Riff #1 - 1:30 - 2D 3D 2D 2D Riff #2 - 4:40 - 3D 4D 5B 5D 4D 5B 4D Riff #3 - 7:49 - 3D 3D 2D 3D 3D 2D 2B 2D 123D 123D 123B 123B 123D Riff #4 - 13:39 - 4D 4D' 3D 2D Riff #5 - 15:45 - 4D' 4D 5D Thank you for the video! I hope this helps people find their way around it.
I thought I was old at 71 and it looks like I'm the youngster haha. Got my new harp yesterday and I am loving this guy Adam. Can't get the bending yet but I am working on it. Good luck Arthur.
It's funny, I'm looking at the 101 likes (one of them mine) vs. the 5 dislikes, and I'm thinking Who the heck felt that this was enough of a waste of their time to actually click the "thumbs down"? Whatever. I find your tutorials immensely helpful.
It is surprising, isn't it? My hunch is that some people are still angry at a recent video I did in which I pushed back, gently and respectfully, but also firmly and directly, against our current president's comment that four duly elected members of the U.S. Congress, three of whom were born in America, should "go back where they came from." So they've now decided to vote thumbs down--even in the face of something helpful and briskly paced like this. It's funny! I have an image of Clint Eastwood in GRAN TORINO growling "Rrrrrrrrrrghhhhh!" at the whole world.
New to the hermonica not music and this is by far the best man on the tube to view for getting up and running im so glad he teaches in a way that will make u think listen and try !!!
Just bought my harmonica yesterday and, after following your videos, I can follow most of the beginner ones. Keep them coming mate! Cheers from Australia
Harmonica is one of those instruments that people have the easiest time to play and pick-up initially making lots of progress from the time they pick up the instrument but drastically tapering in improvement thereafter. Hope you stuck with it and continue to improve!
K P That is so interesting! TG I have the adhd super power and must fiddle around with something. Constantly. Maybe I am over zealous bc my memory left for lunch 5 years ago and has never clocked back in. Now don't you be telling everyone I return to the same lessons over and over like we are both brand new again. See ya in 6 months!
Dear mister Gussow, I am soo glad to learn from you. I watch your videos almost everyday, and really learn a lot! Thank you for doing this. You’re such a great teacher! 😎👍🏻
Got me a harmonica just cheap from local supermarket and following your videos and I'm hooked. My grandfather played years ago and I have no idea why I didnt show interest when I was younger. Regret it soo much now. Love the videos and I'm taking notes. Thank you so much for putting the 40 years effort in so I can play catch up now.
thank you so much for these lessons. I played clarinet and bass clarinet for almost 10 years and because I live in a flat now clarinet really is too loud to practice, thus I started practicing harmonica. One thing that I missed in these beginner lectures is how to do a proper embouchure and once I lowered my jaw and pressed tongue on the bottom of my mouth, that 2 draw finally sounded like a note and not a seal crying. Thank you once again for the knowledge you are sharing
great tutorial Adam! iv watched since your first ever vid since i was 15 years old i played elwood blues and my dad played jake around uk then 10 years in spain doin the blues brothers now im 31 years old and still playing You have given me lots of inspiration over the years thank you so much and i want to come and meet you one day im in belgium at the moment take care, be safe and Godbless
Just picked up my old harp again, and decided to check out some of the new tutorials around. Cant believe you're still around Adam, that's some serious dedication
Adam, you do good in the mind as much as in music, you are a humanist as much as a teacher, you transmit a point of view as much as a technique. Thank you, from Brussels
I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for doing these videos and really breaking things down. Between your videos and a friend who’s been playing for 20-30 years I’m well on my way to playing the blues. You’re the man brotha!!!
Great tutorials and a big thank you for making them available to average Joes, like me. I might actually get competent at playing a musical instrument one day. The harmonica is definitely a versatile and convenient tool and I was lucky to find your works to get inspired. Again Thanks !!
