5 Rolling Stones Riffs (Easy to Hard)

[@roamingclub221]

I appreciate your teaching method, really helps to learn quickly 😊

[@Harmonicacom]

Right on! So glad to hear that. Rock on! 😎

[@sagehopkins1]

Sincerely one of the best harp instructors on youTube!! Thank you for this super FUN lesson!

[@Harmonicacom]

Thanks bro! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JokerJim23]

Ah the Stones, so many great songs. I'm gonna be working on these , thanks 👍👅

[@Harmonicacom]

You're most welcome. Rock on! 😎

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Lots of fun playing around to warm up. This is the way to warm up! The hard part for me is slowing down! Discipline, discipline.... (I had the Live Stones" album in 1971 and was playing along with it then as a 19-year-old)!

[@MGBarkell]

Wow Luke, what a great gift this lesson is! Thank you. Reminding me of the harp in a lot of the Stones songs inspired me to start learning them. Thanks again.

[@Harmonicacom]

Wonderful! Rock on! 😎

[@sabinianomaia4844]

​@@Harmonicacom STONES HARPS IS VERY COOL MAN!!!😊❤😊❤

[@pintofharps4093]

It was a great pleasure to learn those tricks, especially sugar blue's section. My mother got a CD from his wife and I made a copy. I love it and the story of sugar blue coming on stage during a concert in Paris. Thank You ! Philippe from FRANCE

[@Harmonicacom]

Wow! Good for you for tackling the Sugar Blues stuff. He's a monster. Love the Paris connection; thanks for the note! Aloha from Hawaii. 🤙🏼

[@pintofharps4093]

I'm sure, you're a surfer too ! I love watching at surfers but I don't practice, unfortunately. Aloha Hawaï !@@Harmonicacom

[@로열위드치즈]

harmonica is my favorite instrument! thank you for video

[@Harmonicacom]

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[@fabiogobbato9146]

Mick is good but Brian was a blast on the harmonica!!

[@Harmonicacom]

Good point!

[@ralgor100]

Brilliant Luke thanks

[@Harmonicacom]

Glad you like. You're very welcome. 🤙🏼

[@nerminshahed8904]

U are Aamazing my bro thank u another from egypt

[@Harmonicacom]

My pleasure. 🙏🏼🎶 Aloha from Hawaii.

[@comedyroad2661]

Thanks for taking the time to tab that out and teach it. I really appreciate it.

[@Harmonicacom]

Right on! You're so welcome!

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

What is the best friend of any musician, especially playing harmonica to The Rolling Stones is a metronome.

[@Harmonicacom]

Yeah Charlie Watts and all of them have a great sense of time for sure! 😎

[@2010jimn]

Thanks so much for help on the Miss You solo.

[@Harmonicacom]

Right on! 👊🏼

[@jackbell-md5ec]

Thanks, LUKE This is what i'm talking about. GREAT LESSON.

[@Harmonicacom]

Glad you liked it!

[@eatth1s]

Wow, really good video.

[@Harmonicacom]

Thank you very much!

[@ikust007]

Merci Luke

[@billrush9311]

Thanks bro. Old dog learning new tricks.

[@sabinianomaia4844]

I really love Mick Jagger playing harp!!!😊❤😊❤

[@plasmaportl]

Nice job on Miss You!

[@amir.zolghadr]

great great lesson Luke! Thank you!!

[@Harmonicacom]

You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Rock on! 😎

[@davidkeys4284]

Yes, I love the Stones and the harp ❤️

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

Yep. And watching the songs being played, some are played at eighth notes, sixteenth notes, even carrying on for two full count notes. Very varied, but that's what makes playing to The Stones is so cool. These songs being played on a C harp can be played the exact same way as on a C chromatic harmonica. I prefer using a Tenor C chromatic. On a standard C chromatic, those two high notes, 11 & 12 are terrible to hear. But with a C chromatic harmonica, you won't ever get that. Even a Low C harmonica like on a Hohner, Seydel, Suzuki, or even a Lee Oskar is the best option, IMO.

