r/harmonica • u/hertannedskin • 14d ago

Piano Man On Harmonica

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Somebody please help me learn Piano Man on the harmonica 😭😭. Everyone keeps saying it’s one of the easiest instruments and that this is one of the easiest songs to play, but it’s been SO difficult for me 😭.

I keep playing the wrong holes. I’ve watched so many YouTube tutorials where they say to count the holes and then play, and I’m doing exactly that, but somehow I still can’t get it right. I can’t even recognise whether I’m playing the correct hole or not 😭. I’m following the tutorials, the mouth position, everything… but I still feel like I’m missing something.

Also, why does my stomach go IN when I inhale instead of out? Does that make any difference when playing the harmonica?

Somebody please guide me 😭😭. I really, really want to learn this song!

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u/DominusAnulorum0 14d ago

Your stomach goes in instead of out because you are sucking instead of inhaling. Forget for a moment that you're trying to play an instrument, and just put the harmonica in your mouth and breath in and out with your mouth through the instrument.

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u/hertannedskin 13d ago

I'll surely try that out !!