Word Finder - harmonica

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A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note

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A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.

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A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

It played out as smooth as an old harmonica the way we had it figured too.

Acts range from the obscure, such as one competitor's attempt to impress the judges by balancing heavy objects with his teeth, to the mundane, in the form of a harmonica solo.

The only work which can positively be ascribed to him is his Harmonica Institutio.

He shouted over her constantly, yammered on in long, stream of consciousness speeches, insulted her about her age and appearance, and even took to playing the harmonica mid-argument.

Fred O'Connor immediately took charge and played the woman like an old harmonica.

The author of the Harmonica Institutio wrote numerous lives of the saints and a curious poem on bald men, dedicated to Charles the Bald.

Some lonesome harmonica was also thrown in, sounding eerie in the setting of the song.

This music is based on the strong storytelling traditions in these countries, and incorporates traditional instrumentation such as the fiddle, the bagpipes, and the harmonica.

Their sound includes off-kilter lyrics, blues guitar jangle and wailing harmonica, low down funky drums and fat jazz double bass.

Dylan plays harmonica on all songs except the last.

The later instrumental section is very up-tempo and features some splendid harmonica and saxophone sounds.

They fuse layers of sampled loops and rock guitars with an array of acoustic instruments including harmonica, mandolin and bowed double bass.

For instance, " This Given Line " by Electric Soft Parade has a harmonica introduced on the second chorus.

Ben also adds the harmonica, and a disclaimer in the sleeve notes about not being able to play it.

One of the main differences in the many available models of diatonic harmonica is the material that the comb is made from.

Kev also plays a mean harmonica (Shine) and banjo.

Rice Millers Keep My Business, sets off with a good harmonica.

There is also a move away from the blues harmonica toward more tracks featuring Steve Winwood's Organ playing.

The celebrated mad scene will be accompanied by a glass harmonica just as Donizetti intended - but which is rarely heard.

He played guitar and harmonica at the same time, and occasionally interjected with his own vocals.

Shortly before the concert he decides to skip his guitar for the evening and perform the entire set with hand held mike and harmonica.

Parsons recorded five albums with the Byrds on which he played drums, banjo, guitar, pedal steel, harmonica, and sang.

For all his fame Paul's harmonica work is still vastly underrated.

The song had a definite country flair, with Davey 's playing of acoustic guitar and harmonica only adding to the wistful lyrics.

Start with crafts and branch out into bead art or crocheting, or begin at musical instruments and then check out the harmonica selection.

For certain songs, the site even features tabs for other instruments like the harmonica, bass guitar or drums.

The most interesting fact about the song Bluesette is that it was written by a harmonica player.

Jean "Toots" Thielemans, originally a guitar player, was the first musician to bring the harmonica to the jazz world.

Harmonica tabs are available forplayers who like to add that instrument to their guitar playing.

Similar systems are in place for other instruments, including the bass, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, and even free reed aerophones like the harmonica.

The shortcoming is that video game tabs written for the guitar will not be understood by someone playing a harmonica.

He also brings along a Leatherman multi-tool, clothing, a harmonica and a very basic items that are specific to the location in which he will be stranded.

He is an accomplished blues harmonica player, and has released a self-titled album that has won several awards in Canada.