New player here, your vids are super informative and just bought my first blues harp because of you. Haven't even got it yet but enjoy learning from your vids
I got a harmonica 2 weeks ago. I must watch about half an hour of your videos a day. Your personality and clarity of instructions are second to none on TH-cam. I'll definitely be buying lessons off your site when I get paid
@Passebani how you doing. Lol yeah I got decent. If a tune is written down with warbles, bends, half bends etc, I can play it easy. I still couldn't jump on a jam session or the likes though. I can entertain myself lol, put it that way.
Hello there I really appreciate what you said about training your ears and how harmonica legends played harmonica. Really inspired me. I subscribed immediately. I’m looking forward to progress in playing harmonica. Thank you.
Been playing for some months now and I’m so thankful for finding your videos.. I love the style and just not having the tabs is nice bc when you play something I pause and try to learn it first and idk your videos are really getting me to just play for fun and not get so serious with tabs and stuff to follow . I mean I still like that you tell us what your doing though ahaha
I've been watching your videos for awhile now, and recently just saw this one. I've been plaving harp on and off since the 70's when after seeing James Cotton live, I bought that Folkways Blue Harp instruction album you have behind you- what a coincidence. Thanks for the video's Adam, you've help me regain the groove.
Excelente! Sou iniciante mas gosto muito de seus videos. I like very much your tutorial. Thanks for your videos. God bless you, and a hello from Brasil.
Gussow your a legend man. i hope you get your props man because your stone cold on the harp baby. toooooooo GROOVY! so much soul i can feel it rattle my bones brother.
That's a great lesson - a tutorial perhaps better describes it. I have your blues scale pdf and video - and this lesson/video extends melodically some patterns which makes sense to me. Hope there are more available.
I was the 666th thumbs up! Love ya man, ive learned so much and gained even more by hearing your interviews on bluesharmonica.com. Heres to you inspiring a generation of harp players!
Just got my first harmonica which is a Fender Blues Deluxe in C, a Hohner Crossover is on the way, but single note has been a challenge for me... patience and practice...
Great stuff Adam just bought the harmonica i,m sixty two might be a bit slow picking it up but love trying keep the lesson coming cheers Mick Nottingham UK
Notwithstanding Mr. Gussow's advice about learning it by ear and not needing tabs, I found it useful to have them. Note: I'm not sure about Lick #3; it's not clear to me how he's switching between the draws and blows. I hope someone can correct me if it's not right. "~" means "bend" Lick #1: -2 -3 -2 -2 Lick #2: -3 -4 5 -5 -4 5 -4 Lick #3: -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -2 2 -2 -123 -123 123 123 -123 Lick #4: -4 ~4 -3 -2 Lick #5: ~4 -4 -5
Awesome video as always Adam. Thanks for sharing! Finally getting bends down haven’t managed a full step bend on 10 but have gotten consistent on the others. Love to find new ways to incorporate them!!
Awesome licks to learn thanks. Im 3 months in and digging my new instrument! On the last lick is it okay to just shift only your lower jaw to the next reed rather than the whole mouth? Both work for me. Just curious if one sounds better or is more advantageous.
My Marine Band Hohner C is 50 years old. Always kept in original box. It sounds deeper than yours. Do they lose their pitch over time? I love your teaching approach. Great instructor
Question. Is there somebody familiar with peg leg sam rhytmhes? Can't hear what he is doing. Or somebody who has the same style. Sonny terry maby. Too difficult for me. Just a beginner😅 Sound a lot like fox chase, but with a twist
Thanks as always for the video. The last riff you've done before and I tried it then and now and I can't seem to get it right. I know it's a simple riff but when I do it it sounds like Woody Woodpecker. Maybe some subtle timing in it. I'll keep trying
I love your videos, can you please do a video on your song whistling the blues? I can't seem to find a recording of it in its original for me to compare myself too.
