Classic Blues Songs Listed by Harmonica Key: Full Guide

Ever used your B harp?

Hello! This article is all about selecting the right harmonica key for playing classic blues songs. If you study the blues, you'll quickly realise that some harmonica keys are used a lot more than others. The keys of A, D and C are very common, as in the key of Bb, whereas some others are barely used at all. It's important to know which key of harmonica you will need to play a specific blues song, so I've compiled a list of some of the best blues songs ever recorded, listed by the key of harmonica used on the original record.

You’ll find over 400 blues songs listed below, including tracks from many of the big-hitting Chicago blues harp guys like Little Walter and Big Walter Horton, country blues legends like Sonny Terry and DeFord Bailey, plus some of my own personal favourite modern players such as Paul deLay, Carlos del Junco and Jason Ricci.

This guide focuses specifically on authentic blues songs so you can find a great song to learn, whatever key of blues harp you have to hand.

Choose a Key

Key of G

Key of Ab

Key of A

Key of Bb

Key of B

Key of C

Key of Db

Key of D

Key of Eb

Key of E

Key of F

Key of F#

A Quick Note on Positions

Most blues is played in 2nd position (cross harp). I have noted in the tables below when the song is played in a different position.

👉 If you would like more information about positions, check out my Guide to Harmonica Positions

Have a suggestion or correction?

I have included information to the best of my knowledge about many of the world's most-loved blues songs, but no list can be truly complete. If you have a suggestion to add to the list - or you think I've made a mistake - please get in touch and let me know.

Classic Blues Songs Using a G Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
99	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Ain't That Right	Paul DeLay
Bailey's Bounce	Carlos del Junco
Big Walter's Boogie	Big Walter Horton
Blowin' The Family Jewels	William Clarke	3rd position
Blues Afterwhile	William Clarke
Blues In My Sleep	James Cotton
Boarding House Blues	Rhythm Willie	1st position
Born Under A Bad Sign	Butterfield Blues Band
Bury Me Beneath the Willow	Woody Guthrie (feat. Sonny Terry)
Bye for Now	Carlos del Junco
Cash Money	William Clarke
Don't Worry Your Pretty Little Head	Carlos del Junco	12th position
Dull Blade	Carlos del Junco	3rd position
Evil	Billy Branch
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel	Woody Guthrie (feat. Sonny Terry)
I Ain't Superstitious	Howlin' Wolf
I'm Ready	Muddy Waters
In The Mood	Big Walter Horton
Last Night	Little Walter
Leavin' for Memphis	James Harman
Lil' Laptop	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels
Lost Fox Train	Hazmat Modine
Mariachi	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels	3rd position
Marjorie	Carlos del Junco	12th position
Mean Old Train	Papa Lightfoot
Mess Around	Carlos del Junco	12th position
Move Down the River Rhine	Carlos del Junco
Must Be Jelly	William Clarke	Free Tabs
My Favourite Uncle	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels
Play With Your Poodle	James Cotton
Rambler’s Blues	James Harman	1st position
Shakey's Blues	Big Walter Horton
Stranger Blues	James Harman
Take Me Back Baby	Paul Butterfield
Teenage Girl	William Clarke	C harp in 2nd + G harp in 1st
The Battle Is Over (But The War Goes On)	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
The Crazy Bastard	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels	12th position
Trust My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson II	1st position
Trust My Baby	Kim Wilson	1st position
Tuff	Charlie Musselwhite
Twenty Four Hours	Muddy Waters (feat. James Cotton)
Way I Feel	Charlie Musselwhite	3rd position
We're Ready	Junior Wells	3rd position
Wine, Women and Whiskey	Papa Lightfoot
You Don't Know	Little Walter
Your Funeral & My Trial	Sonny Boy Williamson II
You're Sweet	Little Walter	3rd position
Yul Brynner	Carlos del Junco	3rd position

