTAMPS -
00:00 Intro
00:33 What is it?
02:05 Valved vs. normal harp
04:09 New bends
04:59 Technique
07:12 How does it work?
09:19 Playing chromatically
10:16 Practice exercises
13:48 Full chromatic scale
14:54 Adding new bends to songs
17:21 Song tabs