[@Harmonicacom]

Right on! 👊🏼

[@Harmonicacom]

A little confused here on your discussion of chromatics. Check out my article here: www.harmonica.com/exploring-the-3-types-of-harmonica/

[@2010jimn]

I learned the Miss You tune from your page and then listened to the original recording. I found that if I adapt what I learned to a G harp for the intro and then switch to D for the solo it sounds to my ears closer to the recording.

[@Harmonicacom]

Yeah, Sugar Blue played a D harmonica for the whole thing. But G harp in 3rd position is easier for main riff. 👍🏼

[@beckyrees1688]

Wow, Luke! You've got something for everyone! Thank you so much!

[@Harmonicacom]

Glad you like it! You're most welcome Becky.

[@kevinimbrechts2774]

Hi Luke ! Really good video ! I started on the harmonica a few months ago. About Sweet Virginia, I tried with my harmonica key of A, and I think your tabs sounds better with this one. What do you think ?

[@Harmonicacom]

It'll work with any key harmonica. Lower tuned harmonicas sound sweeter. I believe the original is A, so that's the one for playing with the record.

[@meetontheledge1380]

It's an A harp in first position, the way I recall. Those high end blow bends are pretty sweet.

[@ganslikar9278]

Hı Luke! We mıssed you and your cool and funny lessons!!! 😊

[@Harmonicacom]

Hi! 👋🏼 Thanks for watching! 😎🙌🏼🎶

[@lapeppard]

Really appreciate your videos man- keep it up!

[@Harmonicacom]

Glad you like them!

[@santiagoortega5187]

Mick is such a Great harp player.

[@Harmonicacom]

Agreed!👊🏼

[@davidaames7470]

totally awesome... love you man...❤

[@Harmonicacom]

Love you too David. Rock on! 😎

[@santiagoortega5187]

Hi i'm from Colombia a bananean repúblic but i have enough culture to love true harp music

[@Harmonicacom]

Love it amigo. Rock on! 😎🍌🎶

[@pordentrodaHQ]

Sou aqui do Brasil e curto seus vídeos, gosto dos Stones e tô aprendendo a tocar um pouco a gaita em C

[@WolfsBlues]

Man, I love your videos...an the stones rock too...🤘

[@Harmonicacom]

I appreciate that! 👊🏼

[@lnhacnguyen2496]

Thanks

[@Harmonicacom]

You're welcome. It's my pleasure. Rock on! 😎

[@jaciobe]

Gonna try this!

[@Harmonicacom]

You got this! 👊🏼

[@guillarmicrock7955]

hey ..a real good time spent with you !!

[@Harmonicacom]

Yes it was! Thanks for coming. Rock on! 😎

[@asafjallstrom7371]

❤ So cool I like it!

[@Harmonicacom]

🙌🏼😎

[@gerhardtfraillon9287]

Hey cobber you are a good teacher keep it up well done regards Gerry 😎👍

[@Harmonicacom]

Thanks Gerry! 👍 Rock on! 😎

[@bertribeiro]

Amazing!!!

[@elliotnichols6242]

Great lesson, thanks! Any chance you could give us your thoughts/ info on Gimme Shelter? I know it’s really only 2 notes but there’s lots of debate on the key used. It would be great if you could do a lesson! 😃

[@Harmonicacom]

You're welcome. It's my pleasure, Elliot! Ya I think I mentioned that in Level 4 cos it's a similar riff to what he plays on the live version of Midnight Rambler from Maddison Square Garden 1969. Here's an excerpt from my website on the subject: I could listen to that riff all day, and in fact the -2” bend is also at the heart of what Mick Jagger is playing around 2:00 into Gimme Shelter on the version from the 1969 album Let It Bleed. He’s playing it on an F# harmonica. -2” -2 -2 -2 -2 -2” -2 -2 -2 -2” -2 -2 -2 www.harmonica.com/rolling-stones-riffs-the-5-levels/

[@elliotnichols6242]

⁠@@Harmonicacom Thank you! I really appreciate it. Now I just need to get an F# harp! 😳

[@torrymarrs2642]

Cheers Luke. Now lets go onto Midnight Rambler and Sweet Virginia shall we??

