HOW TO OVERBLOW HARMONICA TUTORIAL

British blues artist Will Wilde gives an introduction to overblowing on a C harmonica.
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[@TomlinHarmonica]

Always be musical - great advice Will!

[@Ray-cw1jd]

your advice is excellent too Tom!

[@trevorduplessis2437]

Super generous of you to pass this knowledge on, Will. Thank you so much!

[@willharmonicawilde]

No problem, thanks Trevor!

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Stunning opener 😮

[@uripmargono946]

Thank you so much Will. It really helps. I will begin to play blow bend with the way this video showed. Awesome

[@willharmonicawilde]

No problem, glad it helped!

[@harmonicamanrandy]

@5:30 you explain doing it gently while using the dropped jaw and throat. This is how you get the draw bends on the lower octaves. So, to get the overblow to choke off the blow reed and let the draw reed take over, the positioning of the armature flow is the key. This is what I got out of it anyway. Explaining the mechanics of the instrument and the person helps tremendously. Thanks!

[@willharmonicawilde]

Yes, an overblow is basically a draw bend mouth shape whilst exhaling. And an overdraw is a blow bend mouth shape whilst inhaling. Much easier said than done though!

[@sbooder]

Thanks for the vid lessons. I have just started playing again after 15 years without picking up a harp. Used to stand in for a guy called Neil, who was the main harp player with 706 Union Avenue (from Thanet in Kent) back in the 90s. Good to be blowing again and I have found your vids really good for helping me get back to playing. Keep up the good work.

[@christianbrown6433]

Just got it - sounded like a goose lol but I cracked it over much appreciated - I get it’s how u approach it instead of being more agressive with air flow this is what made it happen for me

[@alleycat-145]

Super awesome and well explained video on this subject Will Wilde. For sure definitely helps my approach to learning and understanding of the technique (s). I've never had much of an interest in using the techniques. But, over time I've liked trying to learn them just for the challenge of it all. And like you elude to, its another tool in the harp bag. It's cool just to develop the ability in my amature way to play an OD, OB, etc, slowly. But having the skill to add one of the techniques into a riff or song quickely along with other notes; that's even more challenging. Yet, a great skill achievement when fully developed I think.. However, a fun skill to practice and try to grasp onto on any level. Thanks for making this video Will Wilde. Very useful. 👍👍. And like you elude to, it's another tool in the bag that could come in handy at some point. I liken it to having a roll of duct tape, pliers and a wrench on a road trip. Might not need them, but it's a beautiful thing if the occasion presents itself. 😂. 👍👍.

[@robertbrunston5406]

Wow that's an overblown! I have made by accident I thought something was wrong with my harp! I will have to play with a little. Thank you Will.

[@silkroad1201]

Music is always evolving. The fact that some famous player 80 years ago didn't do it shouldn't discourage anyone from learning it. I'm sure they would've used it if they knew how

[@jjsbluz6081]

Thank you! 1st Overblowing Lesson that understandable! God bless & best!

[@willharmonicawilde]

Glad it helped!

[@wannabk1]

Finally I got it. I watched numbers of overblow tutorials. This actually helped me out. Thanks man.

[@willharmonicawilde]

Nice one, glad I could help!

[@michaelhowe5202]

Another great tutorial, so much appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge. I am sure there are lots of folk who, like me , have learnt so much and improved their playing so because of you. Good luck to you and your band. Have a great tour

[@SeekerFor1000]

Thanks Will First time I have heard an over blow explained so simply.

[@colincampbell4261]

Thank Will.

[@danieljohnson2664]

Great teaching ❤

[@unvraisemblant]

best overblow tutorial ever

[@Pericles338]

Thank you for the awesome channel! It has helped me a lot. Could you do a tutorial on Muddy Water's "Got My Mojo Working", with Little Walter? Thank you.

[@DiegoCavalliDC]

As Always Excellent!!!

[@matthewtucker8994]

Good info

[@allenmahan9393]

Big, longtime fan in *Portand, Oregon!* When are you coming to the PNW? 👩‍🎤🤯👨‍🎤

[@maxmueller2794]

Will, Just discovered you through this overblow tutorial. Checked your playing out and I really dig what you do. New fan! Also, this is the first overblow tutorial that I've seen that even comes close to a good explanation. I'm gonna go work on my #5 and #6 overblows now. Thanks!

[@ozw1z5rd77]

Great lesson. Oh well.. I need a bit of practice 😃

[@smdh-ed7136]

cheers will

[@tamborelconejo]

this was useful, I tried a few, this was the best video about the topic

[@willharmonicawilde]

Glad to hear it!

[@speereettoo]

Gracias !

[@swampydavis8596]

Nice!

[@PolarRook]

Managed to hit it a bit, but this feels harder than bending a draw for sure

[@9um9um9um]

What type of modifications, if any, are needed to overblow more effectively?

