Harmonica Blues Train Lesson - How to make your harmonica sound like a train + free harp tab

[@TomlinHarmonica]

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[@blaineanderson6814]

Played harp for years, never had the internet back in the 70s or I might be close to your talent, thanks so much for the great videos, tabs and backing tracks. Been teaching my GF and she really likes your lessons, I think in 12 months she will be jamming with bands "comfortably"

[@TomlinHarmonica]

That's awesome Blaine, sounds like a fun jam is on the way! :-)

[@beckyrains6033]

I had a friend who found you on Facebook! I've played melody for years, but never learned blues, riffs, bending notes, the train and I'm sure much more. My family has always played by ear and when I went to Facebook to try to learn more techniques, I was disappointed and discouraged, because the lessons weren't easy to follow or explained well enough to understand. Until I tapped on your link and I'm THRILLED to subscribe to your site! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!

[@briankershner3938]

I've looked for how to do train sounds a few times and this the first time I've actually learned something.

[@privaterkanal8600]

You're great :) ! When I was fourteen I really wondered how these old bluesers did the train thing, and now I'm finally going there myself. Fun, fun, fun :) !!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Schola Catilina keep riding the train :-)

[@benmuluc]

Well Tomlin, I live miles away from a railway and practicing 'the train' twice a day in our little township (in the Netherlands) my neighbours are getting more and more confused. So I wonder what a next exercise will be...an airplane? I have good fun here with your exercises. Let's "Keep up the Good Spirit" Thanks Tomlin. Kees

[@kayagorzan]

Do a ship horn next

[@jmcrapo32]

Tomlin, you are the boss. I have progressed so quickly on the harp. I can play licks I never dreamed I could before thanks to your videos.

[@alexburt5791]

Really enjoyed this today. 😊

[@johngnodde6268]

Thanks Tomlin - this would have taken me ages to work out. Most appreciated.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+john gnodde it's my pleasure John. I'm glad it was useful for you :-)

[@guyseydel1080]

Finally got the whistle Tommy,thank you...very good teacher...

[@nzmagpie1]

Brilliant. The Harmoni a is much harder than I thought it would be, but it's still fun.

[@MontSteve36]

Our group is going to do "This Train" at the coffee house this weekend and it is up to me to do the train whistle. Thanks for this lesson. Most helpful.

[@giusepperesponte8077]

Amazing song

[@marktheinventor2481]

Very useful, thanks. Just starting to try this.

[@johnainsworth7798]

just started to play , love your well explained videos. Thank you

[@wilfredmcgeen8318]

I LOVE ALL YOUR 12 BAR BLUES LICKS , THE USE OF SOUNDS ON BLOWS & DRAWS IS VERY HELPFUL. ALSO LIKE BLENDING OF NOTES .FEEL I AM FINALLY MAKING REAL PROGRESS. THANK YOU!!! YOUR LESSON ON BENDING USING THE TROMBONE METHOD WAS GREAT. I CAN NOW BEND. DOING THE CORRECT BEND WITHIN THE BEAT IS ANOTHER QUESTION, PRACTICE, PRACTICE ETC.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+WILFRED MCGEEN Wilfred - that is awesome to hear :-) I'm glad to hear you are making progress!

[@jordanquigley7515]

Hi there I surprised myself and got that train sound thankyou!

[@b-jscott]

Excellent!! So easy to follow your instructions...Thank you !

[@dolfevenberg847]

Clear explanation how to do the train wisthle !! 👍👍Tanks Tomlin

[@eduardoleon404]

Gracias maestro una excelente explicación. Un muy buen trabajo. Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

[@DJdownhillmtb]

thanks Tomlin I'm lovin it

[@alikhoshbin01]

that's very very perfect ... !!! thank you for created this .

[@davidj6008]

This was very helpful, especially since I'm an beginner Thank you!

[@jessecarrillo2175]

Great presentation! Easy to follow

[@RobertoSilvaBernardo]

Very nice lesson, song like train is my favorite songs in harmonica, for example song "Train Train" by Blackfoot, thanks Tom!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Roberto Silva Thanks Roberto :-)

[@mickbartley2217]

Wow thank you so much fantastic lesson

[@bluesglimpse4936]

Thank you man 💗

[@rickilynnwolfe8357]

Such a great lesson very well explained but lord I've been practicing everyday here and there but I think my dogs are tired of it they do alot of howling when I play haha but I'am keeping at it👍

[@135789able]

You are a boss tutor T Many thanks for your top quality tutorials.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Chris O'Neill cheers Chris :-)

[@johnaustin1825]

Brilliant. Really helpful - clear and simple

[@johnaustin1825]

Excellent

[@jaeshaw1]

Your lessons are great - many thanks.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Thank you Jae .- I'm glad you like them :-)

[@howatdstewart4529]

Great help returning to playing after illness got tutor 👍👍👍

[@ellenwebb7538]

So great! Thank you Tomlin!!! WaaaaWaaa!