Classic Blues Songs Using an Ab Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
Alicia	Charlie Musselwhite	3rd position
Chain Gang Special	Sonny Terry
Davidson Country Blues	DeFord Bailey	Recording warped?
Diddle It	Carlos del Junco	Eb harp in 2nd + Ab harp in 3rd for solo
Evening Sun	Big Walter Horton
Have A Good Time	Big Walter Horton	An Offer You Can't Refuse album
Humpin’ to Please	Kim Wilson
Hunch Rhythm	Kim Wilson
In The Mood	Big Walter Horton	An Offer You Can't Refuse album
Jitterbug Waltz	Carlos del Junco	12th position
Louise	Big Walter Horton	An Offer You Can't Refuse album
Love On a Roll	The Paul deLay Band
Lowdown	Kim Wilson
Mean Mistreater	Big Walter Horton	1st position; An Offer You Can't Refuse album
Rock Me Momma	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Shadow People	Charlie Musselwhite	3rd position
Slick	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels	3rd position
Tiger Man	Kim Wilson
West Side Blues	Big Walter Horton	An Offer You Can't Refuse album

Classic Blues Songs Using an A Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
A Funny Thing	Carlos del Junco	12th position
Ain't It Crazy	James Harman
Alcoholic Blues	DeFord Bailey
All Cried Out	Paul deLay	3rd position
Asked Her For Water	Howlin' Wolf
Baby Scratch My Back	Fabulous Thunderbirds
Baby	Little Walter	3rd position
Bell Hop	Carey Bell
Blowing the Blues	Sonny Terry
Blue Mood	Little Walter
Blues is Killing Me	William Clarke	1st position
Boogie All Night	Kim Wilson
Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Bright Lights, Big City	Jimmy Reed	1st position
Bring It On Home	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Free Tabs
Bring It On Home to Me	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Can't Hold Out Much Longer	Big Walter Horton
Careless Love	Big Walter Horton
C-Boy Blues	Kim Wilson
Chicago Bound	Jimmy Rogers
Creeper Creeps Again	James Cotton
Cry Before I Go	Jimmy Reed	1st position
Davidson County Blues	DeFord Bailey
Diggin’ My Potatoes	William Clarke
Dirty Deal	Mitch Kashmar	1st position Free Tabs
Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Big Walter Horton
Don't Treat Me Wrong	William Clarke
Down at the Grocery Store	Jimmy Reed	1st position
Dust My Broom	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Ends and Odds	Jimmy Reed
Evans Shuffle	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Evil	William Clarke
Extra Napkins	James Harman
Fast Life Blues	Charlie Musselwhite
Found Love	Jimmy Reed	1st position
Fourteen Dollars in the Bank	The Paul deLay Band	3rd position
Fox Chase	DeFord Bailey
Freight Train	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Got My Mojo Workin'	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)	Free Tabs
Hard Hearted Woman	Big Walter Horton
Hate to See You Go	Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Heartaches and Pain	Carey Bell	1st position
Heaven's Where You'll Dwell	Carlos del Junco
High Temperature	Little Walter
Honest I Do	Jimmy Reed
Hoochie Coochie Man	Muddy Waters	1st position
How It Came to Be	Jason Ricci & New Blood
Hoof & Mouth	Mark Graham
Hootin' Blues	Sonny Terry
How Long	Leadbelly (feat. Sonny Terry)
I Ain’t Got You	Jimmy Reed
I Can't Quit You No	The Paul deLay Band	3rd position
I Got a Woman	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
I Just Keep Loving Her	Little Walter
I Love The Life I Live (I Live The Life I Love)	Muddy Waters
Ice Water Blues	DeFord Bailey	1st position
It's Not Easy	Big Walter Horton
Jersey Bounce	Carlos del Junco	12th position
John Henry	DeFord Bailey
Juke	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Jump The Boogie	Papa Lightfoot
Just As Well to Kill Me	James Harman
Key To The Highway	Sonny Terry	Free Tabs
La Cucharacha	Big Walter Horton	1st position; Fine Cuts album
Looking to the Future	William Clarke
Lost John	Sonny Terry
Lovin' My Baby	Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
Luedella	Jimmy Rogers
Mean Mistreater	Big Walter Horton
Mean Old Frisco	Sonny Terry
Moanin' At Midnight	Howlin' Wolf
Mojo	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels
Muscle Shoal Blues	DeFord Bailey
Mystery Train	The Butterfield Blues Band
Nineteen Years Old	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Odds and Ends	Jimmy Reed
Oh What A Beautiful City	Sonny Terry
Old Jabo	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
On the Road Again	Canned Heat	(6 draw tuned up one semitone) Free Tabs
One Monkey Don't Stop the Show	Sonny Terry
One of These Mornings	Little Walter	3rd position
Over Money	The Paul deLay Band	3rd position
Pan American Blues	DeFord Bailey
Pocket Rocket	Kim Wilson
Punchy	The Paul deLay Band
Reaching the Blues	Sonny Terry
Rock Me	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Rocker	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Rocket 88	The James Cotton Band
Rockin' My Boogie	Big Walter Horton
Roll and Rhumba	Jimmy Reed
Roller Coaster	Little Walter	Free Tabs
She's My Baby	Kim Wilson	3rd position
She's So Sweet	Sonny Terry
She's Tuff	The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Ships on the Ocean	Junior Wells	3rd position
Smokestack Lightning	Howlin' Wolf	Free Tabs
Snake Dancer	Little Walter
Snatch It Back and Hold It	Junior Wells	3rd position
Somebody is Calling Me Home	William Clarke
South Bound Express	Sonny Terry
Spoonful	Howlin' Wolf
Telephone Blues	George "Harmonica" Smith	3rd position
Tell Me Baby	Big Walter Horton
Temperature	Little Walter
Temptation Blues	Big Walter Horton
That's All Right	Jimmy Rogers
That’s All Right	Sugar Blue
The Creeper	James Cotton
The Field	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels	12th position
The Red Cross Store	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Too Late	Bacon Fat
Tryin' So Hard	William Clarke
Up Country Blues	DeFord Bailey
Walter's Boogie	Big Walter Horton	Free Tabs
War is Over	William Clarke
West Helena Blues	George "Harmonica" Smith
Whammer Jammer	The J. Geils Band
When I Get Drunk	Carey Bell
Whoopin' The Blues	Sonny Terry
You're So Fine	Little Walter