[@dovlandzbaum5036]

You explain everything so well, Will!

[@giusepperesponte8077]

It’s so hard to explain how to bend and especially how to overblow and overdraw. Honestly I had to learn it myself. The way I’d tell someone is to first master bending before trying to do any overblows because the technique is basically a bend with a WAY more tight technique. You have to dial in your embouchure and keep it exactly like that to maintain the overblow. If your tongue moves even a little bit, the overblow will stop. It’s very precise.

[@MrSpanky2001]

I can't produce an OB to save my soul. Been trying for 5 years. So ain't no use in believing it's gonna happen at anytime for me.

[@patricedintinger5424]

Usefull explanation ..from 6 draw bend to (''push ..I say"") overblow gently ...this is the point technically. Could you , give more detail or exercice ? passage - draw bend -6 => overblow -6 = key point . Wish you good music and God bless you .

[@willharmonicawilde]

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[@user-jf9vq4uf8j]

Hi, thanks for the video. I have a question though, is it normal to get a F sharp instead of B flat tone when overblowing the sixth hole on a c harmonica?

[@seamlesshomeinspection3313]

Is the over blow a higher note on an exhale??

[@willharmonicawilde]

An overflow gives you a minor third interval (three semitones) above the blow note.

[@brexarevalo]

thank you

[@danielvalle5916]

Oh shit, you look like Scott from Scott's bass lessons but with hair!

[@iandonald1523]

I find that my mouth position is quite high (tongue hits close to the roof of my mouth) when I successfully blow bend 6 as opposed to the draw style position you talk about . Closer to a blow bend. Can you do both? Or am I just doing it in a bad (or maybe harder) way!

[@willharmonicawilde]

+Ian Donald The way I would describe it is, an overblow is the same as the draw-bend mouth position, but whilst exhaling. An overdraw is like a blow-bend mouth position but whilst inhaling.

[@iandonald1523]

+Will Wilde thanks man. Keep up the good work with your videos. I'll try to catch one of your shows one day.

[@hoechstcornelio7736]

Nice video bro, thanks to explain this !!! I go try with that technical!!!

[@dinogoldie9716]

Great advice Will. Can you recommend anybody in the UK who does harp mods/reed gapping? Can't do em myself as I'm blind. Cheers.

[@willharmonicawilde]

+Dino Goldie Try Sugar Cain

[@joseramirez2310]

Dino Goldie How did you type that?

[@dinogoldie9716]

With a keyboard. www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS

[@djrickmendez255]

@@dinogoldie9716 Hey, Dino! If you're on facebook, send me a friend request. I like to be in touch! Hope you're still harping!

[@giusepperesponte8077]

Yeah hole 1 is hard to overblow. I can’t do it either, when I try I just get that squealing sound of the two reeds playing together in a not harmonious way. It feels like I’d have to swallow my tongue to do the damn thing 😂

[@willharmonicawilde]

1 is extremely difficult, even for the best overblowers, in order to get it you have to gap the reed so low that it will choke under normal playing. I wouldn't bother with it, just focus on 4,5 and 6

[@giusepperesponte8077]

@@willharmonicawilde I was actually able to do it after I made this comment on a marine band crossover that I made airtight and gapped. It was VERY shaky though. I had to push my tongue as far back as it could go. The pressure that you feel when overblowing, that pressure had to be so high that I couldn’t maintain the overblow or make it be solid because the muscles in my tongue just aren’t strong enough to apply that much pressure in a controlled way. I’m guessing you work out, it’s like when you’re doing your one rep maximum on a given lift and your muscles shake during the lift because they are exerting so much that they can’t lift the weight in a controlled way. Same thing happens with my tongue when I overblow 1. Also I agree, not really much of a reason to try to master it but I just try to do it for a challenge.

[@jrb4935]

Why is it always a C harmonica?

[@willharmonicawilde]

Beginners typically start with a C harp, so it's the key that you can guarantee everyone will have. There are two reasons why a C harp is most common: 1. When learning music theory, C major is the easiest key to start with as it's the only key signature with no flats or sharps. 2. The C harp is in the "goldilocks zone" ie not too high at the top end, not too low at the bottom end, so all the notes are relatively easy to bend.

[@paulagabriela5389]

Excelente !! Besos 😘💕🎶🎵🎼

[@marcoevans2155]

It's a black art if there ever was ono

[@CesarHernandez-ph7nz]

🐩

[@leenewman9637]

Overblow on hole 4 is a pain in the ass 7 is easy and 1 is a no go lol

[@iandonald1523]

I find that my mouth position is quite high (tongue hits close to the roof of my mouth) when I successfully blow bend 6 as opposed to the draw style position you talk about . Closer to a blow bend. Can you do both? Or am I just doing it in a bad (or maybe harder) way!