Root Notes 1(Basic Blues Improv for your "Tube Do" list)009.

[bluesdogable]

jason it's time to tell you that I draw much inspiration from your videos both for my playing and teaching.I am a harmonica player from Hamburg, Germany, hoping to hear and see you in Germany some time soon. this lesson on root notes has been particularly encouraging,and I'm working it into my lesson, and don't worry i'm giving you credit, so keep up the good work. Klaus

Best Klaus

[chrisdavies23359]

if you have time, could you put up the tab for this? I do realise that you must be extremely busy, but it would help us learners considerably

[FuNKyFeelZ]

See my Blues impro video :)

[saretta84italia]

J, can I move to US and have you as personal teacher? ;)

your are a great musician and a great person.

love,

Sara

[AraguaJam]

Really really great lesson! What u just explained is something so important to know for any blues harp player. Im gonna take it as a daily task on my harmonica practicing. Thank u for ur lessons, you r really helping a lot players with them!

[alsyapal19461946]

Thanks Jason - I can now play some blues your the master!

[belletain20]

Any plans to come through Minnesota?

[belletain20]

Thanks for your work on these lessons. Between you and Adam I've made great progress. Do you ever get up to Minnesota?

[claremclaine]

Thanks, this is great :)

[bbeddick]

Hey, what key is that in?? HAHA just kidding. thanks for all your help on the harp Jason. I cant find a teacher to save my life. So I stick with my tube do list. You and Gussow are the shit!

-from NC

"A drunken-hearted boy"

[xraylax]

now youve done it

broke my damn jaw

trying to do this as fast as you

one day maybe

[chjustin69]

Very cool Jason, love your videos, been playing off and on for a few months and now im good enough to follow your vids :)

Just one question, are you blowing or drawing the 5 hole?

[correodefelipe]

Marvelous! finally I get to understand what does the I-IV-V thing means!!!

Thank you a lot! Now I'm willing tube do my homework :)

[Ledvolta]

thanks for this.

[hjc5812]

This is the best video on how to improv on diatonic harp ever. Simple Concise Effective. Congratulations.

[vvvultrasz2]

Thnaks for uploading!...Is your Golden Melody tuned Temparated, Compromised or Equal?

Your friend

Konstantin

[jasonricci]

This one was Equal temperment (stock GM tuning) Thank you

[foundit7]

Man... you really are "one" with the harp. Kick ass playing!!

[jasonricci]

Tha ks for watching Found it

[foundit7]

Enjoyed your latest album "Done with the Devil ." Sounded great. Did you use a bullet mic or normal mic on that album?

[jasonricci]

Thanks again. I used a shure 57, actually its called the ultimat 57 by mlowsmeawaydotcom its a 57 cut down with a volume control.

[cc21cc21]

Damn, You make it seem so easy. If i can't figure out how to make this thing sing with all your great vids I'm an ass.

MEOW!!

[jasonricci]

Thanks You rock for being normal and cool and Meow meow back.

[soldelunas]

I have a 14 holes Marine Band M. Hohner harmonica and I am trying to learn how to play it. So far we are getting along fine me and the harmonica, but it is very hard for me to find helping tips for this kind of harmonica, could you recomend any, and thank you very much.

[jasonricci]

Im sorry wish I could help I never play those big boys.

[CaguamaTom]

hey J, i think there's one of your neighbors spying on you from the window jaja, i think he/ she likes it! and so do us, thanks for the awesome lesson man!

[Helmut83]

Congratulations, your videos are great! Very useful. But why don't you use more common keys of harmonicas, such as C or A, instead of Bb or Ab? It would be much easier for everybody learning here.

[Zdravko7]

is the difference between a blues harp and a cross harp only in the sound?

[jasonricci]

No there just kind of differant names for the same kinda sound...blues harp could be any kind of harp style as long as its blues based and cross harp is a particular way of playing blues harp also called 2nd position.

[aricbmx]

haha. "tube do list, i claime it right now it's my copyright". hahaha. NICE.

[KxTz1]

i have a hearing harmonica i mean thats what it says..it doesnt sound like urs...can u help me to find the right one...i relly want to p`lay =)

[jasonricci]

Herrings are good! But try a harrison harp....

[brettsbluesharp]

Great lesson Jason. Blowing through a 12 bar progression has got to be one of the best things for new players to learn, yet so many overlook it! And listening to you play fast is always poetry in motion man.

[jasonricci]

Thanks Brett thats very very nice! You rule man!

[expatriot1]

Your technical skills are astounding!! Lots of mistakes, really?  I guess that's the advantage of a virtuoso giving lessons to plebs, his "mistakes" can go pretty much undetected (either that or *I* am just musically challenged). Anyway, amazing job...If I may just say one thing...your more simplified blues spoke more to me emotionally...Thank you for this lesson Jason!

[jasonricci]

Thanks man...I like all things fast slow intellectual soulful...sometimes one better suits a maood if I played slow and simple ALL the time I wouldn't feel it as deeply. You rock for the comment and thanks for all the kind words!

