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Paul Gillings - Harmonica
United Kingdom
Приєднався 26 січ 2014
Harmonica teacher, Singer/Songwriter and Harmonica player of over thirty years. Trying to do something different with the Harmonica, using it for songwriting and not just Blues or an 'effect'. Encouraging harmonica players to push the boundaries with originality and creativity.
East Top Lightning Blues Harmonica - Review
I was sent the latest offering from East Top from an Amazon Marketplace trader for an impartial review and here's what I thought.
Not to be confused with the Seydel Lightning, this budget harmonica from East Top is a great bang for your buck. The East Top is air-tight which makes it easy to bend notes on and for a mere £30(ish) Sterling, this harmonica will not disappoint!
Link to buy:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRRN99C7?ref=myi_title_dp&th=1
Not to be confused with the Seydel Lightning, this budget harmonica from East Top is a great bang for your buck. The East Top is air-tight which makes it easy to bend notes on and for a mere £30(ish) Sterling, this harmonica will not disappoint!
Link to buy:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRRN99C7?ref=myi_title_dp&th=1
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Lets Talk Tone - on harmonica!
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In this lesson I wanted to talk about how and where the 'tone' comes from in your harmonica and playing taking into account different sources. Time stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:16 Materials 3:44 Construction 5:07 Physiology 8:43 Attack, Decay & Sustain I find tone to be a very personal journey. The quest for tone has the potential to give a player an identity that is distinct and recognisable. Is tone ...
Tongue Blocking on harmonica: The Basics
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This episode is dedicated to the very basics of what tongue blocking is on the harmonica and the different types that there are. Harmonica in the video is a Seydel Session Steel Summer Edition 2020 in the key of C Major. Thjese techniques apply to any 10 diatonic hamronica.
5th Position Blues scale on Harmonica
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A quick run through the 5th postion blues scale over two octaves on a standard C major 10 hole diatonic harmonica. Tabs and musical notation.
Harmonic Minor Tuning for Harmonica
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The harmonic minor tuning is a superb alternative to a regular richter tuned harmonica and helped me explore many more musical avenues than I was. The harmonic minor tuning is also a boat load of fun! In this video I explain what the differences are to a regular tuned harmonica. Thanks to Seydel Harmonicas for the Am harmonica used in this video.
Learn to play St James Infirmary Blues on harmonica
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Learn the old classic St James Infirmary Blues on harmonica! Tabbed out for ease of learning, this lesson incorporates a couple of other crucial harmonica techniques including honing those pesky hole 3 bends, octave playing and learning the song in 5th position on your trusty C harmonica!
Learn to play Auld Lang Syne on Harmonica
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Learn to play the New Year classic 'Auld Lang Syne' on harmonica with NO BENDS! You will need a 10 hole diatonic harmonica in the key of C Major. The song itself is in the key of F.
Playing a chromatic scale on a DIATONIC harmonica?!
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In this video I show where all the notes of the chromatic scale over 3 octaves are situated on a regular C major diatonic harmonica. I'm just using a bog standard Marine Band Deluxe for this, it has not been modified or 'set up' in any way. The video includes visuals for where the notes are on the harmonica.
How to Play Harmonica to ANY Song
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In this lesson I show you how it's possible to play harmonica to literally any song by breaking down the song into sections, listening constructively and applying the slightest bit of...music theory (don't be scared!). 0:00 Intro 2:38 Song demo 6:28 What, where and when to play? 12:51 Song breakdown, chords and scales 19:53 Final song with harmonica 23:23 Conclusion and further tips The song I ...
How to tune a harmonica
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Tuning a harmonica is a pretty straight forward process, I encourage you to have a go yourself. Tools needed: screwdriver, small file or chisel and a feeler gauge. I am tuning a Seydel Session Steel harmonica in the key of G and tuning the draw 5 reed from C to a C#. For this example I decided to make life easy for myself and create a country-tuned harmonica instead of having to overblow on hol...
