Chromatic Harmonicas

Viewing videos requires the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Get the latest Flash player.

Showing 1-5

Part of the video series: How to Play the Harmonica

Playing the Blues on Harmonica

Playing the Train on Harmonica

Single Note Pucker on Harmonica

Tremolo Harmonica Lesson

Add to My Playlist What is a playlist?

Summary: Play the harmonica like a Blues Brother; learn about chromatic harmonicas, the harp of choice for jazz harmonica players in this free video harmonica lesson.

Views: 9,915 | Tags: care, scales, train, jazz, blues, harmonica, harp, chromatic, shuffle

Get the latest Flash player.

Email Video Add to Favorites

About the Expert

Jim Luke Jim Luke has been a bandleader, harmonica player and singer for over 30 years. He has performed in blues, country, rhythm & blues groups and with singer-songw... read more

Hide Comments

Conversations About This Video

Comments
(0 comments)
Questions & Answers
(0 questions) (0 answers)

Be the first to comment on this video.

Have a question about this video topic? Ask our community members and let them share their knowledge with you!

Ask A Question

You must sign in to perform that task.

Log In Now!
Don't have an account? Click here to sign up for FREE!

Sign Up Now!
Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Email Address:

Password:

Confirm Password:

Screen Name:

I would like to receive the Expert Village Video of the Day

Date of Birth:

Gender: Male Female

Country:

Zip/Postal Code:

Enter the letters you see below

What's This?

I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy.

Video Transcript

Chromatic Harmonicas

Hi this is Jim Luke again and now we’re going to talk a little bit about the granddaddy of harmonicas; the chromatic. This is just a ten hole; you can get them sixteen hole and even bigger. This is the harmonica you are going to use if you want to play jazz. This is also the harmonica you want to use if you are doing a lot of melodic work. Let me give you an example, a little bit about the sound that you get and the kind of music that is being played on this instrument. Now you saw at the end of that that I hit the button that gave me the flat I needed to play that melody. That is the big key with the chromatic harmonica, it allows you to play this kind of style with sharps and flats without trying to bend them and it’s probably the greatest thing that you’ll ever have if you want to play jazz harmonica. Start with a ten hole or twelve hole and let it go. Thanks a lot.