Neil Young recorded Heart of Gold in 1971, and in 1972 it went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Young’s first and only #1 hit. And, if you do, you’ll probably agree with the prevailing opinion that it has a “sweeter” sound to it. The G harmonica is a much lower tuning than the C harmonica, and so it produces a timbre that sounds less “screechy.” If you want to be able to play along with original recording or with other musicians who are performing the song in the record key, you’ll need to pick up a G harmonica. In the video lesson below, I’m going to teach you “Heart of Gold” a C harmonica because C is the best key harmonica for beginners to start with, and many beginner harmonica players don’t own a G harmonica. The melodies and rhythms that Neil Young plays here are more evocative and exciting than anything Bob Dylayn ever played on harmonica, for example, in my humble opinion.
The original Heart of Gold recording is in the key of G, played by Neil Young on a 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of G in 1st position, and in my opinion, this is some high quality folk style harmonica playing. Not only will this lesson give you the ability to play along with the Heart of Gold recording, a jam track, or best of all with other musicians who are playing it, it will also give you a great framework for being able to make up your own folk-style 1st position harmonica solos on many other songs you may want to play, cos you’ll really be able to put your heart into it. Why Every Harmonica Player Should Learn Heart of Gold
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