It’s another thing to be able to play Piano Man in time. It’s one thing to know how to play all the notes of the Piano Man harmonica solo. The #1 difference between a pro musician and a hack is having a killer sense of time. So sit back, relax, and let’s take a trip through the time of Piano Man… Level 2: Learning the Real Deal Rhythms These are called “double stops.” The nice thing about playing double stops in a song like this is that we can have a chance to play a great song before we even need to learn the technique required to isolate single notes.īut in order for the Piano Man harmonica riff to sound truly great, you have to nail the rhythm of the notes like a boss. You can see that all of the notes are played 2 at a time. Here are the harmonica tabs in C for Piano Man: (Tip: you can tell how well you know a harmonica song by how well you can sing it.) Tabs are most helpful when you already know a song really well. The not-so-great thing about tabs is that they don’t indicate how long or short to hold each note. The great thing about harmonica tabs is that they tell you which holes to play in what order. So don’t hesitate to take some time really getting secure in the Deep Relaxed Mouth Position before you tackle this song. In my Beginner to Boss course, we actually do 24 lessons before we get to Piano Man, because I believe it’s so important to develop the right fundamentals from the start, and to avoid picking up bad habits.
LEVEL 4 Putting it all together and playing Piano Man like a total boss.Įven though Piano Man is a good song for beginners, if today is your very first day playing the harmonica, I’d recommend that you consider first learning the Deep Relaxed Mouth Position. LEVEL 3 How to play it with single notes, injecting soul and feel with bending. LEVEL 2 How to play the right rhythms like a ninja master. LEVEL 1 Just learning the harmonica tabs in C.
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