I’m really impressed with the thoughtful answers here. As a raw beginner, with little of everything, but a lot more time, I start with knowing what key a tune is in and listening for any key changes. Searching the web for a tab. Getting a copy of the tune and playing along. Use software to determine what note it is. Looking at harmonica positions to see where a note is. Looking at harmonica positions to see what holes to avoid. YouTube and harp tabs are my best friends outside B toB. I put lots of tunes on back burner because they’re way past my skill set, but I save them in my filing system. If it’s a tune I love, it may help motivate me to acquire a new skill and make all the repetitive humiliation of practice endurable. I have noticed that there is a limited amount of time to learn a song before it gets shelved to the some day maybe category.
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