This book offers six original blues tunes for pedal harp, spanning a variety of styles from slow blues to boogie woogie and jazz blues.
Each title offers up to three versions — including lead sheets, intermediate one-pagers and more advanced arrangements — so harpists of different skill levels can enjoy these tunes.
Drawing on years of exploring guitar and piano-based blues, particularly New Orleans blues piano, I’ve crafted these pieces specifically for harp. They are inspired by legends like Jimmy Yancey, Pete Johnson and Dr. John.
My goal is to provide fresh, fun repertoire that encourages my fellow harpists to delve deeper into the blues. I hope these tunes will help you experiment with techniques to bring out the bluesy soul of your harp, and that you’ll take these pieces — maybe try your hand at improvising? — and make them your own.
Enjoy the journey!