Kerosene Harmonica Riff and Solo

This one's for The Bad Assets and other rockin' country afficianados.

There's a straight forward riff and bending solo in second position.

Difficulty: Some bending is required but they are scoops rather than targeted bends during the solo. The riff is easy

Lesson Length: 4:36

Instructor: George Goodman

Help File: Kerosene Harmonica Tabs

Hohner Special 20 Diatonic Harmonica in G

A G harmonica played in second position works great on this.
I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in this one.
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The Riff is very easy - no single notes or bends.

The Solo is a little more tricky. Bending is required but they are scoops rather than targetted bends.

For Harmonica - Single Notes and Bending: Single notes and bending are required for the solo.
Everything you need to get up to speed including single notes and bending is covered in Harp N Guitar Harmonica Essentials

00:45 - Song Key and Harmonica Key

Kerosene is in D but we want to play in second position.

That requires a harmonica in the key of G.

1:34 - Harmonica Riff

Here's a great sounding riff that is easy to play. Single notes are not required, in fact, they are discouraged. We need to play 2 note chords for this.

2:21 - Harmonica Solo - Key of G

The solo definitely has more going on than the riff.

You will need to be able to perform a bend on draw 6, -6.

There is also a little trill between -4 and -5 that can be a bit tricky.

If you know your Blues scale, then there isn't anything here you can't handle.

The song is in the key of D and I'm going to play in 2nd position so you need a G harmonica.
Here's the best place I know of to get one on the internet - G Hohner Special 20

That covers the harmonica part for Kerosene.

Stay In Tune. Peace.
George