How Do You Bend A Note On Harmonica?
The note can be bent on harmonica using the following techniques :
– Practicing on tongue style bends
– Practice from a bent note and bending normally
– Then the harmonica needs to be blown with the lighter air
– Plastic comb will make it easier than wood comb
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The note can be bent on harmonica using the following techniques :
– Practicing on tongue style bends
– Practice from a bent note and bending normally
– Then the harmonica needs to be blown with the lighter air
– Plastic comb will make it easier than wood comb
• Start with the prebend. Simply draw on fourth hole and tilt the harmonica down. The purpose here is to hear the harmonica beginning to bend. Do not tilt the harmonica when you bend. • Draw on the fourth as you would normally play. • Lower your jaw without breaking the seal on the harmonica. Think about making an OOH sound or taking a bite of a hot dog. • If you are playing pucker style (see tips), shape your tongue in an “S” shape, with the tip as far back and as close to the bottom of your mouth as comfortable. If you’ve done it right, you’ll hear the pitch of your harmonica go down by a semitone. Move on to other holes. You can bend any hole that you’re playing where the opposite direction is a whole tone or more lower. • For example, if the draw is G and the blow is E, then that hole can be reach the notes F# and F on the draw. The amount of the bend depends entirely on how far you drop your jaw and shape your mouth, and the reeds available in each hole. • In general, a Richter-tu