[@davidj6008]

Still can't get the notes to bend but will check out your other posts Pretty sure there will be addl instructions

[@berniebulldog8030]

I just bought a harmonica yesterday, this is probly the hardest thing im trying

[@yousseffaid4524]

Twinsies!

[@Mr.Serious007]

How you doing now?

[@berniebulldog8030]

@@Mr.Serious007 still hard as hell lol but i can play alot better

[@hetherbachman7255]

Nice, clear slow instructions for beginners Thank you.

[@R3druMz1]

I always wanted to be a train; now thanks to Tomlin I'm that much closer.

[@aarphi1984]

In all ways but physical, I am a train. CHOO CHOO!

[@Poogs]

There’s a great surgeon in Toronto Canada, he specialises in engineoplasties. Let me know if you want his info.

[@eleSDSU]

@@Poogs Could you forward that please...asking for a friend.

[@carlocruz4814]

You just need some coal!

[@jaysenutube]

Thanks for this lesson. I have been struggling to get the right sound. Now I know how to do...though I need to practice. Thanks again👍

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Glad it helped! :)

[@dirtymcghee]

I have learnt so much from this bloke! If you ever do a gig in London let us know! Thanks so much pal!

[@buffone3888]

Thank you tom very. Good

[@oyonrekopilatorio2336]

Very nice lesson.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Thank you I'm glad you liked it Oyon!

[@christianbernard3797]

Très bonne leçon...merci !!

[@mediocremadness0074]

Is this the key used by Blackfoot on their song Train Train?

[@romucdy1012]

Sir i need help, i am thinking to buy Tremelo and diotonic both harmonica, which key should i buy. Should i buy key C for both harmonica? Or different key??

[@jackrogers3612]

I am in joy it a lot thank you tom

[@Miniponyca]

thanks man! very helpful lesson!

[@Tincuprattlers]

Great lesson! Thanks very much.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Tin Cup Rattlers my pleasure :-)

[@chainleigh3025]

I wonder if it is OK that I exchange both Nu ka and tu ka when blowing and drawing. I saw another instructor uses Too Koo Tah Kah while blowing and Drawing. Are these four words replaceable with another set of four words?

[@h2er80]

Excellent! Thanks

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+h2er80 my pleasure :-)

[@soledadrodriguez91]

Thank you. No hablo inglés, pero te entiendo perfectamente, so good teacher!

[@clarkward3123]

Awesome lesson... ty :)

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Clark Ward my pleasure Clark :-)

[@EIYH58]

Good lesson..... Time train of Cream !

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Eduardo Yanes cheers Eduardo - indeed!

[@annmaxwell3694]

This was very helpful; thank you! If I'm playing "City of New Orleans," in A, would I then use a straight A harp? Or cross harp in D?

[@hartyj4185]

Love willie nelson

[@ruslandubas472]

Love what you do! Thank you!

[@johnaustin1825]

If the tune is in the Key E would I use an A harmonica for cross harp?

[@narasimhiah]

super thanks

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Narasimhiah Nagaraj my pleasure :-)

[@mustbeLee]

Very awesome, thank you!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

My pleasure :-)

[@robertsinnett2126]

thanks............

[@JammyGit]

Good lesson mate. Just bought a harmonica but in D but i guess the positions are the same. I'm a total newbie and that wah sound is what i want, but after trying all morning to get a sound from the 2 hole draw i realise that this is a little advanced at the moment and i need to watch something that's beginner level. Oh well, i'll look through your other videos for some newbie lessons, this was a good watch nonetheless. I always thought that sound was made by doing some sliding bending thing but you didn't do anything of the sort....i also realise that mouth shape has a lot to do with that bluesy sounding harmonica.

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Jammy Git so happy you have started playing harmonica. Yes wah is quite advanced. I have a lesson on the 2 draw - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHuQgYynorB7gKM I hope that helps

[@JammyGit]

***** Yeh, cheers. I did subscribe to your website so i've had 7 or 8 of your beginner lessons so thanks for that. It's driving me up the wall trying to draw bend, i can't get it :-( There must be more to it than plain breathing in, are you supposed to position your bottom lip on the hole as if to restrict airflow, making drawing have some resistance due to to lip position? It's hard to explain, kind of like trying to breathe in through your mouth with your lips almost shut? At the moment my gob looks like a demented goldfish. Also i'm using a D key hohner big river, would you reccommend starting to learn with a D key? Most people advise C's to learn on but i'm not sure if 1 tone different is too drastic a difference.

