Modern Blues Harmonica - Third Position 2 (Gussow.076)

[gusset08]

Hey Adam, great videos and teaching style. Would it be easier to teach third position as the Dorian mode?

[KudzuRunner]

@gusset08: It certainly IS the Dorian mode; that's how I've always thought about it. It's a minor mode that includes a major sixth, and the diminished fifth between the minor third and the major sixth is the so-called "devil's interval." But sure: Dorian mode, supplemented with the flat fifth, is fine. Root, second, minor third, fourth, flat fifth, fifth, major sixth, flat seventh, octave.

[tjdemon1]

Hey Adam, your harp lessons are really helpfull + easy to understand, so thankyou for posting them...Ive finally decided to learn as much as possible on diatonic harps + even though its early days i'm loving it...Big thanks from the UK :-)

[MrMomo06]

Hi Adam, I went looking for your third position bottom octave video. Did not find 'Third Position 3' video - do you have plans for this?

Also what is the correct name for a 7 note blues 'octave'?

Love your lessons.

[KudzuRunner]

@MrMomo06: I must not have ever uploaded a third video on this subject. Good point! On your second question: I assume you're asking about a two-note "octave" consisting of the 2 draw and the 5 draw? In second position, that's the root and the flat seventh: the skeleton of the dominant seventh chord. I guess you'd call it the dominant seventh chord--except that it's a double-stop, not a chord. (The 2345 draw is actually the dominant seventh chord.) So the answer is: I don't know.

[FOSTA2036]

nice playing man and thanks for the lesson!

word of wisdom however:

turn the car on and use the air-conditioning ;)

[TenPukaMan]

adam, thanks for giving the insights to 3rd position away. i sort of discovered it trying to decipher jason's "marmoset:baked potato" song. and this lesson helped solidify my understanding of the blow/bend/draw for each hole. this is a major breakthrough for me to get to the minor blues. aloha and thanks.

[jimjheath]

Adam, this is so awesome what you do here. I have been watching your vids, for over a year - been playing for ~2 yrs. At first, i just watched - couldn't even pull a 2 draw then. Now I have my harp in hand and am really using this. I've also been learning tons from your MBH lessons. Been unemp. for ~ 1 yr and all I can do is get one lesson a month. It really lightens the load. Thanks!

[hyndmanstrider79]

Great lesson... try the A/C next time

[JonMartMusic]

many thanks my friend

[dudegizmo]

Just wanted to say.... thanks I have just recently started playing harmonica... although I had a C harp for some time... but you gave me the drive... I am running up and down you r videos making sure I get every little tip for the last month... you are a wonderful person and that also brings me back to your videos to get more and more... that's pretty much it... I am going outside to practice my third position playing :-) 10X again...

[Geetar2112]

Amen to that - me too!

[DesertRatDan]

Hardest workin' man in blues harp teaching! Adam, you deserve that ice cold beer. Thank you so much for your dedication.

[Ledvolta]

I'm starting to get it

[HarmonicaDylan]

I really like this lesson. I hope you got to cool off that day. Thanks man!! _ D

[gussowclone]

hey adam, still givin it all away i see,

[rentonk2]

hi adam

thanks for the lessons.......i want to say hi from here in colombia!!

your lesson are really areally helpfull!!

thanks....

[ramb0247]

YOU IS D BEST!

[MusicMan20061210]

For sure...that's why they play SLOW blues there...less perspiration...haha

[Ledvolta]

Thanks for working so hard, Adam.

[paulfletter]

awesome licks. Been suckin cross harp for a few years and never thought i needed anything above second position. Thanks for the quick tips... sounds great!

[bluesmans1]

Great stuff, buy why is he in his car?

[KudzuRunner]

Because it's the place where my harp-playing buddies and I always used to trade licks, out in front of Dan Lynch, a blues bar in the East Village (NYC).

[Ledvolta]

my dad always asks about your car, Adam... lol.

[strawwoodclaw]

he probably had somewhere to go

[MusicMan20061210]

He also keeps the windows up,to keep the troupers out...hehe

[darkdave25]

That was really helpful, and just what I was looking for after getting my new A harp!

[meatpackingdistrict]

Man, you DO deserve that ice cold beer! That's some great third position playing! You said you shot that in Mississippi? I have been thinking about going there and check the jukejoints after reading stuff in the junior's jukejoint website (you can find it in google, it's still there). Maybe there's stuff to be learned there. But first I'll spend a good while working on your lessons... Great stuff, Adam!

