7 blues harp licks using tongue block - Beginner Blues Harmonica Lesson

Hello! In today's harmonica lesson I'll teach you to play 7 blues harmonica licks using tongue blocking.

You might also want to try my full step-by-step tongue blocking course.

Here are the harp tabs for all the blues licks:

(Click here for a guide to my harp tabs.)

Lick #1:

Basic: -2 -3 -4 5 6 6

Full: -2 -3/-->-3 -4 5 36 36

Lick #2:

Basic: -5 -4 5 -4 -3//-->-3

Full: (sl.)-5 (sl.)-4 (sl.)5 (sl.)-4 -3//-->-3

Lick #3:

Basic: -2 -3 -4 5 -5 5 -4 -3

Full: (sl.)-2(p.) (sl.)-3(p.) (sl.)-4(p.) (sl.)5(p.) (sl.)-5(p.) (sl.)5(p.) (sl.)-4(p.) (sl.)-3(p.)

Lick #4:

Basic: -3/-->-3 -4 5 3 -3/ -2

Full: -3/-->-3 -14(fl.) 5 3 -3/ -2-->-2/

Lick #5:

Basic: 6 -5 -4 -5 -4-->-4/ -3 -2

Full: 6 -5 -4 -2<-->-5 -4-->-4/ -3 -2-->-2/

Lick #6:

Basic: -3/ -4 -1 2 -123 -3/ -3// -2 -123 -3// -123 2 6

Full: -3/-->(sl.)-4 -1 (sl.)2 -123 (sl.)-3/ -3// -2 -123 (sl.)-3// -123 (sl.)2 36

Lick #7:

Basic: 6 -5 -4 -5 -4 4 3 -3/ -2 -2/ -2//

Full: 36 -25 (sl.)-4 (sl.)-5 (sl.)-4 14 3 -3/ -2 -2/ -2//

Thanks for studying with me today. I hope you enjoyed the lesson!

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