[@SillyHerpFamily]

How do I know that I am only hitting the right holes? So I know specifically this lesson is on the 123 but I have been wondering how I actually know I am not including 4 also. I admit I still do not have a lot of time on the harmonica yet. Just curious if there is something in your lesson plan or on your site that works with mastering my position on the harp. Thanks as always for all your videos. I am enjoying them!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Andy Rea hi Andy, that is a great question. The best way to learn the positions of the notes is to practice your scales - pentatonic, blues, major. Doesn't matter which one you use. Although I would always push people towards the Blues Scale.

[@BlueRailTrains]

For this example (C harmonica) is the band playing in C or G?

[@picklefortheknowingones]

sounds like C

[@jasneskis]

No description. Just comment bar. Could you give link for free tabs for this lesson? Thank you.

[@kareemblk5439]

Thank you very much Tom. But I have a little question! Would this work on a natural minor harmonica (in the key of E)?

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hi Kareem, no it would probably sound quite strange :-(

[@richardmueller7314]

What harp do I buy

[@NatureJunkieTV]

Great lesson and instructions! Thank you much! Got my Hohner special 20 this week and am sucking everything in like a sponge. Liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+hillbillyherman ace! Keep up the good work yourself :-)

[@sivvitytech3118]

OK I wanna try to do this sometime. But I have one problem. Like I’m blind so I can’t really tell it what holes or what you’re doing when you do the mouth movement part. I wish there was an alternative instrument I could use to create the same sound. I have a melodic or which sort of sounds like a harmonica but probably won’t let you do those sounds.

[@beboamr8784]

i am just asking if you can show us were to blow by drawing or numbers ?

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Bebo Amr hi Bebo, I'm not entirely sure I understand. Can you show me an example?

[@beboamr8784]

Tomlin Leckie oh oh i just under standed that we shoud blow in 123 holes thanks you are my idol ❤😂😂

[@enas.zidan90]

How can i thank you ? 🙂Thank you

[@TomlinHarmonica]

My pleasure Enas :-)

[@glenn7721]

3:29

[@lancelotrozario5749]

Difficulty understanding tongue position for draw bend.

[@patrickclark3337]

Hey Tomlin, on your train horn sound, I know this lesson is for beginners so this doesn't apply to them, this is about how you personally do it. I slightly bend when entering into the horn, do you as well. You didn't specify that if you're able to bend, it sounds good to begin with a bend and slowly release as you do the horn, so I was curious if you incorporate a bend in your horn. I'm not trying to confuse or belittle any new players. I'm surely no expert, just a fast, passionate, fastidious learner, technically I'm a beginner too! This is just a personal query to the master(Tomlin)!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+Patrick Clark hi Patrick, yes a slight bend at the start of the whistle sounds ace and definitely a good idea when a player gets more comfortable.

[@patrickclark3337]

***** Thanks for the response, another quick question. In order of importance, use, necessity which harp is needed/used more G or D, the packs usually come with C A G. I tried talking my friend into getting me the 5 pk. with A C D G E, for my b-day, but she ordered the 3pk. even though it's cheaper, more cost effective, and better to get the 5pk. It comes with D and E and a zipper case for the same price as if she got the 3pk. And one more single harp, and you get no case! It's my money also, go figure!

[@dlm425]

My second day & man, this is going to take a while to get up to speed,

[@albinsjolin649]

hey what is the best key for harmonica? I play the blues

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hi Albin - check out this video which will answer your question.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoaaonqZe8aibpY

[@earlstewart9832]

Another Beginner lesson

[@lil3x93rt2]

LOL ONCE I HEARD THIS THIS I SAID CRABSCRATCHING THIS WAS EASY CUZ I ALREADY CRABSCRATCH XD

[@torero444]

Thank you very much!

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+torero444 my pleasure :-)

[@dirtymcghee]

Hi Everyone. I need some adice. Is it ok to practice using a metronome? Or is it better to learn to keep he beat without one so I dont rely on it? im using the one on www.flutetunes.com/metronome/

[@TomlinHarmonica]

Hiya - I would say that you should always practice with a metronome. That is how you learn to keep a beat :-)

[@dirtymcghee]

thanks again Tomlin

[@andregagnon1614]

i play tremolo harmonica and some say i dont play i sing the harmonica ???

[@kelseyrenee91]

you JUST told me to not suck in like a straw in the breathing video and now you're telling me to suck in like a straw! aye aye aye...

[@blackstonpoetrymusic8744]

Thanks! #trainpainblues

[@laurentlesant5701]

Trianne

[@MrDkgio]

😎🎼

[@TomlinHarmonica]

+MrDkgio :-)

[@Loki1815]

Who knew.....

[@angryangelant9519]

Tomlin the tank engine?

[@LanceHaenga]

Nakatakazoid

[@pacisablo]

Who cares what key it’s in? I only have an A Harmonica