Modern Blues Harmonica - The Upper Octave 2 (Gussow.031)

Taking boogie-woogie high-note playing through the IV and V chords. For beginners and intermediate players. (Nothing fancy here.)

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Howto & Style

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

[cplhebert]

hello adam, not sure if you check the comments anymore, but i wanted to tell you that your videos are still very much alive. atleast for me. i have always been mesmorized by the harmonica, my grandfather played folk music for us grandkids as we were growing up. i have had this new found love for blues harp in my maturing years, and you are a godsend to any aspiring harmonica enthusiest. your knowledge and teaching ability are priceless. ive watched 30 of your vids so far. unbelievable.....

[KudzuRunner]

@cplhebert: I still get all the comments forwarded to my email, and when somebody offers the sort of exceedingly generous praise that you do, I'm happy to say, Thanks for your thanks!

[yaguarete167]

a bougth a golden melody honher harp in the key of B is it a good harmonica to play blues?

[KudzuRunner]

It's OK, but a B harp is an unusual key and you'd be much better off with a B-flat or A or C harp.

[ebastianlar718s]

This is one "truculent" video. =p

[articlescholar]

Your vid is a favorite on Podgorica

[sheenalamb]

@jondreauxlaing open it up and put a piece of reciept paper between the reeds and bend em a little bit up check out his video where he show you how to do this. this is how i get a good tone in all my notes weather or not i have a good harp you should still be able to get a good un squeky note. lay down and pretend like u are sleeping that is how you should breath throw the harmonica. you know when you suck water down the wrong tube? thats how you should breath o and the last advice is PRACTICE

[jondreauxlaing]

Hi Adam, I've been trying to work the upper octave into my playing more, but I find that I make the draw notes squeal, especially the draw 8. I'm sure my embouchure is a bit to blame, but I think it may also be my harps. I have seven Seydel's all but one (the A) to have the same issue, but the one Hohner (G) I have doesn't. So my question is a) what exercises can I do to improve my embouchure and b) if my harps are equally culpable, what can I do to adjust them? Thanks for your time and lessons!

[Babsjoseph]

Hi Adam, thanks very much for all these videos and lessons. You're a great teacher and very generous. Cheers !

[greendice9]

can you do a lesson on Walters boogie

[makilakixki]

hahahahaha... Almost same as Robert Johnson, only he chose guitar instead furniture ;-) Choose right next time!

[anon540]

Man, first time I've seen a televangelist not talking out his ass while claiming to be a Christian.

I have to get myself a harmonica one of these days.

Just like I had to get dreadlocks (Never did), and I had to get that cheap distortion pedal that I never use.

Anyway, even if I couldn't follow along without a harmonica I'm learning quite a bit from your videos. One thing that I haven't seen so far though, is how to pick out the right key harmonica to play along with your own music.