Hi guys welcome to Tune Basics the series that teaches you how to play the basics
today we'll be looking at how to play that very famous sea shanty Wellerman
on a chromatic harmonica here is a chromatic harmonica this harmonica is in the Key of C
but don't worry if yours isn't in the Key of C because it's the numbers that are important
for this lesson when you see this red arrow it means blow into the harmonica but when you see
this blue arrow it means breathe in through your harmonica sometimes you might need to press this
button on the right hand side of your chromatic harmonica but don't worry I'll tell you when to
do it here's what Wellerman looks like when it's written down and here's how it sounds
let's take a closer look at phrase one blow into three
breathe into three four times blow into five
and blow into six three times
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
for phrase two blow into six breathe in through six
breathe in through five three times
blow into six breathe in through six
breathe in through seven
blow into six and blow into five
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
phrase three breathe in through four
breathe in through three three times blow into five
and blow into six three times
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
For
phrase four blow into six twice breathe in through five
blow into four twice
breathe in through four
and breathe in through three
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
for phrase five breathe in through seven twice
breathe in through six blow into seven
and blow into six twice
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
for phrase six blow into six breathe in through six
breathe in through five twice
blow into six
breathe in through six
blow into six
blow into five
and breathe in through three
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
for phrase seven breathe in through seven twice
breathe in through six twice
blow into seven
and blow into 6 twice
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
for phrase eight blow into six twice
breathe in through five
blow into four
breathe in through four
and breathe in through three
and practice this until you end up with something that sounds like this
now try putting all the phrases together
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