Classic Blues Songs Using a Bb Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
A Fool’s Alibi	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels	Bb harp in 2nd + lo F harp in 1st for start of solo
Afro Blue	Jason Ricci & New Blood
Ah'w Baby	Billy Boy Arnold
Ain't No Need To Go No Further	Paul Butterfield
Ain’t That Lovin' You	Jimmy Reed
All Night Long	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
As Long As I Have You	Jason Ricci & New Blood
Astatic Stomp	George 'Harmonica' Smith
Baby Scratch My Back	Slim Harpo
Basin Street Blues	Charlie McCoy
Big Leg Mama	Little Walter
Blue Midnight	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Blues All Night	Charlie Musselwhite
Blues Leave Me Alone	Kim Wilson
Boogie	Little Walter
Breathtakin' Blues	Rhythm Willie	4th position
Cha Cha In Blue	Junior Wells
Chasin' The Gator	William Clarke
Chicago Breakdown	Doctor Ross
Chickasaw Special	Noah Lewis
Christo Redemptor	Charlie Musselwhite	3rd position
Corn Bread, Peas and Black Molasses	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Country Boy	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Dead Presidents	Little Walter
Don't Bite the Hand that Feeds You	Kim Wilson
Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Big Walter Horton	Free Tabs
Easy (I Almost Lost My Mind)	Big Walter Horton	Free Tabs
Easy Rider	Sonny Terry
Everything Gonna Be Alright	Paul Butterfield
Forty-Four	Howlin' Wolf
Gina's Groove	William Clarke
Heddon Tadpolly Spook	Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels
Help Me	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Hopefully	The Paul deLay Band
Hound Dog	Big Walter Horton	3rd position
I Got Love If You Want It	Slim Harpo
I've Got To Be With You Tonight	Slim Harpo	3rd position
If You Lose Your Money	James Harman
Improvisation in Cm	Indiara Sfair	3rd position Free Tabs
Jail House Blues	Sonny Terry
Jimmy Jones	The Paul deLay Band
Juicy Harmonica	Bacon Fat
Keep The Wolf From My Door	Jason Ricci & New Blood
Little Boy Blue	Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
Little Queen Bee	Slim Harpo
Lonesome Bedroom Blues	William Clarke
Long Distance Call	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Lost in a Dream	The Paul deLay Band
Midnight Special	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
My Babe	Little Walter
My Mind is Working Overtime	William Clarke
Ninety Nine	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Free Tabs
Nobody But You	Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Ocean of Tears	The Paul deLay Band	3rd position
Ora-Nelle Blues	Little Walter
Paradise	Carlos del Junco
People Get Ready	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Poor Boy	Paul Butterfield
Red River	Sonny Terry
Quarter to Twelve	Little Walter
Rock Me	Slim Harpo
Run Here Mama	Charlie Musselwhite
Sad Hours	Little Walter
Saturday Night Blues	William Clarke
Screamin' And Cryin'	Muddy Waters (feat. Jerry Portnoy)	I'm Ready album
She Moves Me	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Sittin' On Top Of The World	Howling Wolf
Steady	Jerry McCain	Free Tabs
Steady Roll	Hazmat Modine
Stuff You Gotta Watch	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Superharp	James Cotton	3rd position (also F harp on outro)
Sweet Woman Blues	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
That's It	Little Walter	3rd position
The Hucklebuck	James Cotton
The New John Henry	Sonny Terry
The Simple Life	Carlos del Junco	3rd position
They Call Me Lazy	Lazy Lester
West Helena Blues	Kim Wilson
Work Song	Paul Butterfield	Free Tabs
You Don't Have To Go	Jimmy Reed
Young Fashioned Ways	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)	3rd position