[KudzuRunner]

Junior Doughty is a great guy, with the beatest car I've ever seen--an old 70s station wagon with destroyed paint, as I recall. Great guy. Great website.

[HarpLips]

Yeah, liked that way you wrapped it up with that little jam at the end. It put it all together. I'll be working on 3rd pos. next.

[dadoom666]

Thx a lot for the awesome lessons. I have played guitar for some time but I quit a long time ago. Your videos made me pick up a new instrument: the harmonica. Very inspiring ;)

[2725146]

thankyou. fantastic teacher and an inspiration

[NotEnuffTime]

hahaha, hot as hell!

[Souldaat]

lol @ the Toure the France :P haha

[lakecharlesfrankie]

Thank you Adam for your lessons. They are just down to earth and great. I really appreciate your desire to help others like myself.

Frank

[KudzuRunner]

Thanks, LCF. I appreciate not just your good thoughts, but your willingness to put them out there in cyberspace. We're all trying to be the best we can be; I'm glad to help out my harp playing brothers & sisters.

[itsmeyoufool37]

Man what a pleasure to enrich the ol' harp experience with well put, no ego lessons from a pro, i like to play third in the second part of a solo for Black magic woman, the fake minor feel gives it a real dynamic!

[toamille]

66Rich66 Has a good point about writting those scales out. I have a pretty good idea from the notes i take on a lesson. Ricci has a video on it as well. I think i quick cheat sheet would be handy.

[66rich66]

adam ...post the scales for various positions playing on your web site. Tablature with bends for the five scales required to play 1st 2nd 3rd position.Players need this to understand position playing and the notes required for each.. I feel it is the key to understanding positional playing...harpers should be happy to buy that info ... richandthepoorboys dot com

[KudzuRunner]

A couple of months ago I uploaded a tab sheet ($2) entitled "Blues and Country Scales."  There are also two video tutorials ($5 each), one on blues scales and one on country scales. modernbluesharmonica dot com ("the store")

[gardensailor]

This is excellent! I'm repeating it w lots of notes. My Best!

[ohmysun]

Being a distant runner and of a lean build helps withstand that humidity! I did it for years and loved it... kept the lean and the harp... but the bad back took its toll on the running business! think cool

[1bluesbrother]

Adam your just a badass. Next time your in my neck of the woods stop on by for some B.B.Q and beer.

[KudzuRunner]

Where's that? I'm taking notes.

[KypHeM]

that stuff at the end was very good! pelase add some more on that

[blopper68]

Ditto to all comments earlier.Thanks Adam.

[fngrpckr]

Man I appreciate the sweating you did! All your videos are very helpful! Everything you need to know from tweaking the reeds to blowing mean harp,! Your the man! Thank you a million times!

Darryl Chafe

[B1uesUp]

Oh, the suffering you do for us guys, Adam. You are the best.  That was a great lesson on 3rd pos. I've played it back 3 times straight to take it all in. Muchos gratias

[vengermader]

thanks for sweating for us adam!

[nikolajpotanin]

Thank for the hot lesson Adam. :) You're the best.

[honeydawg]

We love you too Adam.

[SiggyMe]

Adam you dedication is amazing, hope you got that cool one...gee...just watching you sweat has me heading for a cool one.....cheers

[nordwest558]

So...when I'm listening to a CD I can tell what key the song is in, say E for example. i would play that on an A harp 2nd position. But I can't tell if it's played cross harp or 3rd position...Confusing.

[bergerkinggg]

air conditioning in the care before you do your lesson.

(I was watching your lesson as i commented to i forgot some words)

[bergerkinggg]

great lesson! Maybe you should turn on the air conditioning in the before you lesson. I dont think all of your students would want you passing out during one of ur lessons!

[bobblunn]

Awesome! Thanks again for sharing with the harping community!!! You're explanation on intervals was very helpful. Obviously, we must learn some music theory to progress to other positions...

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! What you, Ronnie S, Jason R, Jon G, & others are doing to advance harp knowledge via the web will pay huge dividends down the road in establishing harp as a legitimate instrument.

Please keep the lessons coming!

-BB

[germanharp]

great video. Way beyond my skills. :-( for now :-) Keep on with the great videos.

Thanks

[Rich1962warriorx]

Great lesson, very usefull, I now know how to play the blues scale in 3rd position...Will you be teaching us some more slow blues? and does slow blues sound as good in 3rd position as it does in 2nd position?

Thank's Adam.

[liltrk]

Thanks again Adam. You should be on the porch with a Mint Julep, not stuck in the car.

[Fineladydog]

Thanks again!!