J

[bluesdart]

you kick ass!! Loved your concert

[chriskraska]

I really haven't felt that there were that many lessons I could follow but I have you say you're instructional style is excellent and simple enough for me to follow along and feel like I'm acutally making progress.

Thanks for taking the time to post these videos and share your amazing talent.

[bonhamplayalike]

Soooooooo GOOD!!!! Thanks!!

[Electrified00]

No one has stolen your tube do list so far

[meandmystrat]

Iplay blues in a band and learnig harp and watching you play simply the best keep up youre a good teacher.

[jasonricci]

Thank you sir!

[vanrijn360]

You should make an E-BOOK! And i should get it for free for this briliant idea. Think about it.

[mcdookus]

i've wet myself you're soo good

[likemature]

love you guy, from chile south america, zebra.

[ElizabethGS]

hey, Jay..I'm officially now a Tube-ian princess, lol (or is that tubular?)...and from this I'm now going to practice on my Bb diatonic..see if I can show you my diatonic stuff next time we get together. LOVE your teaching videos. You make it make sense for me!

[mfoley59]

jason, thanks for that lesson. It gave me new and relatively simple way to structure my playing. I tend to be all over the place. Can't wait to get home to practice. Are you going to be at Gindick's camp in Irvine?

[jasonricci]

Thanks M...unfortunatly I wont make Jon's camp in Irvine regretably but tell jon I said Hi!

J

[mxm190]

now this is good stuff, your doing a great job J ... these lessons are what people need not ads about how tubers need to donate or propaganda. Thanks for your contribution to the blues harp world! THE BLUES BOX w-w-w.thebluesbox-com

[bmwhite21212121]

Jason, when are you gonna come down to the Dallas area?

[jasonricci]

I'm not sure but definitly in the next 6 months keep checking the site jasonriccidotcom for tour updates thanks!

J

[nowletmein]

I really like your harmonica videos a lot. You are a great teacher. Thank you.

[jasonricci]

Thank you very much Keep coming back remeber we got the seminar in OCT.

[pix9]

esimerkiksi 0.5 Hz eroa äänenkorkeudessa on hyvin hankala havaita

[jasonricci]

Hey KypHem...Yeah I'll be in NY on Sepy. 13th I'm missing Midori the famous violinist... to do the gig...shes playing here in Nashville on that weekend...Sucks..But I'll be there and in good spirits..you might as well come to my show since you'll be missing Midori as well...See you there! And Thank YOU!!!

J

[fssharp]

Jason - I saw Midori about 20 years ago - what was she, 14 at the time? Awesome - I think I had a seizure. And you thought you played fast :) :). Speaking of fiddles, I'd love to hear you do a duet with Mark O'Conner sometime!!

[jasonricci]

Cool! i'm jelous I would be scared to play with Mark O'Conner...I really more than anything wantt to see Nadja Sonnenberg but she's taking some time off this year...maybe next year...

[KypHeM]

Jason! the fact that u offer this for free tells a lot about you. Thank you very much. Harpers in Russia are talking a lot about you. Are you coming to NY anytime soon?

[g0moz]

well J with your lessons and Adams everything is now coming together. your a great teacher well done keep the lessons coming man .. I played a gig tonight with one tune by myself using a lot of what you have talked about and it went down great .. thanks J

[jasonricci]

Thanks for watching and being so dedicated !!! Sorry about your problem, It's probably your internet connection or your computer...I think my videos may be slightly larger in size due to their leangth, I use macs so I never have a problem with anything.

[catmanbluz]

I really can't figure out how the above emailers are able to listen to your vids? Everytime I try, you say, 4 words and pictue and sound pauses for 20 seconds, then another 3 words and it pauses 20 more seconds.

It took me over 40 minutes to listen to one of your vids very frustrating.Could it be that there is so many others trying to listen to your material at the same time?

But not everyone is experencing this, or are they???

Great stuff but frustrating to follow.

[catmanbluz]

Thanks for the reply. I don't think that it is the connection, because I just listened to "advanced bending'' with no problems but this one still has problems. Same problem with Adam's.thanks

[alsyapal19461946]

you need more bandwidth speak to your internet provider frustrating when it happened to me too

[bottom11]

THAT WAS GOOD!

[pix9]

intervalli toonikan ja subdominantin välillä on kvartti ja käänteisenä kvintti?

[BlackDeathJuliana]

thanks jason...another aussie here, for a beginner like me this is one of the best basic blues tutorial for harp i have seen...well done

as for coming to oz..check out the blues festivals around feb-may, tell'em your cv is on the net.

[jasonricci]

Thanks anyway Krizem i'm working on OZ...Maybe you can help ?

j

[krizem]

Another great lessons, many thanks for taking the time to do these :)

[jasonricci]

Thanks Krizem...remember I have seminars as well...Next one is Oct.19-21st in Denver check jasonriccidotcom Thanks for the kudos.

[krizem]

I cant make any of those because I live in Australia.... any chance of coming down here in the future?

Once again thanks for the lessons and keep up the good work, a detailed harp customization tutorial would be great :)Cheers