Late Nights and Early Mornings - Official music video
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Late Nights and Early Mornings by The London Road Collective Paul Gillings - Harmonica and Verse 1 vocals Danny R - Lead guitar and Verse 2 vocals Isaac Lister - Verse 3 vocals Matt Cooper - Bass Sam Wilson - Drums Greater Than - Cover Art Blaze Studios - Mixing and mastering Verse 1 (Paul): We’re taught to believe that this life is all we get, We work and we slave and we toil and we sweat, And...
4th Position Blues Scale on Harmonica
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How to play a Blues Scale in 4th position on a C major diatonic harmonica. 4th position on a C major 10 hole diatonic is all things 'A' and here I take a moment to show you how to play a blues scale over two complete octaves. Tablature and musical notation provided.
Getting up to the top end of your harmonica - and back down again!
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A quick harmonica exercise to develop agility and speed. Follow up video to the previous one that showed getting up to the top end of your harmonica and back down in groups of two. Play this exercise as triplets, start slowly and build up your speed, making sure each note is accurate.
Seydel Low Tone Harmonicas
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I've had a few comments on my other videos asking for demos of other keys and generally more information about the Seydel Low Tone Harmonicas. Here's my take on them. www.paulgillingsharmonica.com
Busking in Lowestoft - What Goes Up by Danny R & Paul Gillings
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Busking in Lowestoft - What Goes Up by Danny R & Paul Gillings
Getting up to the top end of your harmonica (and back down again!)
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Getting up to the top end of your harmonica (and back down again!)
Learn to play Edelweiss on Harmonica
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Learn to play Edelweiss on Harmonica
12 Bar Blues on Harmonica for Beginners
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12 Bar Blues on Harmonica for Beginners
3rd Position Blues Scale on Harmonica
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3rd Position Blues Scale on Harmonica
The first tune I ever learned on Harmonica
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The first tune I ever learned on Harmonica
Learn to play 'Oh When The Saints Go Marching In' on Harmonica
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Learn to play 'Oh When The Saints Go Marching In' on Harmonica
2nd position Blues scale on Harmonica
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2nd position Blues scale on Harmonica
Slow Blues played on a Seydel Low Tone in Low D
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Slow Blues played on a Seydel Low Tone in Low D
Wanted to get a Harmonica to play melodies while playing Guitar, got a C-Harmonica, Was disappointed i couldnt play all notes, Saw some women who made some crazy improvisation on it. Wanted to know why and how she could play so much more notes than i can and sounding beatiful like a saxophone... First tutorial was about how to bend in notes, overdrawing, even could get to overdraw to Dd(1), pretty fast, but its hard/crazy, didnt work for other notes. That tutorial only showed the black and blue notes you ve showed, and you pulled off that red notes,... pretty impressive. I gotta slight idea how much practise it is to be pull of those red notes. Chromatic Harmonicas are no option while playing guitar. But this overblowing and overdrawing seems like alot of work to me. Isnt there a third type of harmonica that enables you to play all notes without pushing that slet, like on a chromatic harmonica, or overblowing/drawing on a diatonic, but gives you a smaller amount of octaves or got 24 instead of 10 blowholes?
You sure that isn't Slippin'? 😉 Great stuff!
I always thought 432Hz is the perfect calibration for music. It doesn't sound sharp, it doesn't sound flat, just perfect.
I think 440Hz sounds flat in the higher register and sharp in the lower register.
It is interesting you mentioned reed whistling, I'm relieved it wasn't personal. I have it on my suzuki bluesmaster, too. I wondered why and the reedplate was curved. I have a whole set some are right and some do whistle.
Looking forward to learning from you sir.
Thank you my friend! More lessons in the making 😎
What natural minor key?
Muy buen tema. Y gran toque de armónica
Thanks for listening! All the best to you 😎
I liked the 432 the best,not sure why ,maybe a little warmer.
