So,  Ed (on the left) said "Don't get me started..."

Welcome to my harmonica Song Key web site!    

Ever hear a song on the radio and wish you could play along?  Well, for your enjoyment, I have put together diatonic harmonica tabs to assist you in playing along.  In many cases I have numerous different MIDI's that you can try to play along with.  I have placed an "*" next to the MIDI that helped me generate that tab.  You will also note I have included the Beats Per Minute (BPM) to assist in playing.  By knowing the Song Key used by the artist, you can use that harmonica key or a different position to play along with the song.  If the harmonica tab is in Chromatic, it is labeled as Song Tab-C.

This is a collection of much of the harmonica information I have gathered over the past 20 years assembled into a website format. This site should keep many harpers busy for years.  I will also add 2nd and 3rd position keys in the future to assist those that like to play in these positions. 

This website has been designed to provide visitors with several things I found lacking in numerous harmonica websites:

    - a common notation method  that I have expounded by adding "rests" and "measures" to assist in timing.
    - tab that directly relates to a MIDI on that page (look for a "*" on that MIDI).
    - the various keys that the song can be played in and, in particular, the key of that MIDI and tab.
    - modification of a MIDI by altering the melody line to be the sound of the harmonica (denoted by "-harp")
    - adjustment of the volume of the "harmonica" melody line of the midi by +10% - +25% to identify the harmonica easily.
    - the names of the various artists or band I have found that have performed that song.
    - YouTube video links to hear the song played by the actual artist or the band or other artists doing that tune.
    - the Beats Per Minute of that MIDI and tab to assist in timing.

 I find the easiest way to learn a new tune on the harp is to listen to the song carefully several times.  Then start with with tabs provided on the sheets.  After you feel comfortable with the tabs, start the MIDI and play along.  Don't worry about your mistakes.  After several runs through the song, you'll start to feel very comfortable.  Play it 3 or 4 times each day for a week and you'll be surprised to find that you can actually learn a new song each week.

A tip:  try to practice 2 or 3 songs you feel comfortable  with each day.  If you know 300 songs, this will take you about 3 or 4 months to practice all of them.  Fairly soon, though, you'll get that one particular song in your head and be able to grab the right harp and play it.  You'll hear the tune in your head and play to that music.

This site is still under construction, and these pages will be updated frequently, so stop by every so often to see what's new.  Please let me know if a link does not work and I will fix it as quickly as I can.          

Mark Purintun
mpurintun@gmail.com

Want to comment on this website? Offer suggestions?  Want to gripe, harp, complain, whine, or otherwise throw your thoughts in?  Please send an email to me at songcomments@harpinanawhinin and I will respond back. 

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Disclaimer: All Midis are for educational and entertainment purposes only. If any are copyrighted & should not be here, please let me know, and they will be removed.  If you know the artist or group for any song not shown, or if there are errors, please email me.

I would like to state at this time, that I did not write any of these songs.  I did not sequence any of these midi files.  They are or were taken from Public Domain for my personal use on my personal website.  I receive no commission, financial benefits, nor favors for placing them on my site.  I do not hold the copyright for these, nor do I wish to violate anyone else's copy right to this material.  I will immediately remove any file that is in question of copyright violation.  I have and will also attempt to give credit to the original artist and songwriter.  In some instances this information has eluded me, and in some instances the first recording may have been made by someone else that I do not know about.

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