At 39 tall, a 26string harp can sit on the floor and be a childs harp, or it can be raised up on legs to a good height for an adult. The ultimate collection of over 1,000 folksongs with melody, lyrics, and chords. Permission granted for instruction, public performance, or just for fun. It starts from basics and allows for progression through its easy to read and follow instructions. Schuberts latin classic arranged for solo voice and pedal or lever harp. All your love i miss loving angel eyes baby please dont go basin street blues. Youll play with a fake book melodylineonlynotation that includes rays method of. Man, if you want to learn how to play harmonica in no time, just get this book.
In addition to his career on broadway in many original new york productions and his tenure at the waldorfastoria as a solo entertainer, he now teaches for bedside harp in locations from philadelphia to. This book is convenient for beginners who are not yet expert in. Clear instructions for learning to fake it on the harp. Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, midi and mp3 audio files once you buy or access this item as a member, youll be able to. Playing from a fakebook by ray pool playing from a fake book has become the focus of my career in both teaching and performing. First, you will learn the basic techniques needed to play blues harp, such as lip blocking, single tone, bending, the slide, tremolo, and vibrato. Check harp spectrums glossary if you are unsure of the meanings of these terms. There will be accidentals in many of the pieces, making lever and pedal changes necessary, causing some pieces to be more difficult, especially for lever harp. Not a great fan of the lee oskar tone, but it plays okay id like to hear how a lower key lee oskar sounds mines in d. I try to learn a new instrument every year on my birthday. Easiest blues harp book book mel bay publications, inc. A swinging blues for flexible harp ensemble up to 6 harps stephen dunstone. Blues harp by tony glover meet your next favorite book. Harp, lever harp, pedal harp, folk harp intermediate digital download composed by cindy blevins.
Lever harps range in sizes from tiny harps that you can hold in your lap or wear on a strap to harps that are taller than a person. You make your own arrangements using the melody and the chords. The easy latin fake book features 100 latin standards. The old school mindset that a lever harp was a steppingstone to a pedal harp is simply not true any more now that lever harp manufacturers have started making truly professional calibre instruments and lever harp performers are center stage instead of hidden away. There are many fake books on the market, but not all of these are always applicable to the harp. Although some of the songs require a 33string harp, i just play the lower notes an octave higher and they sound great, and it keeps my brain alert. I will focus here on seventh chords, which are used in. Oct 07, 2011 this is an explanation of the collection anthology a fake book for the harp.
If youre ready to pick up a harmonica and a book to play today, i highly recommend david harp s instant blues harmonica. You can narrow your selections further by selecting the subcategories listed below. Harp 1 is designed to be a complete solo arrangement while harp 2 enhances and fills out the first part. Bridal march here comes the bride blue eyes cryin in. As with all fake books, the melody, chord symbols and lyrics are provided, and you make your own arrangements. It teaches the basics of harmonica improvisation quickly and easily. Advanced lever harp players will find some pieces playable on their harps, although many pieces require complex lever changes. His teaching style is simple, friendly, and to the. Another fake book i like is not popular music, but. Available anthology, fifty themes and melodies for every harpist.
The harp connection store harp sheet music trotter, louise, easy fake book for lever harp. Includes standard notation, harmonica tab, guitar chords, complete playing instructions and short biographies of. Harp solo sylvia woods multilevel harp book series by sylvia woods, hal leonard corp click here for the. Fake books feast of favorites gentility harping on the black notes. First, you will learn the basic techniques needed to play blues harp, such as lip blocking. Harp sheet music trotter, louise, easy fake book for lever harp. Auld lang syne is a scottish poem written by robert burns 17591796 and is set to a traditional folksong. I do it at my restaurant jobs in new york city, and i travel around the country giving workshops to other harpists on how to do it. Five new tunes, blues history, improvisation, wonderful and clever illustrations, hands on training, the four special scales. Aint misbehavin aint she sweet baby face the birth of the blues blue skies bye.
