Sonny Boy Style Crash Course Harmonica Lesson

[@seanstephens144]

Bring it on home Mooncat, great lesson,thanks .😊. 🎶

[@LouieLouieLouie]

been awhile you da best Jason thank you for this lesson

[@darcykelly7515]

Sixteen years!Been here for most of them and what a ride it's been!A job well done Jason!

[@ShawnWilliams1987]

Jason, you know I'm influenced on! I'm in love with Sonny Boy Williamson!

[@stevejohnson9717]

❤ Friday 6AM here! Thanks and congrats on "the plug in the jug!"😊

[@ricketyrawddawg100]

So simple and I never knew this lick was right there I even was adding. Other passing trails to it naturally 🎉🎉 thanks Mr J

[@jasonricci]

Awesome! Great news Rickey!

[@lucborot2219]

All hail from Montpellier (France, not Vermont ;) ). Thanks for this great lesson: At last I've understood the logic behind what SBW II plays. It's soooo simple when you do it, but I realise how much I've got to improve on my 3 draw whole step bend :D. Thank you too for your endeavours to spread awareness about mental health and addiction. Our societies are still way behind in facing the reality of the sufferers' pain, as I know from direct experience, though my case is not one of the toughest. The blues, a music that's been with me for almost 50 years, has been a great support for me. I'm 65, I retired 2 years ago, and am increasing my musical committment to becoming a proficient blues musician both on guitar and on the harp. You're never too old to get pleasure out of music, or out of anything else!

[@ikust007]

Superbe texte. Bonne continuation!

[@JokerJim23]

Hey 👋 Jason Hope the sun 🌞 is shining on you 😎🎼 Great Free Friday, loved it , thank you 🙏. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎼👍👍😎

[@jasonricci]

You too! 💜

[@kerryc5821]

Cool one, Jay. Thanks. I avoided the dreaded F harp until recently.

[@Teegasus]

I’m very happy for your sobriety, Jason! It’s great to see you loving your life. And thanks again for sharing your harp skills.

[@anthonysleep8009]

Great lesson Jason. Congratulations on the milestone mate and promoting mental health.

[@J.M.Stigner]

Great lesson, congrats on the 5years sobriety too dude, great job

[@owenevans7038]

What an enthusiastic lesson. I love this one because once you get it down, you can go anywhere you want! As an aside, I played this all tongue-blocked on a Crossover & you still sound better. LOL Keep 'em comin'!

[@jasonricci]

Good job though! I should of committed!

[@economicswithivan9737]

Loved today's lesson. Congrats on five years!

[@egrod63]

Greatest Harp player Better Man 💪🏽👍🏽

[@edmulvey9458]

Congrats on the 5 years jason. I was with a buddy earlier today, he is over 27 now. You have lots more to give all us rookies so I hope have endless more more sober years.

[@jasonricci]

Thanks so much Ed! 💜 🙏

[@jamesgui3733]

Oh shit! I have an F harp. This wacky, beautiful harmonist gave me one as a gift. Now I get to try it with this. Thank you, my brother. Love you and the family

[@regcantwell6129]

Wow, five! Congratulations Jason.

[@jasonricci]

Thank YOU

[@leandrokohon5901]

Thank you Jason, we Love you!! Greeting from Argentina. Keep it safe!!!

[@stanleydubroca2626]

Love Sonnyboy...what a character 😅

[@kelleenw3175]

Nice! Appreciating your free lesson here, Jason. Thanks!

[@Blue_3rd]

I studied SBW extensively with my teacher, some great fun riffs :) Thanks J!

[@il4305]

Great lesson and great news, 5 years, well done

[@dreadfulldimitri]

And another awesome free friday! Thank you, Jason, and since you are not near, I'll make coffee and drink both mine and yours 😎

[@pamalacrabtree1727]

Just wrote the lesson tabs in my notebook so I can practice. Health and prosperity to you and your family.🌙🐈‍⬛

[@jasonricci]

That's how to do it!!

[@3892-j9e]

I really enjoy you videos thank you so much for your lessons… congratulations 🎈🎉🎊 5 years!

[@jasonricci]

Thank you! 😃

[@peteaustin5327]

Moon Cat !! Great lesson and I wish you luck on your charity event. This country simply doesn't do enough for mental heath. This is also a cause near and dear to me as well!! God Bless you... ALL HAIL FREE FRIDAY!!! Austin 3:17 🌛🐱!!!