Classic Blues Songs Using a B Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
God and Man	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Hittin' Heavy	William Clarke
Mine All Mine	Paul deLay
Should Have Known Better	Billy Branch	3rd position

Classic Blues Songs Using a C Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
Ah'w Baby	Little Walter
Ain't Foolin' 'Round	Paul deLay
All My Love In Vain	Sonny Boy Williamson II
All Night Boogie	Howlin' Wolf
All Night Boogie	James Harman
Annie Lee	Billy Boy Arnold
Another Man Done Gone	Sugar Blue	Low C harp
As The Years Go Passing By	Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Baby Please Don't Go	Muddy Waters
Beer Drinkin' Woman	Gary Primich
Betty	Bacon Fat
Big Boy	Carlos del Junco
Blowin My Nuts	William Clarke
Bluebird Blues	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Bring Another Half Pint	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Bye Bye Bird	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Low C harp Free Tabs
Can't Hold Out Much Longer	Little Walter
Chicago Sunset	Charlie Musselwhite
Chicken Shack	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Cocaine Habit Blues	The Memphis Jug Band	1st position Free Tabs
Come Back Baby	Little Walter
Confessin' The Blues	Little Walter
Country Blues	Sugar Blue
Crazy About You Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Do It If You Wanna	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Don't Start Me To Talkin'	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Down South	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Early in the Morning	William Clarke	Free Tabs
Everything's Gonna Be Alright	Little Walter
Everything’s Gonna Be All Right	Carey Bell
Evil is Going On	Howlin' Wolf
Goin' Away Baby	Jimmy Rogers
Going to Germany	Cannon's Jug Stompers	Free Tabs
Hangin' On	Charlie Musselwhite
Harmonica Stomp	Jazz Gillum
Harpin' On A Riff	Charlie Musselwhite
Hate To See You Go	Little Walter
Have A Good Time	Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell
High Compression	James Cotton
Help Me	Sugar Blue
Hoodoo Hoodoo	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Howlin' Wolf Boogie	Howlin' Wolf
I Want to Be Loved	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
I Wish You Would	Billy Boy Arnold
I’ll Be Around	Howlin' Wolf
I'm a Man	Bo Diddley	Free Tabs
I'm Goin' Home	Charlie Musselwhite
It's Great To Be Rich	Billy Boy Arnold
I've Had My Fun	Bacon Fat
If It Ain't Me	Jimmy Rogers feat. Walter Horton
Icepick’s Advice	The James Harman Band
Just Your Fool	Carlos del Junco
Key To The Highway	Little Walter
Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Leave Me Alone	Paul deLay
Little Red Rooster	Sugar Blue
Lollipop Mama	William Clarke
Mashed Potatoes Canada	Carlos del Junco
Mean Old Woman	Sonny Terry
Mighty Long Time	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Mr Highway Man	Howlin' Wolf
Nine Below Zero	Muddy Waters
Off The Wall	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Oh, What a Beautiful City	Sonny Terry
Oh Baby	Kim Wilson
Old Time Religion	Woody Guthrie (feat. Sonny Terry)
On a Monday	Leadbelly (feat. Sonny Terry)
One More Headache	The Butterfield Blues Band	3rd position
Pawnshop Bound	William Clarke
Pigmeat	Cephas & Wiggins
Rainin' In My Heart	Slim Harpo
Riding The El	Billy Boy Arnold
Shake the Boogie	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
So Glad	Howlin' Wolf
Stealin' Stealin'	The Memphis Jug Band	(C and G harps) Free Tabs
Teenage Girl	William Clarke	C harp in 2nd + G harp in 1st
Tell Me Mama	Little Walter	Free Tabs
The Blues Overtook Me	Charlie Musselwhite
The Blues Keep Falling	James Cotton	3rd position
Too Late	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Trouble In Mind	Muddy Waters (feat. James Cotton)
Under the Sun	Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell	Low C harp
Walter's Swing	Big Walter Horton
Watch Dog	William Clarke
Worn Out Shoe	The Paul deLay Band
You Bring Out the Boogie in Me	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back	The Memphis Jug Band	Free Tabs

