The other thread on which harp song to learn note for note got me thinking of the essential blues harmonica riffs. Here's my list, which is by no means complete:
Mannish Boy (Muddy Waters) Messin' with the Kid (Junior Wells) Sweet Home Chicago (do the Blues Brothers horn line) Work Song (Paul Butterfield) Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters)
What other riffs do you need to know to get respect at a blues jam?
Little Red Rooster (guitar lick) - Howlin' Wolf Who's Been Talkin'- Howlin' Wolf Born in Chicago - Butterfield Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King Caledonia Miss You - Stones/Sugar Blue Low Rider - War/Lee Oscar Blow Wind Blow - Muddy Waters Hep Me - Sonny Boy
Last Edited by hvyj on Mar 29, 2019 5:08 PM