Hey quick question! I’m not sure if you, sir, will see this or not, but it is open to anybody. I’ve been playing a lot recently and picked up a Hohner Special 20 (C), and a Hohner MB Crossover (A) and just had some questions. The crossover being almost double as expensive as the special 20 obviously has a much clearer sound and is much easier to play, however, seeing as both are brand new, some of the reeds seem to not be working. On both of them the 9 and 10 draw just sounds like metal screeching and I’ve tried different blowing techniques, but I can’t seem to get a clear sound. On the special 20 the 2 draw is kind of tough to get out but not particularly. On the crossover the 3 draw is pretty hard to pull out though. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
I have a Crossover ... not sure if it’s an MB ... (A) But I don’t have any of the problems that you described with the three and nine and 10 holes. I would contact the company.
Hi!! I was wondering why my playing is flat comparing to your playing... I just bought my harmonica C, it's a Special 20 Progressive M. Hohner. Is it me or the harmonica? haha! I can't get a clear tuned note when I play the 2 and 3... :(
"Hey Mr. Gussow! I still cannot fathom how you dont have any problems with the Marine Bands' Comb. Here In Germany the wood-combs of the Marine Band always swell up so you cant play the harps anymore. Are the Marine Bands different in the US? Or do you "repair" them yourself? Greetings from Germany!! :)
Riff #1 - 1:30 - 2D 3D 2D 2D
Riff #2 - 4:40 - 3D 4D 5B 5D 4D 5B 4D
Riff #3 - 7:49 - 3D 3D 2D 3D 3D 2D 2B 2D 123D 123D 123B 123B 123D
Riff #4 - 13:39 - 4D 4D' 3D 2D
Riff #5 - 15:45 - 4D' 4D 5D
Thank you for the video!
I hope this helps people find their way around it.
Thanks!
Thank you so much
Thanks fnds!! Very useful.
1:33
4:55
8:05
14:15
16:10
For those who don’t want the explanation beforehand
I think there might be an error with riff #3; I think it goes 3D 3D 2D 3D 3D 2D 2B 2D
GREAT LESSONS! At age 75 and just starting I’m glad I have a “pause” button so I can work at each item that is taught. Very condensed.
Im 57 and just started playing, it's fun isn't it 👍🇺🇸.
I’m also 75 and am expecting my harmonic to arrive in the post any day now.
Nice! How's your progress, Arthur?
I thought I was old at 71 and it looks like I'm the youngster haha. Got my new harp yesterday and I am loving this guy Adam. Can't get the bending yet but I am working on it. Good luck Arthur.
I am 78 and just starting. Good for my lungs.
I started to learn harmonica one year ago..and now,i'm an addict.Greetings from Romania Adam Gussow.
It's funny, I'm looking at the 101 likes (one of them mine) vs. the 5 dislikes, and I'm thinking Who the heck felt that this was enough of a waste of their time to actually click the "thumbs down"? Whatever. I find your tutorials immensely helpful.
And entertaining!
It is surprising, isn't it? My hunch is that some people are still angry at a recent video I did in which I pushed back, gently and respectfully, but also firmly and directly, against our current president's comment that four duly elected members of the U.S. Congress, three of whom were born in America, should "go back where they came from." So they've now decided to vote thumbs down--even in the face of something helpful and briskly paced like this. It's funny! I have an image of Clint Eastwood in GRAN TORINO growling "Rrrrrrrrrrghhhhh!" at the whole world.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Yes, Man!
Maybe somebody that does not like music anyway...
I'm from Brazil,
You give life to harmonica, thanks for sharing it
New to the hermonica not music and this is by far the best man on the tube to view for getting up and running im so glad he teaches in a way that will make u think listen and try !!!
Just bought my harmonica yesterday and, after following your videos, I can follow most of the beginner ones. Keep them coming mate! Cheers from Australia
Hows the progress so far?
Harmonica is one of those instruments that people have the easiest time to play and pick-up initially making lots of progress from the time they pick up the instrument but drastically tapering in improvement thereafter. Hope you stuck with it and continue to improve!
