Beginner to Boss

LESSONS OVERVIEW

Beginner to Boss is 30+ hours of complete beginner lessons. This includes 100+ lessons and over 8+ hours of songs (with backing tracks), with each lesson and song focusing on a specific element of beginner harmonica playing. Here’s some of what you’ll learn:

Module 1: Fundamentals

Intro: About this course

Lesson 1: How To Read Harmonica Tabs

Lesson 2: FAQ’s & Tips

Module 2: Chords

Lesson 1: Blowing and Drawing Over 1st Position

Lesson 2: Drawing and Blowing Over 2nd Position

Lesson 3: Simple Swamp Blues

Lesson 4: Folk Improvisation

Lesson 5: 3/4 Time with Sweet Soulful Gospel

Lesson 6: 1/4 Notes Over 2nd Position

Lesson 7: 1/8 Notes Over 2nd Position

Lesson 8: Syncopation with Catchy Pop Tune

Lesson 9: 1/8 Note Triplets

Lesson 10: Intermediate Swamp Blues

Lesson 11: Badass Swamp Blues

Lesson 12: Playing The Train (Part 1)

Lesson 13: Playing the Train (Part 2)

Lesson 14: Playing the Train (Part 3)

Lesson 15: A Great Blues Riff

Lesson 16: Fun Country Riff

Lesson 17: Classic Blues Standard

Lesson 18: Classic Blues Standard with Swung 1/8 Chugging

Lesson 19: Ideas from Chart-Topping Country Number (Part 1)

Lesson 20: Ideas from Chart-Topping Country Number (Part 2)

Lesson 21: Iconic Jazz with 12-Bar Blues Progression

Lesson 22: Inspirational Soul Groove

Lesson 23: Moody Soft-Rock Riff

Lesson 24: A Country Rock Jam

Lesson 25: Intro Riff from Legendary Pop-Rock Song

Lesson 26: Haunting Folk Ballad Riff (Part 1)

Lesson 27: Haunting Folk Ballad Riff (Part 2)

Module 3: Single Notes

Lesson 1: The Semi-Pucker Technique

Lesson 2: Super Cool Funk Riff (Part 1)

Lesson 3: Super Cool Funk Riff (Part 2)

Lesson 4: Practicing the -2 and -3 Draw in Tune

Lesson 5: Sliding Up to a Note

Lesson 6: The “Almost” Blues Scale

Lesson 7: Why Play a Scale?

Lesson 8: Learning a Real Blues Head!

Lesson 9: Popular 1960’s Bluesy Tune (Part 1)

Lesson 10: Popular 1960’s Bluesy Tune (Part 2)

Lesson 11: Playing a Trill

Lesson 12: More Trills through a Whole 12-Bar Blues

Lesson 13: Even More Trills

Lesson 14: Back to 1st Position

Lesson 15: Playing a Song in the Major Scale

Lesson 16: You Are My Sunshine

Lesson 17: Arpeggios with Oh Susanna

Lesson 18: More Arpeggios with Ska-Style Riff

Lesson 19: The 1st Position C Major Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 20: Emotional and Soulful Pop Ballad

Lesson 21: Melodic Irish Folk Riff

Lesson 22: A Widely Beloved Country Tune

Lesson 23: Joy to the World (Part 1)

Lesson 24: Beautiful and Melancholy 1960’s Riff

Lesson 25: Dreamy Folk Rock Song

Lesson 26: Spirited Mexican Rock and Roll Groove

Lesson 27: Simple Gifts

Lesson 28: Dark 1980’s Soft Rock Jam

Lesson 29: Powerful and Bittersweet Gospel Song (Part 1)

Lesson 30: Powerful and Bittersweet Gospel Song (Part 2)

Lesson 31: Intro to 3rd Position, Key of D Minor

Lesson 32: An Iconic Hard Rock Riff (Part 1)

Lesson 33: Boogie Blues Groove

Lesson 34: Epic Rock Masterpiece

Lesson 35: Sassy 1970’s Disco Number

Lesson 36: Bluesy Gospel Riff (Part 1)

Lesson 37: Bluesy Gospel Riff (Part 2)

Lesson 38: Fun Jazz Call and Response (Part 1)

Lesson 39: Fun Jazz Call and Response (Part 2)

Lesson 40: Cool Reggae-Feel Riff

Lesson 41: Intro to 4th Position, Key of A Minor

Lesson 42: Anthemic Rock Jam

Lesson 43: 4th Position Minor Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 44: Evocative and Classic 1930’s Jazz (Part 1)

Lesson 45: Evocative and Classic 1930’s Jazz (Part 2)

Lesson 46: Joy to the World (Part 2 Full Song)

Lesson 47: Difficult Skips with a Classic Movie Theme

Lesson 48: More Difficult Skips with Happy Birthday

Lesson 49: Back to 2nd Position with Amazing Grace

Lesson 50: The Q&A Blues

Lesson 51: A Great Lick to End a Blues

Module 4: Octaves

Lesson 1: Split-Chord Tongue Block

Lesson 2: Using -14 for the V Chord in a 12 Bar Blues

Lesson 3: Playing the Train Part 4

Lesson 4: The 36 for the I Chord 12 Bar Blues

Lesson 5: -25 Over the 12 Bar Blues

Lesson 6: A Great Ending to a Blues Using Octaves

Lesson 7: Jump Chorus with Octaves (Part 1)

Lesson 8: Jump Chorus with Octaves (Part 2)

Module 5: Tongue Blocking

Lesson 1: Why Learn How to Tongue Block?

Lesson 2: Isolating Holes 3 and 4 by Tongue Blocking

Lesson 3: Tongue Lifting Holes 2 through 6

Lesson 4: Tongue Slapping (Part 1)

Lesson 5: Tongue Slapping (Part 2)

Lesson 6: Tongue Rake

Lesson 7: The Chord Hammer (Part 1)

Lesson 8: The Chord Hammer (Part 2)

Lesson 9: The Shimmer

Lesson 10: Flutters

Module 6: Intro to Bending

Lesson 1: Learning to Bend the -4’

Lesson 2: Psychedelic Chicago Blues Riff

Lesson 3: An Iconic Hard Rock Riff (Part 2)

Lesson 4: Learning the Actual Blues Scale

Lesson 5: Killer Blues Vocabulary

Module 7: One Man Banding

Lesson 1: Blow Draw, Draw Blow (Part 2)

Lesson 2: Classic Blues Standard (Part 2)

Lesson 3: Backing Yourself Up with Catchy Pop Tune

Lesson 4: Learning the Boogie Woogie

Module 8: Congrats!

Congrats & What’s Next

Appendix / Music Theory

Lesson 1: The Musical Alphabet

Lesson 2: The Major Scale

Lesson 3: Melody, Harmony, Chords

Lesson 4: Numbering Chords

Lesson 5: Chord Inversions

Lesson 6: Relative Major and Minor

Lesson 7: Introduction to Modes

Lesson 8: Introduction to Modes Part 2