Take the Long Way Home
Supertramp's 'Take the Long Way Home' is a classic rock anthem featuring a captivating harmonica solo that is a must-learn for harmonica players. The song's melancholic yet uplifting melody, combined with the soulful harmonica riffs, make it a great choice for honing your bending and phrasing techniques on the harmonica.
How to play the intro of Take the Long Way Home on harmonica
Get a C diatonic harmonica
This Take the Long Way Home tab is written for a C diatonic harmonica.
Read the hole numbers
Each number is a hole. A plain number (6) means blow out, a number with a minus sign (-5) means draw in, and an apostrophe (-4') is a bend.
Play the intro slowly
The intro is -1: 0 blow and 1 draw note. Play it slowly, one clean note at a time, then match the rhythm of the recording.
Carry on line by line
Once the intro sounds clean, learn the rest of the tab one line at a time.
Questions about this tab
- What harmonica do I need for Take the Long Way Home?
- A C diatonic harmonica. The Take the Long Way Home harmonica tab on this page is written for that harp.
- Is Take the Long Way Home easy to play on harmonica?
- This song is marked advanced level. Its tab uses bends.
- What are the first notes of Take the Long Way Home on harmonica?
- The intro is -1. Plain numbers are blow notes, numbers with a minus sign are draw notes.
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