deadly blues harp rhythm pattern - NOT for beginners!
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- A simple-but-tricky rhythm pattern for blues harmonica players, with some amazing subtleties that greatly increase the power and bluesiness. Adam Gussow of ModernBluesHarmonica.com breaks it down for you. NOT for those who expect blues harmonica to be easy!
You can find a video lesson and tab sheet for this pattern at Tradebit, under the title "Adam's PowerHarp Groove."
video tutorial: www.tradebit.com/filedetail.p...
tab sheet: www.tradebit.com/filedetail.p... - Hudba
Here from China . I am really thank you Gussow for video of teaching harmonica
To all raw beginners out there, keep going. I’ve been playing for maybe three or four months, and I can do this. Trust me, with a little bit of time you can as well.
ive been playing saxophone all my life. i picked up harmonica after my baby was born out of fear the much louder sax could hurt his eardrums. i initially saw the lil harp as a fun toy just to have something to blow until baby grows a bit. wrong! great instrument. i find myself now throwing in hours practicing. wife doesnt seem extremely pleased but baby loves it! u r such a great musician. matt from south korea!
Heck, I might take a week off and then, one evening around nine decide that a little harp is needed. She's on me within two minutes. "Honeeeeeeyyyy!" I'd rather be happily married--and I am--than good on harp. But I lived the other way for many, many years.
After 9pm i find marital happiness is if I woodshed on the front porch with a scotch and soda slightly sweating beside me.
matt man that's the exact same way with me. I've been playing tenor sax for 11 years and I just started playing the harmonica.
That's exactly right. Let the glass sweat.
I must be lucky. My wife doesn't even complain if I practice the didgeridoo after 9pm and I am not good on the didge! lol
Been playing beginner-intermediate harmonica for years... you're patience, style and humor have truly re-invigorated my interest in getting better.. Love your lessons.. can't get enough..... Thanks
Good! I'm glad I've had that effect.
Not sure if I told you but when I found you 10 years ago I didn't know you would be giving me a gift that would last a lifetime.
Thank you so much for all that you do.
I'm glad that you are doing more advanced stuff. I learned from you since the beginning. Now I'm up for a challenge.
Same
Me too
where were u and youtube 50 ago when i first picked up a harp and quickly began to be able to play o suzanna, dixie, swanne river, etc but not 4 notes of blues. I just couldnt make the "cross" over to blues till i found your site. I think I'm getting it. Gonna freak a few friends out cuz they all know my limited "straight" harp abilities. Thank you so much. Move over Charlie Musselwhite. There's a new old guy comin' for ya. lol
Good! That's the attitude I like. You WILL surprise your friends.
Thanks for sharing Adam, very nice groove, congratulations for the work you've been doing!
Mr. Gussow, thank you for all the great videos!
Adam, I've had the Powerharp Groove lesson since it came out and still use it to get my embouchure back in shape, or just when I need a little break from work. This is a great revision. Look forward to more as always. Thanks!
Yeah!! fantastic lesson. Can't wait for the next part. what a fun lick. thanks Adam
You're a great teacher Adam - you inspire us to do what we thought we couldn't do until you explained it so succinctly! Of course it's within our abilities to become great players but it's people like you who motivate us to persevere & master this amazing instrument. Thank you for your patience & your enthusiasm - it's a godsend!
Thank you for your time. I appreciate it very much.
Mr Gussow, your vids are helping me, keep it up! I love it!
You are awesome, man. Really appreciate the lessons, the insight and the musical wisdom.
Brooklyn! I appreciate it. Thanks.
Adam you're the best! Thanks for all the stuff you're putting on YT. Greetings from Poland.
Fantastic lesson. I really dig it. Learned a lot thanks to you
Excellent stuff as always. Mucho respect.
Wow I have been practicing music for about 10 years and you're the best teacher I have met, it's like we are in the same room. Great job Adam!
What a wealth of information from a great teacher! it was great meeting you and going to your classes at the Edinburgh Harmonica Workshops 2016. Got some good selfies with you which I show to my harp buddies, I look so like the Cheshire Cat! Live long and prosper!!
