Lesson Length: 2:57
Instructor: George Goodman

Concepts
* vi Minor (Am) Chord
* Aeolian Scale

Takamine EG541SC
I am playing my black tak in this one.

This is a Takamine G Series EG541SC bought in North Carolina when I was playing in a band called Double Take.
Specs:
Top - Solid Spruce
Back - Nato
Sides - Nato
Finger Board - Rosewood
Electronics - TK40
Finish - Gloss Black
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The C harmonica is required in this one.
A C harmonica is the first one you need to follow along with the lessons on the site. I often play a Hohner Special 20 Harmonica in the key of C through a Shure Green Bullet microphone Model 5200 and Fender Super Champ amplifier

Hohner Harmonica Holder

The Hohner Harmonica Neck Holder fits harmonicas up to 7-1/2" long.

With a long-lasting nickel-plated finish, this harmonica rack is adjustable and fits any neck shape.

George Goodman's Guitar and Harmonica Method

Introduction
Let's look at A minor, the vi minor chord, also known as the relative minor chord, in the key of C and where those chord tones are on the C harmonica.
Then we'll look at the Aeolian or natural minor scale which is the scale built off the sixth degree of the major scale.

Guitar

Chord - A minor. This chord is built on the sixth degree of the C Major scale. The notes in A minor are A, C, and E.
Aim for clean chords.

4/4 Rhythm - keep it as simple as needed.
You can start out by strumming whole notes to match with the harmonica rhythm or strum straight quarter notes.
If you're comfortable with that, try something more challenging.

Harmonica

The notes that make up the chord A minor and the Aeolian scale are shown in the staffs below.
Treble Clef / G Clef - circles around the second line indicating this line as the note G. All notes can be determined from this reference.
Key of C - no sharps or flats in the key signature.
4/4 Time Signature - 4 beats per measure; quarter note is equal to a single beat and a whole note gets 4 beats.

* Work on playing single notes with a full sound.
* Listen to how the note being played fits into the chord.
* Work on reading the music and not just the tabs.
* Learn where the notes are on the harmonica.
* Have fun.