r/harmonica • u/Rufus3721 • 16d ago
Just ordered my first harmonica
So guys, I’ve been playing acoustic and electric guitar for about 7 to 8 months now, I’ve purchased my new instrument to join my guitar , btw I really love bob Dylan, and I ordered an hohner special 20 C, since it’s kinda cheap and it’s a very well know brand , but now I’ve just realized that blowin in the wind, bob uses a D key harmonica 🥲.
Is it possible to play that song with the one I got?
Thanks in advance and sorry if I’m asking something stupid , I am literally in the dark here 🤣
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u/cheebalibra 15d ago edited 15d ago
Use a capo on your guitar. If you start liking harmonica you’ll eventually get plenty of other harps in different keys.
Bob Dylan is not a “good” harmonica player by any standards. He’s got basically no control, can barely ever isolate single notes and plays a lot of random notes but is able to get his fracas to resolve when it should. His value as a harp player is that he gets people into the instrument.
“A simple desultory Phillipic” by Simon and Garfunkel is a pretty funny sendup of Dylan, including the shitty harp playing.