K P
That is so interesting! TG I have the adhd super power and must fiddle around with something. Constantly.
Maybe I am over zealous bc my memory left for lunch 5 years ago and has never clocked back in.
Now don't you be telling everyone I return to the same lessons over and over like we are both brand new again.
See ya in 6 months!
Dear mister Gussow,
I am soo glad to learn from you.
I watch your videos almost everyday, and really learn a lot!
Thank you for doing this. You’re such a great teacher! 😎👍🏻
Got me a harmonica just cheap from local supermarket and following your videos and I'm hooked. My grandfather played years ago and I have no idea why I didnt show interest when I was younger. Regret it soo much now. Love the videos and I'm taking notes. Thank you so much for putting the 40 years effort in so I can play catch up now.
thank you so much for these lessons. I played clarinet and bass clarinet for almost 10 years and because I live in a flat now clarinet really is too loud to practice, thus I started practicing harmonica. One thing that I missed in these beginner lectures is how to do a proper embouchure and once I lowered my jaw and pressed tongue on the bottom of my mouth, that 2 draw finally sounded like a note and not a seal crying. Thank you once again for the knowledge you are sharing
I've been playing for years but going back to basic stuff I always seem to learn something new, keep up the good work
Very cool! You're the best harmonica teacher on youtube, by far.
I appreciate that. At this point I've been doing it for 16 years--which is frightening, since death is surely just around the corner. ;)
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Well, for sure you'll be living through the lifes of the people you taught and left something good to them.
great tutorial Adam!
iv watched since your first ever vid
since i was 15 years old i played elwood blues and my dad played jake around uk then 10 years in spain doin the blues brothers
now im 31 years old and still playing
You have given me lots of inspiration over the years
thank you so much and i want to come and meet you one day
im in belgium at the moment
take care, be safe and Godbless
This is brilliant! Thank you for being our harmonica teacher, you really know how to bring the passion out!
Just picked up my old harp again, and decided to check out some of the new tutorials around. Cant believe you're still around Adam, that's some serious dedication
Adam, you do good in the mind as much as in music, you are a humanist as much as a teacher, you transmit a point of view as much as a technique. Thank you, from Brussels
You might be one of the best teachers and harmonica players I've ever listened !!! I've learned so much ! You're the best!
Yep, my favorite too. Detailed explanations without getting boring, which is a talent in itself.
I love the way you teach.... "I'm not sure you can do that... I'm not sure I can't teach you that..." to me just means "I'M LEARING THAT!"
I just wanted to take a moment and thank you for doing these videos and really breaking things down. Between your videos and a friend who’s been playing for 20-30 years I’m well on my way to playing the blues. You’re the man brotha!!!
Great tutorials and a big thank you for making them available to average Joes, like me. I might actually get competent at playing a musical instrument one day. The harmonica is definitely a versatile and convenient tool and I was lucky to find your works to get inspired. Again Thanks !!
New player here, your vids are super informative and just bought my first blues harp because of you. Haven't even got it yet but enjoy learning from your vids
I got a harmonica 2 weeks ago. I must watch about half an hour of your videos a day.
Your personality and clarity of instructions are second to none on TH-cam.
I'll definitely be buying lessons off your site when I get paid
Hey, 3 years passed now are you good enough at harmonica??
@Passebani how you doing. Lol yeah I got decent. If a tune is written down with warbles, bends, half bends etc, I can play it easy. I still couldn't jump on a jam session or the likes though.
I can entertain myself lol, put it that way.
@@eddiebear34 keep it up man 🤘🏻, I'm very glad to hear you ain't quit 🤘🏿❤
@@Passebani you play?
Just want to say how much of an inspiration you are to me. Thank you soooo much for uploading this video it is a great help
Hello there
I really appreciate what you said about training your ears and how harmonica legends played harmonica. Really inspired me. I subscribed immediately. I’m looking forward to progress in playing harmonica. Thank you.