Classic Blues Songs Using a Db Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
Trouble No More	The Paul deLay Band	The Last of the Best album (live recording)

As you can see, the key of Db is very rare. Do contact me to let me know of any more songs in this key and I will add them to the list. Thank you!

Classic Blues Songs Using a D Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
All Night Long (Rock Me Baby)	Junior Wells
Allergic To Work	Pat Ramsey
Blow	George "Harmonica" Smith
Blues Before Sunrise	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Blues With A Feeling	Little Walter	Free Tabs
Boogie Thing	The James Cotton Band
Brave Woman	Paul deLay
Broke & Hungry	William Clarke
Born in Chicago	Paul Butterfield
Built for Comfort	Howlin' Wolf
Champagne & Reefer	Muddy Waters (feat. Jerry Portnoy)
Checkin' Up On My Baby	Junior Wells
Chitlin Con Carne	Junior Wells
Come On In This House	Junior Wells
Come On With It	The Paul deLay Band
Could We Just Shoot Your Husband	The Paul deLay Band
Crawling King Snake	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Cut That Out	Junior Wells
Deal The Cards	William Clarke	Free Tabs
Dealin' with the Devil	James Cotton
Don’t Shame Me	The Paul deLay Band
Done with the Devil	Jason Ricci & New Blood
Early in the Morning	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Eyesight to the Blind	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Forty Days & Forty Nights	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
Good Things	George "Harmonica" Smith
Goin' Down Slow	Howlin' Wolf
Harpoon Man	Paul deLay
Hate to See You Go	Paul Butterfield
Hear Me Talkin'	Charlie Musselwhite
Honey Bee	Muddy Waters (feat. Paul Butterfield)	Fathers and Sons album
Hoodoo Man Blues	Junior Wells	Free Tabs
I Ain’t Got You	Sugar Blue	3rd position
I Turned Into a Martian	Jason Ricci & New Blood
Icepick’s Confession	James Harman
It’s All Right Now	James Harman
It’s Gettin’ Warm in Here	Charlie Musselwhite
It Hurts Me Too	Paul Butterfield
Just A Dream	Billy Boy Arnold
Just to Be With You	Sugar Blue
Keep It to Yourself	Sonny Boy Williamson II	Free Tabs
Killing Floor	Howlin' Wolf
Learn to Treat Me Right	Kim Wilson
Little Car Blues	James Cotton	(outro A harp 1st position by Junior Wells/Carey Bell?)
Louisiana Blues	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)	Free Tabs
Mannish Boy	Muddy Waters
Mellow Down Easy	Little Walter
Miss You	Sugar Blue	(same key for original by Rolling Stones)
One More Mile to Go	Sugar Blue
One Way Out	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Orange Dude Blues	Annie Raines & John Sebastian	(D and low D harp duet)
Out Till Dawn	Sugar Blue	3rd position
Pistol in Your Face	Charlie Musselwhite
Ptryptophan Pterodactyl	Jason Ricci & New Blood	3rd position
Shelby County Blues	Charlie Musselwhite
Shoulda Kept On Runnin'	William Clarke
Skinny Woman	Sonny Boy Williamson I
Sloppy Drunk	Jimmy Rogers
So All Alone	William Clarke
Stop Breaking Down	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Stop Your Groanin'	The Paul deLay Band
Sugar Mama Blues	John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson
Telephone Blues	Bacon Fat
The Harmonica Man	Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Walkin' Blues	The Butterfield Blues Band
Walking By Myself	Big Walter Horton	Free Tabs
Wealthy Man	The Paul deLay Band
What I'd Say (It's All Right)	Buddy Guy (feat. Junior Wells)	3rd position; Last Time Around - Live at Legends album
What's Coming Next	Paul deLay

