Stevie Wonder "For Once In My Life" Harmonica Solo Cover

7 months ago
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The main reason I bought my first chromatic harmonica was to learn to play Stevie Wonder's solo in "For Once In My Life." So, being me, I bought the cheapest one I could find. As I was trying to learn the song I realized that the crappy harmonica I'd bought didn't have enough range to play the high notes at the end of the solo. So, when I finally got a decent beginner level chromatic harp I knew I was going to have to make another attempt at this song.

It's humbling to try and play a harmonica at all after listening to Stevie Wonder. His playing is so clean and technical but there's also a lot of beautiful nuance to his timing and the way he bends his notes. "For Once In My Life" is pure audio joy. I can't think of another song that conveys the feeling of joy like this one does.

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