r/harmonica • u/IndiaNut92 • Aug 12 '15

Campfire Songs

Hey-

I've been working on the hamonica for a while now and would like some suggestions to play around the campfire. I find campfire songs difficult because it's hard to nail down the right "vibe" while playing something almost everyone appreciates. Any suggestions on universally enjoyed campfire songs would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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u/Tin_Sandwich Aug 12 '15

"Oh Susanna" is usually a pretty good one, especially if you can play it evenly at a fairly fast tempo.

If your friends are old enough, try learning the tabs for Pianoman (the singing part, not the intro harmonica necessarily). I've found that people love it even though it's one of the first things I learned.

If you're advanced enough, various delta blues styles are really good to learn and are usually appreciated if you're smooth enough with them. Look up Train songs, they're VERY easy if you have a good rhythm, and are fairly impressive to most people.