Easy folk songs easy hymns easy modeulations popular songs easy seasonal doublestrung harp. I love this john denver harp song book great songs for piano and harp. The harp connection will be closed for the holidays from tuesday, december 24th through wednesday, january 1st, reopening on thursday, january 2nd. Celtic, jazzy, classical, modal, medieval, syncopated. For the beginner it provides simple yet elegant introduction to the blues.
Many harpists are not familiar with fake book notation. Its size makes it easy to carry along with a harmonica in a small case. Fake books are great for pedal harp, piano, voice, guitar, and most instruments. Sylvia woods harp center easy fake books the easy hymn. I think anybody can learn to play with this book cd. It gives exemplar material to work on so that you can easily develop your harmonica playing. With this complete, clear instruction method, youll learn to choose a harp, play cross position, and bend notes while playing in the styles of blues greats like sonny terry, sonny boy williamson, little walter, jimmy reed, and others. Clear instructions for learning to fake it on the harp from a master player in this style. With a c harp,find c on the circle of fifths and go clockwise once, tell the band to play in the key of g. Masters of the blues harp a harmonica transcription book. But if you have a student who is extremely serious, nearly the entire book can be played on a lever harp.
To develop a repertoire quickly, i relied on my ability to read simple chord charts. Includes standard notation, harmonica tab, guitar chords, complete playing instructions and short biographies of the 17 artists. Rod, lyon and healy publishes easy fake book for lever harp by louise trotter, easily filled out by a pedal harp player, given the good chord symbols printed in the popular selections. Trouble shooting your lever harp what to do when the repairman is miles away. We make a range of sizes in the middle between 26 and 36 strings. Another book that i practically play through covertocover at every gig. Easy christmas harp sheet music songs, printable pdf. To use it you first need some harmonic vocabulary such as seventh chords, root, third, fifth, triad, major, minor and diminished triads, and inversions.
Designed to help the average harper identify common problems, and to understand which can be fixed at home, and which need professional repair. Mary, did you know arranged for harp by sylvia woods. Dec 06, 2010 this is a short vid about customizing a standard blues harp by building in a acryl made comb. Amanda whiting and tony robinson present this set of eight jazzy original solos for beginner lever and pedal harpists. This is an explanation of the collection anthology a fake book for the harp.
It also includes chapters on lead and accompaniment, performing, amplified harp, history, and much more. The most comprehensive singlevolume blues publication ever, with songs spanning the entire history of the genre. The book contains timeless classic blues in the typical fake book format. The easy hymn fake book gathers over 150 of the most beloved hymns of all time. There is a short section on pedal harp as well as lever harp tuning. Free printable sheet music for auld lang syne for easy level 2 piano solo.
I wonder if you have seen another lever harp there in the uk. Download and print industryleading free printable beginner and easy harp sheet music for students just starting out through advancing elementary school and homeschooling students. King, billie holiday, leadbelly, alberta hunter, willie dixon, muddy waters, stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, jimmy witherspoon, bessie smith, sonny boy williamson, and scores. No need to take this workshop if you are taking deborahs allday blues workshop tuesday. All of these selections are beautifully presented and fun to play, so this is a resource to keep checking. David harps instant blues harmonica book by david harp. A sharping lever is a small mechanism that raises the pitch of an individual string by a half step.
An illustrated instruction book, a cd of playalong music, and a mojo deluxe harmonica encourage wouldbe wailers to play the blues. It is often sung to celebrate the start of a new year. For music lesson study, public performance, or just for fun. This easy method will show you how to play harmonica and teach. Melody and chord symbols in keys of c, f, and g, lyrics, chord reference page, and other suggestions for arranging included. Every major blues artist is wellrepresented, including howlin wolf, robert johnson, b. Ray pool has added the field of harp therapy to his long list of musical involvements. Regarding pedal harp, the keys are all the same and the book is only concerned about the chordsscales for harp chords and how a composition is built on these chords. The older posts are also archived, and include some arrangements for harp ensemble. David harp has taught thousands to play the harmonica, and in this revised edition with 30 percent new material, he makes it even easier. For those of you who love bernard andres harp music, she also offers a guide to understanding the special techniques that make his music so much fun to play.