[@31416]

Sounds so sweet! Right now my mind can'r compute much, out of appendicitis surgery... but I'll be back! 😎

[@howardcoleman4748]

You look so much better Jason ❤️ peace legend so glad you are able to teach the proper way and like everyone we all keep playing until we smooth it out like icing on the cake like gravy on the roast thanks 🙏👍 God bless you

[@ikust007]

What an Intro !!!!!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@jn.blues.harmonica]

Great stuff Jason! You made me taking that dusty F harp from the drawer for a first time in a while😀

[@jasonricci]

😹

[@pamalacrabtree1727]

Excellent. I have an F harp. So now I can practice this lesson on it. 🌙🐈‍⬛93/93

[@AdamWestUS]

What a useful feee friday!

[@toppa_t]

Love it 🙏

[@Ray-Angel]

Dude! I'm a guitar player that's always had a harmonica in his case. I'd pull it out, play a few licks and forget about. Ive watched a lot of hatmonica trachers and even took a few lessons from a VERY BIG name but there's something about the way you explain things that fits in my head and makes sense. Thanks!

[@notes7799]

Another great lesson Jason! I like how you introduced the licks first, & then the theory. Most importantly, congratulations on reaching five years! The promises do come true! How does it feel to be a miracle? I wish you a lifetime of recovery, one day at a time. ~ Greg Gordon 🎵

[@jasonricci]

God's Grace is truly humbling my brother! Thank YOU 🙏!

[@Human_Herbivore]

Excellent stuff. Can't wait to work on bkowin' into the thing on this one. 😋

[@bobshuwab1988]

And again, a great lesson. So useful, thanks!

[@harrisdeutsch3080]

Thanks Jason. As a person with autism playing music helped me learn to navigate the world. Harmonica playing is more fun than self medicating. After 51 years playing I continue to learn new things on the diatonic harp. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@jasonricci]

Amen!

[@harrisdeutsch3080]

@@jasonricci Amen. I stopped self medicating 37 years ago. I used to think it made me more creative. I was wrong.

[@rocketgirllise]

Yay! Love FFriday early so I can watch from bed. That was cool. Hey, you said ‘don’t worry about it’ like the mafia say it in the movies 😂 ❤

[@jasonricci]

😹

[@wubbalubbadubx2]

Congrats on 5 years Jason! 10 months today for me

[@jasonricci]

Yes!!!! We could hit a zoom meeting together!

[@wubbalubbadubx2]

​@@jasonricci you have to be one of the most generous guys out there Jason. Thank you

[@pamalacrabtree1727]

Like , share and subscribe. Thank you.

[@claydobbins9342]

If anyone plays that better than you, that person is beyond phenomenal... and I don't believe that.

[@jasonricci]

@@claydobbins9342 man thank you but sincerely check out Rick Estrin!

[@ChristopherSirvinskis]

Thank Jason! Love me some Sonny Boy, Congrats on your sobriety! I'm approaching four years of sobriety-I know the struggle! Only vice I'm not ready to drop is CIGARS! Try a Tatuaje Fausto, nice cigar right out of the store, but if you can age them a year then you'll have a stellar stick!

[@toamille]

thats some mad Juke joint vibes

[@jasonricci]

❤❤❤

[@ramblin_harp]

Awesome Free Friday! I love Sonny Boy II, and really wanted to try this lesson along with the video. But... my F harp is a Big River from the 90's and has NO subtle response at all! Gonna have to try a little Open harp surgery on it 😅 Congratulations on 5 years sober, have a blessed day 🙏🌜😺🙌

[@jasonricci]

Thank YOU 🙏!

[@brownaleguy3941]

J., Happy 5 years, you got this. Keep it up. What a great lesson. And I love playing the F harp. Scoopin' and gettin' rid of air 'n' stuff. What fun?

[@jasonricci]

Thank you sooo much Brown Ale Guy!

[@norfolknwhey4787]

For harps above D, I had the same issue TB’ing… it came down to the fact that the higher harps don’t benefit as greatly, as the lower harps, from maintaining a large oral cavity. As soon as I made my mouth area smaller and brought the action farther forward in my mouth, the higher harp tone comes thru TB. As long as the mouth/chest area is still open to resonate, the oral cavity doesn’t need to be as big with the higher harps when TB’ing.