Thanks for watching, I find a lot of people prefer the 432 😎
I just got one in A. It’s a very decent harp for its price range. All the bends work well and the 6 over blow is available if not as immediately clear as some higher end harps. It’s not airy at all on the lower bends. Yes, it is bright. Among the numerous harmonica reviewers, it’s nice to encounter one (you) who clearly plays very well. Many don’t.
Very kind words 🤩 thank you so much for watching and I like your assessment of the instrument. Spot on 😎
It's an 'armonica,or a Harmonica.If the H is aspirated,a single vowel is correct.
Whatever… 🤣🤣
Thanks for watching 😎👍
Thank you !
You’re very welcome, thanks for watching 😎
Shocking ive never had a harp read bending to the top of the scale . I been missing out brother 😪 6:21
I’m sorry to hear that buddy, but hopefully you can move forward now! 😎👍 thanks for watching. All the best best
I think is a very well made hohner Rocket copy
Yes! It certainly bares some uncanny resemblances now you mention it! 😎
It has phosphor bronze reeds which are welded onto the reed plate, not riveted.
It does indeed, thanks for clarifying 😎🙏
So, that makes it better than the 008K? Worth the extra money?
@@Mr._Fit_Atheist in my opinion, totally 😎
Do they have those in 432 A4hz turning pitch ! ?? ?
I don’t think so, they may make them on request, 🤷♂️ you may have to contact the company directly. 👍 thanks for watching 🙏
Thanks , IT BENDS ALL THE WAY UP THE SCALE ? ⚖️ IVE NEVER had one that good 👍 eas-top
It’s pretty good! Bends are easy all round 😎
Super gaaf wat groot mooi guid 😊
😎 Thanks for watching
Thank you . Will practice that .
Best of luck!
@@PaulGillings issue will be the overblow :)
Cheers !
😎 you're very welcome, thanks dude!
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome 😊 thanks for watching
@@PaulGillings thanks for sharing !
Love the Mac in the background!
It still works! I just need to get the mouse and keyboard for it.
@@PaulGillings I have my SX-64 still … Google it :)
Great job I’ve just started to learn the harmonic and I sound like a cats chorus Never mind
It’s a journey! With practise you’ll definitely improve. Welcome to the harmonica, have fun! Thanks for watching 😎
Jij zou een goed leraar zijn paul top 😊
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Top paul jij legt het superleuk uit door jou heb ik veel gehoord 😊
You're very welcome! thanks for watching!
Brilliant video
Thanks for watching 😎
Thanks a lot !
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching 😎
Very nice review I have one in low Db Best harp I own So did you break its reeds?
A few years on and harp still going strong 😎 thanks for watching 🙏
Crispy OB’s 👏
Very kind, bless ya 🙏Thanks for watching dude 😎
What positions are you playing in? Really nice
Thank you! It’s actually a Bm Natural tuning in second position
Really cool thanks! What scales? 😂
@greasemonkeymobile just minor blues scales really
So cool. Thanks @@PaulGillings
This guy is an inspiration, Luv his approach to playing & teaching harmonica. Been playing for a long time, but you never stop learning! Thanks Paul.👌👏
Thank you Tom, far too kind 🙏 thanks for watching and keep your eyes peeled for more lessons coming soon!
I'm sorry I don't understand when I follow ur annotations it sounds nothing like old lang syne. The mystery is its easy to play except I start on three and then have not missing at the end... I don't understand. Help?
I don’t know what to say I’m afraid… It’s the version of auld land syne I know. I’ve just double checked the tab and it sounds exactly as it’s supposed to. Can I just check that you are blowing on an up arrow and breathing in on a down arrow?
@@PaulGillings Its probably something Im doing but when I try play it slowly using the annotations I get lost hahahaha Im probably just ending on the wrong note. Will give it a bash again in the morning. Thanks for the videos you make. They are awesome. I just bought a NUX loop pedal after watching a video of yours and Im very excited. Been messing around with it all day. This is the best hobby I have ever had...it just gets better and better. At first it was just harp skills, now its branched into other stuff like how to build a mic and hopefully a pedal or two if Im lucky. I like how deep the rabbit hole goes.