The hohner blues harp is a 10hole diatonic with a wood comb. One hundred hymn tunes in lead sheet format, edited for both lever and pedal harp. I owned one for many years and loved the portability, resonant tone, and very good levers. Try to see this 34string harp at some of the harp gatherings. Download and print top quality christmas carols sheet music for harp solo with mp3 and midi files.
These books are a great way to learn how to use fake books. For the intermediate or advanced player it provides sufficient selections for you to work into any performance. The classical fake book published by hal leonard corp. Play along with it on every page as you read through it. I have a musical background, but i just started playing a lap harp, 26string.
Carey bell carey bells blues harp by sunshinehappiness7. Some thoughts on playing the harp, playing jazz and composing. Use the search box below to search the entire site for song titles, book titles, etc. In addition to the melody line and chord symbols, this format. But, if youre looking for a good diatonic, it produces one of the best sounds among the diatonic harps that cost about the same amount. Melody and chord symbols in keys of c, f, and g, lyrics, chord reference page, and other suggestions for. Ceol na clairsach book 1 arrangements and compositions for celtic harp anne macdearmid. Last year, i decided to finally get serious about the harmonica, and ordered davids book. Hard to compare the suzuki since its a low f any difficulty i have bending notes could be down to the key. About christmas carols high quality digital sheet music for harp, collection 1. Reigning harps, by a harp club in seattle, offers new arrangements or original free sheet music for celtic harp posted quarterly. Masters of the blues harp a harmonica transcription book by.
Easy to read, easy to use, and well worth the money. Kims arrangements tend to be atmospheric and unexpected, with thick textures and big chords. Fake books are music books that include the melody line, lyrics and chord symbols, without accompaniment. You will learn how the blues works, how the blues harp works, how music works and how to play a basic blues using your harmonica. If the band is playing in key of g, find g on the circle of fifths andd go counterclockwise left once. So, if you prefer plastic or want a chromatic, you should avoid it. Lever harps for beginners uk looking for advice harp column. Clever levers book by ray pool is a compilation of thirteen harmonic elements fully explained in the key of c major. Features very easytoread engravings of 400 fantastic songs, including. Then shifting the pedal, you can create the bends or blues notes that are so simple, beautiful and. The published repertoire has come a looong way in the past 20 years too.
Barb fackkers site, horn and harp, offers pdf files of free sheet music for harpists, plus a handy tutorial on playing from a lead sheet. We have gotten so many compliments on the layout of this book some people have even ordered multiple copies. How great thou art, violin duet, download cindy blevins. To play in a different key, youd need to grab your tuning wrench and retune several. There will be accidentals in many of the pieces, making lever and pedal changes necessary, causing some pieces to be more difficult, especially for lever harp players. Mel bay mel bays easiest blues harp book is the ideal way to get started playing todays blues harmonica styles. Unfortunately you are paying for a book that has all the chords. This book contains a huge variety of songs spanning hundreds of years and originating from america, england, canada, britain, scotland, ireland, and other countries songs are also indexed by. Free beginner folk or pedal harp sheet music for your first year of music lessons. If you have a harp with no levers, you can easily play music in a single key c major, for example, which is like having only the white notes on a piano. Advanced lever harp players will find some pieces playable on their harps, although many pieces may require lever changes. Music for voice and small harp easy and straightforward arrangements with nice. Reesrohrbacher, darhon dragonflower publications reference.
Learn to play blues harmonica harmonica blues learn to play blues harmonica with this course. Harp sheet music trotter, louise, easy fake book for. Just do what david harp says, and you will be playing blues and rock on your harp quickly and you will feel good about what youre doing. This popular series of easy fake books have large notation with simplified harmonies and melodies. This book is helping to fill that gap, and we hope mary continues to share her. A wonderful collection of music in lead sheet fake book format.