Learn to play blues harmonica! (Gussow.007)

Satan and Adam harpist Adam Gussow offers an old-school front-seat-of-the-car-on-a-rainy-day blues harp lesson. Syncopated chord rhythms. Stories about crossing paths with Paul Butterfield in NYC...

If you'd like to purchase a copy of my new solo album, KICK AND STOMP (2010), please hit the following link. Only $10 for 14 tracks of harp-powered one-man band music, all for instant download. Liner notes included!:

http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/kick_and_stomp.html


For a free tab sheet to this video, please visit:

http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/2936319-Documents-eBooks-Music-Tutorials

For blues harmonica instructional materials focusing on classic repertoire, including Butterfield's "Born in Chicago," check out Modern Blues Harmonica:

http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com

"Blues Harmonica Secrets Revealed! The YouTube Lessons, Vol. 1," captures my first 33 videos--5 hours' worth--for only $20 postpaid:

http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/catalog/item/4464251/4785441.htm

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• blues
• harmonica
• harp
• lessons
• Satan
• Adam
• Gussow

[chrisdavies23359]

clicked on your modernblues website, but all the downloads appear to be for MAC, are there no Windows versions?

[KudzuRunner]

@chrisdavies23359: Most of my customers actually download to Windows. RealPlayer will work. I create them on a Mac and they're Quicktime files (.mov), but most PCs can play them.

[etnoy69]

Is a "two hole draw" playing the second hole, or blowing two holes at the same time? (I'm a beginner)

[KudzuRunner]

It's the second hole, drawing in. You're right, it's certainly confusing, at least potentially.

[TuviaGering]

love your playing. I've just picked the harmonica and i'm thanking god for every lesson you teach.

Thank you very much,

Tuvia

[KudzuRunner]

Thanks, Tuvia. If you're a beginner, you might also want to check out the lessons at my website, Modern Blues Harmonica.

[Karpov1983]

Adam, you are a genius and this lessons are great, I have been playing the harmonica for 10 years now but I have just started to think about playing in a band so your videos have show me a lot of info that I needed to correct and thanks to you now I can think about going to the next level... next stop a flesh and blood teacher!

From Argentina! Thank you

[Dynastion]

@ostringer9 where did u get the tabsheets? I could use them aswell!

[rmachayes]

I have never thought of the draw being more efficient than the blow, but after thinking about it, you are right!! What a difference it makes releasing those lips. thanks Adam.

[MrNavinRJohnson]

Do you ever return to this lick?

[MrMovieduck]

hy im playing for a like a year now but i play myself around the harp and back if i get the change ,but i release air true my nose insted of over and under the harp do people tell my there is no problem with my sound . is this a problem ore not?

[droverboy1]

Hay Adam, I think that my good friend Lee Sankey does this chord support he's got a great video on this for any one that's interested! Thanks Adam for alway's doing these great video's!

[thiagobonatto]

@diegosalesjp - na verdade tenho feito o download dos videos desde o primeiro, e apesar do meu ingles ser razoavel, sinto que sempre acaba se perdendo algum detalhe da explicação, alguma expressão gíria etc que não é corretamente interpretada..

[JetJockey87]

Playing in car makes sense, no angry wife or kids... Harmonica learning is gruesome, and the repetition can get on people's nerve, the car provides a near soundproof environment to play in!

Also, I know it's been said before but blues can't really be taught, they have to be felt, what we're learning here is the groundwork, the rest is up to us.