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Here are the top 6 rock songs with harmonica in them, and the harmonica tabs so you can jam along:

6.) Piano Man by Billy Joel

Released by Billy Joel in 1973, Piano Man is the most popular harmonica song of all time, so we had to include it in the countdown.

He’s playing on a C harmonica in 1st position, and there’s no single notes so this is totally suitable for beginners. Here are the harmonica tabs for the intro shown in the video:

567 -56 567 -45 45 -45 45 34-34 45 -34 45 -45
56 -56 56 -45 45 -45 45 34 -45 45 -34 34

If you’d like to be able to play this song with more mastery, you can check out my free Piano Man harmonica lesson right here: https://www.harmonica.com/how-to-play.... Otherwise…

5.) Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane

Playing an F harmonica in 1st position. Just playing chords, but playing some challenging syncopated rhythms.

4.) Heart of Gold by Neil Young
He plays his harmonica in the 3 instrumental portions of the song, and if you wanna learn them, I teach them all note for note in my Heart of Gold harmonica lesson: https://www.harmonica.com/tabs/heart-...

Here are the harmonica tabs from the live version included in the video:

45 45 45 -34 34 56 -45 45
-4 5 -4 4 3
56 56 67 -56 6 -6' -6 6 5
7 8 -7 7 -6 6 -6 54 54 -34 34

3.) Miss You by The Rolling Stones
The harmonica player on the track is the great and legendary Sugar Blue. Mick Jagger is said to have discovered Sugar Blue busking on the streets of Paris.

The song is in the key of Am, and Sugar Blue is masterfully playing a D harmonica in 2nd position in the key of Am - which is hard (MUCH harder than playing 2nd position in the key of A, because in the key of Am the -3’ must be played with great accuracy.)

2.) Roadhouse Blues by The Doors

Roadhouse Blues by The Doors appears on the 1970 release Morrison Hotel. The Harmonica on this track was played by John Sebastian of Lovin’ Spoonful.

The song is in the key of E, and Sebastian plays some tasty 2nd position stuff on an A harmonica. Here are the harmonica tabs for Roadhouse Blues intro and first verse:

-2 -2 -2 -23 34 -23
-2 -2 -23 34 -23
-23 4 -4 -4’ -3’ -2
-23 4 -4 -4’ -3’ -2 -3' -3' -2
-2 -2 -23 34 -23
-23 34 -23
-2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -3' -2
-3' -2 -2 -23 34 -23
-2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -3' -2
-3' -2 -2

1.) Long Train Running by the Doobie Brothers

Lead Singer Tom Johnston’s harmonica playing on this recording is full of contagious energy and exciting rhythms.

He’s playing a C harmonica in 2nd position, and this is a great song for intermediate players to work on speeding up their -4’ bends to -4’s released. Here are the harmonica tabs for Long Train Running by the Doobie Brothers:

-4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4
-4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4' -3' -2 -2 -2 -2 -2
-2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4
-4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -4' -4 -4 -5 -4 -3 -2 -2 -4' -45 Trill
-4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -4 -4' -4 56 -5 -4 -4' -3' -2 -2 -2 -2 -2
-2 -2 -4 -4' -3' -2 -2 -2 -2 -2

Thanks for checking out this harmonica lesson. I hope you found it helpful. Leave any questions or comments below. Keep on rocking the harmonica, and making the world a better place.