Classic Blues Songs Using an Eb Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
Delta Nova	Jason Ricci
Diddle It	Carlos del Junco	Eb harp in 2nd + Ab harp in 3rd for solo
Doodle It	Carlos del Junco
Drifin’ and Driftin’	The Butterfield Blues Band	Premium lesson
I Just Got to Know	Sugar Blue	(Also Bb harp in 1st position for final solo)
Listen Here	Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind
Look What You've Done	The Paul deLay Band	The Last of the Best album (live recording)
She Doesn’t Work That Way	The Paul deLay Band
So Near	The Paul deLay Band

Classic Blues Songs Using an E Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
Don't Lose Your Eye	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Finger Lickin' Good	Charlie Musselwhite
It Ain't Right	Little Walter	Warped recording?
Jivin' the Business	Bacon Fat
Mean Old Frisco	Little Walter
Miss Louisa Blues	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson	Warped recording?
Shotgun Blues	Junior Wells
Sunnyland	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson	Warped recording?
Walter's Jump	Little Walter	Warped recording?
You Can Lead Me	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson	Warped recording?

You'll notice that I have questioned whether some of these recordings have been warped from another key. This commonly happened with early recordings, and it seems more likely that an F harp was used especially by John Lee Williamson, but I may be wrong!

Classic Blues Songs Using an F Harmonica

Title	Artist	Notes
All Because of You	Big Walter Horton	Free Tabs
Back Door Man	Sugar Blue
Begging for Change	Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues
Boogie Twist	Snooky Pryor
Break It Up	Little Walter
Can't Help Myself	Sonny Terry
Checkin' Up On My Baby	Junior Wells
Chuck-A-Luck Chicken	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Cool, Cool Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Cotton Crop Blues	James Cotton
Cross My Heart	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Ding Dong Daddy	Gary Primich	Low F harp
Fannie Mae	James Cotton
Get Yourself Together	Paul Butterfield
Girl from Idaho	Little Anthony & Sugar Ray
Gold Digger	Big Walter Horton
Good Morning Little School Girl	Sonny Boy Williamson I
Holler for Craig Lawler	Jason Ricci & New Blood	F harp and low F harp
High Heel Sneakers	Junior Wells
I Believe I'm In Love	The Fabulous Thunderbirds
In My Younger Days	Junior Wells
In My Younger Days	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Let's Get Started	Charlie McCoy
Love To Spare	Rod Piazza	Low F harp
Messin' With The Kid	Junior Wells	Free Tabs
Money Never Runs Out	Cannon's Jug Stompers
My Eyes (Keep Me In Trouble)	Muddy Waters (feat. Little Walter)
My Little Cabin	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Nobody's Fault But Mine	Paul Butterfield
On the Road Again	The Memphis Jug Band	Free Tabs
Pontiac Blues	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Pontiac Blues	Sugar Blue
Sad to Be Alone	James Harman
Shake Your Money Maker	Big Walter Horton
She's My Baby	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Someday Baby	The Blues Band	3rd position Free Tabs
Stop Breaking Down	Junior Wells
Stop Crying	Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sunbird	Rod Piazza	Low F harp
Superharp	James Cotton	(also Bb harp in 3rd position)
Sweet Loving	Jason Ricci & New Blood
The Key	Sonny Boy Williamson II
The Rain Horse	Carlos del Junco	(Low F harp in 3rd position)
When You See The Tears From My Eyes	Junior Wells
Ying Yang	James Cotton
Your Funeral & My Trial	Kim Wilson	Low F harp

Classic Blues Songs Using an F# Harmonica

So far I've not been able to find any blues songs recorded on an F# (or even a low F#) harmonica. Do contact me to let me know of any and I will add them to this list. Thanks!

I hope this table has helped you to find some great blues harmonica songs to play on whatever key of harmonica you have!

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