Been playing for some months now and I’m so thankful for finding your videos.. I love the style and just not having the tabs is nice bc when you play something I pause and try to learn it first and idk your videos are really getting me to just play for fun and not get so serious with tabs and stuff to follow . I mean I still like that you tell us what your doing though ahaha
Adam, thank you very much. Simple and clear, from Russia with love
I've been watching your videos for awhile now, and recently just saw this one. I've been plaving harp on and off since the 70's when after seeing James Cotton live, I bought that Folkways Blue Harp instruction album you have behind you- what a coincidence. Thanks for the video's Adam, you've help me regain the groove.
Great lesson, ear training. Rhythm and riffs. ❤
Excelente! Sou iniciante mas gosto muito de seus videos. I like very much your tutorial. Thanks for your videos. God bless you, and a hello from Brasil.
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Great lesson Adam. The last two are ones I really need to practice and use.
Thanks,
Don.
Another great lesson Adam. I have been learning from you for 4 yrs now. Really enjoyed The Netflix Doc. Thanks - Angelo from Tampa.
Thanks, Angelo.
Gussow your a legend man. i hope you get your props man because your stone cold on the harp baby. toooooooo GROOVY! so much soul i can feel it rattle my bones brother.
Just started, again. Awesome lessons. I will persevere.....
I learn by sound so i find the way you teach easier to learn. Thanks!
Thank you.. just came across your channel.. i got myselg a lee oskar key of c for Christmas
I’ve learn more from watching your videos…especially on the draw notes …thanks
Love it - more fuel for practice, Carol from Sydney, Australia
Thanks Teach! Playin riffs daily and practicing .....so much to learn.....
Excellent video. Went through the riffs, loved them. Good fun playing for the weekend. Thank you for sharing
Hey, I'm 75 also and sing in a blues band in Indy and looking to add harp to my performance. I'll get there. Singing developed your ear.
I like the bendy riffs . So soulful! 👍
Just watched Satan & Adam. Super-fantastic-stupendously-cool!
That's a great lesson - a tutorial perhaps better describes it. I have your blues scale pdf and video - and this lesson/video extends melodically some patterns which makes sense to me. Hope there are more available.
Your Videos are very helpful and easy to follow! Thank You!
I was the 666th thumbs up! Love ya man, ive learned so much and gained even more by hearing your interviews on bluesharmonica.com.
Heres to you inspiring a generation of harp players!
Just got my first harmonica which is a Fender Blues Deluxe in C, a Hohner Crossover is on the way, but single note has been a challenge for me... patience and practice...
Thank you so much Adam-you are my guru!
Great stuff Adam just bought the harmonica i,m sixty two might be a bit slow picking it up but love trying keep the lesson coming cheers Mick Nottingham UK
Great approach! Appreciate your support. The greatest did not read music at all!
Notwithstanding Mr. Gussow's advice about learning it by ear and not needing tabs, I found it useful to have them.
Note: I'm not sure about Lick #3; it's not clear to me how he's switching between the draws and blows. I hope someone can correct me if it's not right.
"~" means "bend"
Lick #1: -2 -3 -2 -2
Lick #2: -3 -4 5 -5 -4 5 -4
Lick #3: -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -2 2 -2 -123 -123 123 123 -123
Lick #4: -4 ~4 -3 -2
Lick #5: ~4 -4 -5
, you didn't mess up you're doing fine job teaching like always
Awesome video as always Adam. Thanks for sharing! Finally getting bends down haven’t managed a full step bend on 10 but have gotten consistent on the others. Love to find new ways to incorporate them!!
Priceless for beginners
Thanks Adam! I love that your videos are not polished, like telling your kid to knock it off with the flute! HAHA
Another awesome lesson Adam...Thank you!!
Most excellent as always! Thanks, Adam.
Hey I’m 75 also. Great stuff huh ! Thanks Adam.
Hi! I'm from México City, I learn so much whit your videos! Thanks 👍
Absolutely brilliant video.
