Teach Yourself to Play Harmonica

Don't play an instrument? Learn the Harmonica, it's easy, cheap, portable, and sounds great.

Below is a collection of easy songs and their respective audio files.

The songs are written out in very easy to follow number system:

#1 = hole 1 of harmonica

#2 = hole 2

etc.

and for each song you can play the .mp3 audio file to hear the rhythm to play it at. The mp3 for each song is below the song notation.

You don't have to play at the same speed as the audio file. Just use it to know how the song goes.

Using this simple method, you don't need any musical background to learn. Just start playing according to the numbers and according to the beat you hear when you play the audio file.

You can carry around your harmonica and practice it anywhere if you put the audio and song notation on your phone. You can also print out some song notation and store the print out folded up in your harmonica's case.

Enjoy.

You'll need a harmonica

 3   4 -4   5   4
Down in the val-ley,

5   5  -4   4 -4
The val-ley so low.

3   -3 -4  -5   -4
Late in the eve-ning,

-3   4   -4    4
Hear the wind blow.

6 5   4  4 4 -4  5 -5    6   6  6   5
I-i wish I wa-s in the land of cot-ton,

-6   -6     -6   6  -6   6  -6  -7
old times there are not for-got-ten

 7 -8  8     7  6  7    
Look a-way! Look a-way! 

 6  5  6   -4  5    4
Look a-way! Dix-ie Land.

6 5  4  4   4-4   5-5   6  6    6   5
I-n Dix-ie La-nd whe-re I was born in,

-6  -6 -6  6   -6  6   -6   -7
ear-ly on one fros-ty morn-'in
 7 -8  8     7  6  7     6  5  6   -4  5    4
Look a-way! Look a-way! Look a-way! Dix-ie Land.

 6  6   7  8 -8   7 -6  7   -6   -8  -6  -8
Then I wish I was in Dix-ie, Hoo-ray! Hoo-ray!

6  7  8   -8     7   -6  -7   7
In Dix-ie Land, I'll take my stand

-6   6   5   7   5  5  -4
to live and die in Dix-ie;

5  4   5 -4  -6  6    5    7    8 -8  7
A-way, A-way, A-way down South in Dix-ie,

5  4   5  4  -6  6    5    8    7 -8  7
A-way, A-way, A-way down South in Dix-ie.

 3   4   4   4  -4   5  -5  -6   6
Oh Shen-an-doah, I long to hear you,

7-7 -6    6  -6    6   5  6
A-a-way, you rol-ling riv-er,

 6  -6  -6  -6   5   6   5  -4   4
Oh Shen-an-doah, I long to hear you,

-4  5    4     5  -6  6
A-way, we're bound a-way,

   4   -4    5   4   -4  4
'Cross the wide Mis-sour-i.

7  -8   7    -8  8  7
Oh, my love, my darling.

 7     6 -7   -8   8    
I've hungered for your 

  7  -8 7    5 -5   6
touch along lonely times.

 7   -8 7  -8  8  7   
Time go by so slowly 

 7   6   -7  -8 8   7
and time can do so much.

-8   7    7    9
Are you still mine?

-9 8    7    6   
I need your love;

-8  7    6    5
 I need your love.

-7   -6   -5    -4  -8  7
God speed your love to me.

-5 6   -6 7    -7  
Lonely rivers flow 

-7  -7  -6  -5 -6   6
to the sea, to the sea

-5  6  -6 7  -8  8  -8   6
To the open arms of the sea.

-5 6   -6  7  -7    
Lonely rivers sigh, 

 -7  -7  -6  -5   -6  6
wait for me, wait for me.

-5   6  -6  7   -8    8   -8  7
I'll be coming home, wait for me.

--repeat,
ending at "...God speed your love to me."--

  5     5  5    -5    4  5
Breathe on me, Breath of God,

6   -5   5   -4  5 -4
Fill me with life a-new,

 5 -5 -6    6    5    5   -4   -5
That I may love what Thou dost love

-4  4-3  4    5    -4     4
And do what Thou wouldst do.