Wilde-Tuned Harmonica: Various Scales and Positions

[@danwilliams8695]

Love it

[@LudoBeckers]

very interesting tuning you came up with Will - clever stuff :-)

[@willharmonicawilde]

Thanks, it was inspired by Brendan Power's Powerbender and Poeerdraw tunings.

[@danielsegura1262]

hola tendras videos en español

[@_na_lyd]

Can you do a lesson on Eat Me from Ozzy Osbourne? I don’t know what key it’s in and I can’t figure out how to play it right. You’re a legend of the harp man👍🏻

[@АндрійКомар-у5п]

Will can you do the video lesson on how to play jazz song on harmonica?

[@willharmonicawilde]

Which Jazz song?

[@АндрійКомар-у5п]

@@willharmonicawilde any Jazz song))

[@АндрійКомар-у5п]

@@willharmonicawilde Maybe in the key of F flet harp

[@willharmonicawilde]

@@АндрійКомар-у5п there's no such thing as F flat, nor is there an E sharp. E and F are a semitone apart!

[@АндрійКомар-у5п]

@@willharmonicawilde ok

[@stephenbrumlow931]

So I can get that Blind Owl tuning for “On The Road Again”? I think it’s hole 6?

[@willharmonicawilde]

The note you're referring to is a minor third. It's a draw 7 half step bend on Wilde Tuning.

[@stephenbrumlow931]

@@willharmonicawilde Awesome! Thanks man. You are a phenomenal harp player. Do you ship your harps to the US?

[@willharmonicawilde]

@@stephenbrumlow931 thanks Stephen. Yes I ship to the US: www.willharmonicawilde.com/store

[@drtone]

I have a 1847 Wilde in A from ur site. What is the expected tuning(just, etc), the middle draw E seems somewhat sharp, i'm advanced Intermediate, I know its usually Embouchure is the problem initially with different harps, but i have no issues with many other Richter and Powerdraw Powerbender harps. I'll keep at it, but any tips, send it my way. Thanks for all your great tuition!!! Cheers

[@willharmonicawilde]

I can't say I've ever had a problem with tuning on an 1847. They're tuned to Seydel's "compromised" tuning, so the 6 draw should be +2 cents (depending how hard you play it will flatten slightly as you play it of course). Have you checked it on a tuner?

[@willharmonicawilde]

You can also check it by playing an octave tongue split 2+6 draw

[@enjoyharmonica]

I must get one 😁✅

[@chickenman7252]

Do you ever play them in 6th or 7th position minor? Using an F for E or B minor looks like it could be pretty cool. In 6th you get the 5th on a bend in both octaves. A flat 7 on a bend and the minor 3rd on a regular draw with quick access to the 2nd. 6th and root are on a draw. Only the 4th is a blow note. It may be difficult to not accidentally hit the flat 5 though.

[@willharmonicawilde]

The only positions I tend to use are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 11th and 12th. That's not to say the others wouldn't be good, I just haven't experimented with them.

[@chickenman7252]

@@willharmonicawilde okay i think 5th is really good for harmonizing with chords. Can basically play it like 2nd right?

[@willharmonicawilde]

@@chickenman7252 5th position gives you the relative minor to playing 2nd position major.

[@chickenman7252]

@@willharmonicawilde right sorry I meant you can play it similarly to second since the pentatonic scale is in the same spot. You can just go heavy on harmonizing with the chords instead of playing the root a lot since it's on a blow note.

[@bharpo]

Will, all very useful but you're playing with overblows, vibratos, and other effects, that most beginners would not know.

[@willharmonicawilde]

Learn how to do them first then, this isn't supposed to be a beginner lesson.