[@jasonricci]

Thank YOU!

[@dreadfulldimitri]

I thank you for making video with F harmonica. I bought one few weeks ago, admitedly as a "weapon" 😂😂, but it also have a beautifull sound to me, just like all other keys, so I am really gratefull for F harmonica. And as allways, make a coffee, take a cigar or vape, enjoy, have yourself a good time 😎

[@dreadfulldimitri]

And now when I watch until the end (it was busy weekend, so I did it now), congrats on your 5 year achievement! Keep up the good work, Mr. Jason 😎👍 If I may suggest, grilled pork or goat or beef instead catfish or any other fish, thank me later 😂😂

[@jasonricci]

That's hilarious, true and awesome. Thank YOU!

[@jasonricci]

@@dreadfulldimitri you right

[@BigBlueLolo2]

Wow one of my harmonica heroes is playing stuff from my other hero? I didn't know that today is my birthday

[@jasonricci]

💜❤️💜

[@danwilliams8695]

FF ❤

[@davidwalsh8673]

If 3 draw is the root here, is this in 3rd position? (More importantly: 5 years sober. Hell yeah! Keep it rollin'! You're awesome!)

[@jasonricci]

2 draw is still the root here . 3 draw is the major 3rd in Cross harp, it's a pretty harmony of the root. ❤

[@threedogracing]

@@jasonricci If this is cross isn't it in the key of C? Congratulations on the 5 years sober. You the man!

[@jamesgui3733]

Great. All I hear is the chicken in the scoop. 😆 🤣 😂

[@hamishlovesit4731]

I'm poor and an F is the only one I avnt got 😮 ... Oh that's a bummer ... I hope there's a deal on a special 20 somewhere 😢😊 .. Anyway I've saved the video... Loves it mister Mooncat .

[@jasonricci]

@@hamishlovesit4731 you could still learn it on another harp and use a different blues backing track N 💜❤️💜

[@ramblin_harp]

​@@jasonricci Another key with a different backing track, great advice 🌜😺

[@robmccurdy6655]

I only have a C harmonica. But does it matter that much? Maybe I should order from Amazon a few more harmonicas.

[@jasonricci]

You can learn it and n that C. Just write the tabs out and find a blues backing track on G

[@howardcoleman4748]

Jason I pray for you make sure the angels can hear you 🙏🌈 all the best Jesus died for us so we can have a life so great

[@jasonricci]

@@howardcoleman4748 Thank you I believe ALL THAT!

[@MR.DmisterD]

🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@paulwilkins7818]

Great video , Backing track in E Harp in F so that would be 6th position or am I missing something obvious ? It is early whilst watching!

[@jasonricci]

@@paulwilkins7818 good catch! I accidentally used the wrong picture of the backing track. It's actually in "C Major". It's also linked below in the description box for you. 💜 sorry for the confusion.

[@paulwilkins7818]

Yeah I’ve seen that now, was writing it out so I could get out the door and practice it in work 👍

[@FernandoEmílioMorales]

❤😮🎉😻💥💯👏👏👏

[@johndagostino2603]

Thanks for the great lesson Jason (as always)! I going on nine years! May we each have many more. One question; why an E backing track? Wouldn’t an F harp be playing C in 2nd?

[@jasonricci]

I just used the wrong photo of the backing track it's actually in "C" and it's linked below. You rock , good eye! Also congrats on 9 years!

[@littledre]

meat and potatoes!!!

[@jasonricci]

@@littledre that's right! How's my little bro ? Hit me up on Instagram!

[@JeremyParksHarmonica]

Now dat boy can play…

[@georgerism]

why can I play the blue 3rd and step and half 3 draw but not 3 draw whole step?

[@jasonricci]

It's tough!!! You'll get it! Really hard! Especially on high harps! You're NOT alone! 😹

[@Semper_Forttis]

Hey brother. It's not blues and the blues are my passion, but if you ever wanna try a different thing for a day, I've tried to learn the Gael til my gums are literally bleeding. I just can't get it

[@MrSpanky2001]

I recently returned from a golf outing in Arkansas that required an overnight stay at a motel. I checked in at the front desk. Went to my room. And there were two women there rather provocatively dressed (if you know what I mean). I said No no no. I'm not sharing this room with two women I don't know. I'm a married man. I love my wife. One of you's gotta go.

[@jasonricci]

😂