Modern Blues Harmonica - "Watermelon Man" 4 (Gussow.036)

Final installment of a four-part series. Harpist Gussow, working with Herbie Hancock's original recording, shows how intensitve listening--in this case, to trumpet and sax--can benefit the blues harmonicist in search of new directions.

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For a series of skill-graded video tutorials and tabs focusing on classic blues harmonica repertoire by Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Paul Butterfield, and others, including "Watermelon Man," please visit:

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• blues
• harmonica
• harp
• lesson
• Satan
• Adam
• Gussow

[DarkDryad]

I've been checking videos for years on Youtube, but this is my first post ever. I felt I had to tell you how good these videos are Adam. Surely you know this by seeing the other comments, but I'll add one more. I'm improving at a scary rate and it's all thanks to these videos. All I do these days is play the harp because of my renewed enthusiasm. So thank you so much for the videos and generosity with your time. You truly are a great teacher and harp player!

[KudzuRunner]

@DarkDryad:  I like the phrase "scary rate." That means that whatever I'm doing is working, and I'm happy to know that.

[N62KNM]

Without doubt the best harp tuition I have seen. I can't tell you how much i have enjoyed your lessons. You explain all the little details that other tutorials assume the student already knows. I have been playing for about ten years and have learned more technique in the last month than in those ten years. You have really taken me out of a rut I didn't know I was in playing harp. Many, many thanks

[KudzuRunner]

Thanks! I'm just a harp nerd crossed with a power-mad, tone-pursuing harp blower, and happy to share my mania with others who feel the call.

[KudzuRunner]

TO ALL MY SUBSCRIBERS: Thirty-six lessons in one month! No harp-guy--me OR you--can keep that up. I'm going fishing for a week (so to speak). This gives you-all time to go back, listen again, reflect, and, most importantly, practice this load of stuff and begin to make it your own. See you in a little while. --Adam

[mdinka]

@0:44 haha thats pure gorgeousness man you made me laugh

[StellarChi]

Phenom GenerousGenius ! Thx Adam !

[ArtofDreaming1]

you are priceless thanks

[blueshawaiiharp]

thanks, adam, for your continued inspiration to keep putting the harp back in my mouth. sometimes i get frustrated with my progress (i.e. depressed that i haven't made progress as fast as i want or deceived that i have gotten farther along but still stumble and must go back to harp "baby steps"). but like a bug attracted to the "blues light" of your love of harp, my passion is reignited by your constant fire for the ten hole "mystery machine." aloha from hawaii...woodshedding in my grass shack

[expatriot1]

Great lesson...but I thought you were gonna teach us why a woman shouldn't be like a drug in this one? ;) I know, I need to get a life.

[yaguarete167]

you are the man Adam

[WIRKING]

hi adam

[danielvalentino]

Hi Adam,

Really great stuff. I really enjoy how you broke it down to it's simpliest form. I haven't really ever been inspired to work the overblows, but I think I just found some new insiraption. Keep up the great playing and great instructions.

Thanks,

Valentino