[@Harmonicacom]

Yes! DO IT!!!

[@jdfolbre]

Y'all need to do some kessons on timing and how to practice with a metronome

[@Harmonicacom]

Here ya go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYC8e2epedZ7mdk

[@o_phantomas2299]

Hey Luke! I have some questions. Have you ever tried Hohner's Silverstar Harmonica? I bought it as a beginner, but I think that I can't bend on it. Do you know its bendability? Also, what do you think about Harley Benton harmonicas? I see they're quite cheap and I read some good reviews.

[@Harmonicacom]

Hey I'm so sorry I'm not familiar with either of those harmonicas. But if you wanna make sure your bending difficulties are not gear-related, I'd save up for a Special 20 or Lee Oskar as those are the easiest to bend in my opinion.

[@reedbender1179]

Mate,the Hohner silver star is what I call a back up harp,being cheap (Chinese manufacture?) you can have a couple for reserve if the better quality and more expensive (Hohner made in Krautland )blow out a reed when doing a gig. 😨OK to learn on,but the sooner you get a higher quality harp the better you will sound.😎 Regarding bending or draw notes on the silver star,compare it to a Volkswagon and a Porsche (with the same company owner) on a race track....the silver star will get you to the finish line...eventually...maybe...usually...sort of 😂....but just keep playing and experimenting my friend that's what counts...if you want some laid back fun harp check out Juzzie Smith also. ✌

[@Tom-xn8nn]

Doest a third position riff in a second position song take you into a different key ?

[@Harmonicacom]

Yes & No. This question doesn't have a quick answer. Yes: Playing 3rd position on a C harp means you're playing in the key of D, and most often it's D minor (though it is possible to play in D major, which people usually call "3rd position major.") So 3rd pos is often used to play on a minor tune - like a C harp for D minor. No: When you're playing in 2nd pos in the key of G, the V chord is D, so 3rd pos licks sound great in this context, but they don't actually "take you into another key." Hope that helps more than it hurts lol!

[@Tom-xn8nn]

Thanks for the reply . My interpretation of your answer in simple form is that in second position you can go to to third position but only for a specific note that also exists in the key of the second position

[@lazurm]

I'd like to see something I haven't found anywhere. How to play the harmonica parts in the Rolling Stones song "Good Times, Bad Times".

[@Harmonicacom]

Isn't that Led Zeppelin?

[@rumplefish63]

in the solo part to Miss You. have you switched back into a C harmonica??

[@Harmonicacom]

I'm playing C harmonica on everything in this vid. 👍🏼

[@mk5586]

Wow, du bist ein unglaublicher Trainer. Ich liebe deinen Kanal. Spiele selbst chromatic harmonica, aber man lernt niemals aus. Viele Grüße und vielen vielen lieben Dank 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@AntennaX]

What harmonica you used for sweet Virginia ?

[@Harmonicacom]

Special 20

[@kilgoretrout6136]

No Lee Oskar?​@@Harmonicacom

[@krzysztofjanuszb.9162]

Dziękuję 👌😎👍👍👍

[@Harmonicacom]

Thanks guys! 🙌🏼

[@deborahcarter-kb5qs]

I love you.😅

[@Harmonicacom]

Love you too. 👊🏼

[@PT_English]

Start from the bent position... Alright!

[@Harmonicacom]

Lol. Yep. You got this! 👊🏼😉

[@lynnkuzio7904]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@Harmonicacom]

🙏🏼

[@J..398]

Let’s be honest, Brian Jones was a way better harp player than Mick

[@deandrarobinson1422]

Go ggbhb

[@bobnoble9442]

Got my first draw 2 bend today!! Thanks!

[@Harmonicacom]

Fantastic! CONGRATS!

[@elkamynante]

Hi Luke! Here you have another dumb hoping to put out some Blues sounds. I've just apply for the free lessons and I will make everything I could to pay further (although this may be difficult we'll see). Big hug!

[@Harmonicacom]

You got this! 👊🏼🎶😎 Hugs back.