Warbleman
11 posts
May 01, 2008
8:18 PM
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I just want to here the thoughts of my fellow Modern Blues Harmonica members on the great Stevie Wonder. Yes, I realize that he doesn't play blues but he has done some great things even from an early age on the harmonica, primarily the chromatic. Also, if anyone could let me know what brand of harmonica Stevie plays, it would be much appreciated.
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Sirsucksalot
6 posts
May 02, 2008
7:45 AM
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I think i saw him play a hohner super 64x chromatic in a recent video on yt. Most likely very customized.
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Warbleman
16 posts
May 07, 2008
6:18 PM
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Does anyone know where i can find some stevie wonder tabs? I just got my first chromatic harp and I would like to play some wonder tunes. My favorite is fingertips.
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howlin' madmart
17 posts
May 08, 2008
1:32 AM
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Try this site, I've found it very useful ...... www.harptabs.com
Last Edited by on May 08, 2008 1:33 AM
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wade
1 post
May 28, 2008
12:07 AM
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I love Stevie Wonder's music, im going to see him in june actually, i won tickets off of a local radio station here in Detroit where i live. lol ive never even called a radio station before and the first time i do i win the contest. ironic
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eharp
34 posts
May 28, 2008
3:53 PM
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wade, if you got an extra ticket.....?
i live near novi. if nothing else maybe coffee and harp?
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wade
2 posts
May 28, 2008
11:03 PM
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eharp, i only got two tickets and i promised my girlfriend i would take her, sorry.
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honeydawg
10 posts
May 29, 2008
7:29 AM
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Warbleman,
Richard Hunter's excellent book, Jazz Harp, has a couple of transcriptions of Stevie Wonder's chromatic playing. I think it's not that hard to get hold of the basics of his signature style... that is, to hear what he's doing. Playing it is a different matter.
Richard is also an excellent chromatic (and diatonic) player, well worth a listen!
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johntrem
3 posts
Jun 02, 2008
9:02 PM
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When I was a teenager I listened to Stevie (he was Little Stevie, then).It was his playing that got me interested in harmonica. Actually, my first harmonica was a Hohner 64 Chromatic, the model he played at the time, that my mother bought me for Christmas. She bought it through a Sears and Roebuck catalog for a whopping $20. I remember teaching myself the solo from "For Once In My Life" (though I'm sure I couldn't play it now). There was also an instrumental album from 1968 titled "Eivets Rednow" (Stevie's name didn't appear anywhere on the sleeve) that featured Stevie on harmonica on all but two tracks and on those he played keyboard. There was a beautiful version of "Alfie". It's available on CD.
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Alonewiththeblues72
Guest
Jun 05, 2008
5:04 PM
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I love his work on "born to love her"
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