You're amazing! How did you get through all those years of blues and end up a professor in Mississippi and a RUNNER and you look so healthy? WOW. I listen to Jason Ricci's story and it's a miracle he's even still alive and here you are just kicking it and teaching all us hungry hungry people lovin the harp.....I'm totally amazed. Thanks for giving this awesome gift of not only your talent on the harp, but your amazing ability to teach and articulate your extensive musical knowledge. I bet your university students just love you.
Another Great Video from the Master, thanks again for the helpful lessons. You have a Great reputation & you earned it! I just finished your 3rd Video in this series & left a comment about looking for another Riff to add to your basic Rhythm & POW! here you are with 2 more Riffs I can add to the basic Rhythm = Fantastic! You Rock Adam! ha, all the way to Calif & Back (saw you jam with David Barrett in a video), Jesse from Orlando.
Man that tone! Really hard to believe you can sound that good unamplified. Now I'm going to have to build a woodshed inside my woodshed to quadruple my practice time.
Great lesson! Awesome groove!! Thanks so much!!!
Great lesson Adam ... Yeah these chords mixed with single notes lessons are the best .... Their really fun to practice and their loaded with the little things that make you a better player .... Thank you .... PS was watching Big Joe Williams do baby please don't go he incorporates a nice style of country blues in his playing which has a nice grove ... Any who keep up the great work your one of the best in the world !!!! ROCK ON !!!!
Great lesson Adam ! And thanks for making me realize, i'm an advanced !! great stuff. great teach.
Cool music Adam, always a joy to listen to. I have been playing the harmonica since I was about 7, now learning to play the violin age 55, your song sounds great on the violin as well, just transcribing it. Thanks.
Several reasons I'm enjoying this lesson. First, I'm no longer a beginner so I can fairly easy grasp the concepts and repeat them. Second, I can play this without a backing track. The rhythm carries itself. Lastly, I'm am so looking forward to your next lesson expanding on this rhythm concept. Thank you Adam.
From the beginning you've been my teacher. It began for me when I first picked up a harp, 3 1/2 years ago. With this lesson it happened, everything you've taught suddenly made sense, had a reason. This video pulled all the strings together and added a dab of glue. Thank you Mr. Crash Bang with a groove Gussow.
Great lesson from the boss. Thank you.
Top Teacher.. love your lessons.
I like the deadly picture like you're gonna shoot us right down with your killer harp. Thank you as always for sharing your all.
Great lesson!! Muchas gracias from buenos aires Argentina!!!
You are the best teacher, thanks for everything
This is so easy to understand what is going on. Thank you.
Thanks a lot for waking up my passion Adam!
Greets from germany :)
great lesson Adam)
Great groove! Thanks... I will try Mr Gussow
Love it. What's not to like about Mr Gussow? Blues in my shoes, superb!
thank you mr. gussow another great lesson.from durham uk
I have played the guitar for years and I all ways wanted to play harp I got good ears so I looked at your vid and I got through 1,2 ,three took about a hour .but I need hours of practice to play clearly I’m up to fantastic . I need to go over it so it’s nice clean thank you so much 😊
Muchas gracias, Adam´s...Thank you very much! great teacher
I have been playing for 2 days and I can already do this I am looking forward to my future with the harmonica!!!!
Awe yea love this one adam!
Awesome Adam
My main man , Im so happy to see the results from hardcore practice and your videos , along with a good book by Jon Gindick called Rock & Blues . Anyhow I started playing December 2019, and as of now , I think less , play alot more ! Your bad ass on that marine band , and I put 4-10 hours a day in practice to reach my goal! Just wanted to say thanks and hopefully one day Ill see you at a Event and we can jam together ! stay FLY , Ron in Las Vegas !!!!!!
Hey Gussow, thank you so much for your lesson, I've been playing for about 6 weeks and feel like I'm flying through them with your excellent teaching style. Quick question; is the next video in this series out? I'd love to have this rhythm down for when my buddy gets back (he's a guitarist). Was trying to figure out if the chords would move up and how the response would sound, as I guess the IV and V end on C and D but am struggling to figure it out. Thanks again for the lessons!