Fantastic! Really cool! I will practice this a LOT! Thanks!
Thank you Adam!
Thank you for giving your time and doing this.
Superb teaching!
thanks adam always fun only 4 riffs you said 5
Loved the video, thank you Adam
Again the Master teaching ! Thank you
Great lesson 👍
Love the history stuff
Your son is pretty good, you should do some flute and harmonica songs
Thanks, Adam!
Great tips and lesson! Thank you for sharing!
Great instructional video as always.
Excellent videos, I am learning a lot thank you so much!
Great. Thank you, Adam.
Awesome videos. Much love, Keep it up.
Exellent perfomance
Great stuff
As always
Thanks for sharing
Awesome licks to learn thanks. Im 3 months in and digging my new instrument! On the last lick is it okay to just shift only your lower jaw to the next reed rather than the whole mouth? Both work for me. Just curious if one sounds better or is more advantageous.
So ive just bought myself a C special 20 harp by Hohner and if i do the first riff it sounds so insanely different than what you do haha
Thanks, Professor math
My Marine Band Hohner C is 50 years old. Always kept in original box. It sounds deeper than yours. Do they lose their pitch over time?
I love your teaching approach. Great instructor
Love your videos
Please more more more gusto that's ACE stuff for us beginners thanks
Question. Is there somebody familiar with peg leg sam rhytmhes? Can't hear what he is doing. Or somebody who has the same style. Sonny terry maby. Too difficult for me. Just a beginner😅
Sound a lot like fox chase, but with a twist
Thanks as always for the video. The last riff you've done before and I tried it then and now and I can't seem to get it right. I know it's a simple riff but when I do it it sounds like Woody Woodpecker. Maybe some subtle timing in it. I'll keep trying
Good lesson! Thanks.
👍🏾Thank you for sharing
I love your videos, can you please do a video on your song whistling the blues?
I can't seem to find a recording of it in its original for me to compare myself too.
I'm making a note and will do that.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 this makes me so happy!
Much love from India :)
Hey quick question! I’m not sure if you, sir, will see this or not, but it is open to anybody. I’ve been playing a lot recently and picked up a Hohner Special 20 (C), and a Hohner MB Crossover (A) and just had some questions. The crossover being almost double as expensive as the special 20 obviously has a much clearer sound and is much easier to play, however, seeing as both are brand new, some of the reeds seem to not be working. On both of them the 9 and 10 draw just sounds like metal screeching and I’ve tried different blowing techniques, but I can’t seem to get a clear sound. On the special 20 the 2 draw is kind of tough to get out but not particularly. On the crossover the 3 draw is pretty hard to pull out though. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
I have a Crossover ... not sure if it’s an MB ... (A) But I don’t have any of the problems that you described with the three and nine and 10 holes. I would contact the company.
I'd be willing to be that the problem is your embouchure, not the harp. High draw notes require a slightly different mouth shape. Keep experimenting.
The riffs around 9:24 what actual song is that?
Where is the information on your classes and price for your class
Great sounds.
your the man! thank you!
Thank you 👍
Hi!! I was wondering why my playing is flat comparing to your playing... I just bought my harmonica C, it's a Special 20 Progressive M. Hohner. Is it me or the harmonica? haha! I can't get a clear tuned note when I play the 2 and 3... :(
"Hey Mr. Gussow!
I still cannot fathom how you dont have any problems with the Marine Bands' Comb.
Here In Germany the wood-combs of the Marine Band always swell up so you cant play the harps anymore.
Are the Marine Bands different in the US? Or do you "repair" them yourself?
Greetings from Germany!! :)
Hi Gussow, I’m totally new to the Harmonica world, please email your first lesson. Alex
Great to see a some stuff from u.. you been hiding out lately...
Brilliant for me
Mr Gussow , is it still recommended to play harmonica, for individuals who smoke ????because I can do it but I don't last long ,I tire too quick!