I like my Seydel Blues Soloist best .thanx paul good vid
That’s a great harp! Thanks for watching 😎
Really good teaching here. Thanks!
I hope it helped, thank you so much for watching!
Not surprised it took you a while to get it tuned. Those stainless steel reeds are much harder than the brass ones in other harps. Much easier with the brass ones.
Totally! Brass is a much softer metal. Thanks for watching Dennis, happy Harpin!
lol it looks like a computer From 1982 in the background by the guitar case lol. Too funny!
It is indeed! Well spotted! 👍
Nicely done!
Thanks! Was a bit of an experiment at the time but was pleased with the result. Thanks for watching
Paul I haven’t checked your website yet or anything but was wondering if you offer on line lessons? I’m current in Tomlin Leckie’s beginner course but after that I was just curious of other options availability. Tomlins course has been great but was just exploring other options.
Hi Allen, I only have my UA-cam channel which has a host of free lessons, advice and tunes to learn on it. I don’t do one on one lessons or courses, sorry about that. If you subscribe to this channel though I will be putting up lessons regularly on a variety of techniques. Thanks for watching!
@@PaulGillings 10-4 Thanks! I’ll definitely subscribe and follow!
Your Octaves are just gorgeous. They are giving me TROUBLE. I hit them sometimes but I still have to move my lips out further or flatten my tongue muscles more to the left or right... and I have been practicing quite a bit! Is there a trick to doing this? I'm putting the Harmonica way back in my mouth so that my top lip is over most of the upper cover of the Harmonica. This is what quite a few videos suggested... is there another way you might know?💡💥🎶🎙🤙🏽🤔
Sounds to me like you are doing the right things, persevere and the muscle memory will kick in eventually. 👍
Thanks Paul! I always enjoy your videos and expertise about the harmonica. Getting good tone is harder then I had thought it would be when I first started a year ago.
The quest for good tone takes a long time but is totally worth it! Enjoy your journey and thank you for watching 😎
Super helpful and to-the-point. Thanks so much!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching
thank you, yeah
You’re very welcome, thanks for watching
quick question: If I want to play a song in Gm, can I experiment with turning the E into Eb and B into Bb on my C harp? Would that work?
You can indeed, although that makes for a natural minor tuning. I have a video on my channel that explains how that works too. Thanks for watching!
You can indeed, although that makes for a natural minor tuning. I have a video on my channel that explains how that works too. Thanks for watching!
Thank you
You’re very welcome, thanks for watching!
I'm part German myself, and love this song! I've been practicing on my chromatic for a while and now on the diatonic. Glad I came upon your video, thanks 🙏🎶
Hey ramblin’ thanks for watching. Glad it helped you 😎👍
Great song and lesson, good for 3 draw bends and throwing in them octaves! And in 5th position, once again great lesson! Thanks 🙏🎶
You’re very welcome, thanks for watching 🙏
Thanks sir Paul 🌻 From Denpasar
You’re very welcome, thanks for watching. I haven’t been knighted though so it’s just Paul 😎👍
@@PaulGillings 😁
Thanx Paul your great ,always wondered about the technique ,thanx
You’re very welcome Jack. Thanks for watching 😎
That was brilliant,please keep doing what you do,teach . Like to learn by ear and it kicks butt when you get it.Thanks👍🏻
You’re very welcome, thank you for watching. More videos being released each month so please keep your eyes peeled 😎🙏
@Paul Gillings thanks for the video. I am in Norwich and I love visiting Lowestoft. Maybe one day I can see you performing....I am trying to learn playing harmonica.
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Fantastic! I worked in Norwich up until a few years ago and love that city!! I’m not gigging much at the moment but will keep you posted of that changes. Thanks for watching and for subscribing!