FN great video love it Adam awesome man
this is amazing!!!!
Thx man ! Awesome stuff 👏
Wow vielen Dank Herr Gussow,
Das war super Cool
Was mich noch Interessiert das sind Ihre footdrum Ausrüstung
Vielen Dank aus Deutschland
great lesson. Thank you. But I can't sleep.
I need the rest of it.
GREAT Teacher . THANKS
It's worth mentioning that this is a 2nd position and minor pentatonic approach.
For anyone wondering, the easiest way to tell it's in 2nd position is because the 2 draw is the root note. If you pull out your C harmonica and play your 2 draw while playing this video you'll be able to tell that it is the root note.
For why it's minor pentatonic and not major, it's because of the holes used in the lick.
The minor pentatonic scale is -2,-3', 4, -4, -5, 6
The major pentatonic scale is
-2, -3", -3, -4, 5, 6
His first little lick he teaches is
-3' 4 3 -3' -2
(Note -2 and 3 are the same note)
All of those holes are from the minor pentatonic.
An interesting little fact is that when he is chugging chords, they're major chords, and when he's playing individual notes, they're from the minor pentatonic scale, yet it still sounds good. This is a great example of the rule "minor is good over major chords but major is bad over minor chords". It's one of the things that makes the harmonica a little more unique.
Nice explanation! Yes, that pretty much nails it.
Love this! Will deffo give it a whirl and keep practicing. Bet it sounds even better on a Bb harp
Thanks a lot Adam!
Have a C melody sax and working on chromatic harmonica. Both will play concert pitch, as written in my collection of standards, oldies piano books. Backing tracks per Print Music software.
A lot of work to do in my soon to be retirement. God Willing, to play at nursing homes and such.
Thank you for your helpful technique instruction. Not expecting bending, but great help with breath control and tonguing on these videos.
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I've been playing guitar for 30 years, and I've always thought about learning blues harp. I seen a couple of your videos that instantly gave me that little surge of adrenaline like the guitar did many years ago. So I just bought a Marine Band harp in D (i like to play my guitar loops in A of course haha) and I'm anxiously waiting to start learning. Love your vids, and look forward to starting out with you. Thanks a bunch :)
I'm glad that my videos had that effect!
Fantastic teacher no matter what level you play at. You should read his book "Beyond the Crossroads". Great read. Keep it up Adam.
Dear Adam, Hard for me not to put too much of 4 draw for the dirt sound when I increase the speed to reach yours!
This piece is simply beautiful, thank you for sharing. I love it too cause it's not only a lick but something I can turn with on infinity (I think I've guessed the rest til turnaround :)) ). And now, my neighbours understand the sense of infinity, sorry for them...
That's why you need a teacher! I fought few months to find out how you do that! Finally it came out pretty easy when you know wht is done slowly. Now I have moved from raw beginner to some advanced stage with bending, right ambushures, single notes and vibrattos.
Always good!
Great lesson..
This is my dream to play like this !
Been two years can put play like this?
I'm getting the hang of it. I've almost got the blending of the 3 and 4 draw right. I guess I've made more progress than I thought. That's good because I'm itching to get out there making some money on the streets.
Ciao from Italy !!!!! Great!!!
I still this is good for beginners at least to see. Helps me see the goals much more clearly!
Danke sehr, Adam. By now I have stocked up quite a bit on Marine Bands. 🎶😎
My friend and fellow traveler ....I missed you on shellist webinar. You were missing in action...most likely on tour....an I understand.she you in Taylor in the summer....gotta new amp to show you....
That is a tough frkn lick...but you always teach me something new and I thank you for that ....an like a good student...you always make me stop and think.
Keep up the good fight Blues man.
I watched gussows lessons almost ten years ago when I was 17. Revisiting them is filling me with melancholy :'(
Conor Smith blues bra
Another great video. Have you done a tongue-blocking tutorial? If not, can you recommend a good one? Keep up the good work.
You’re amazing!
Dammit! I'm hooked.
I said this not long ago on different lessons of Adams (secrets to blues harmonica revealed) CHECK THEM OUT PEOPLES!!!!!
your making a difference in peoples lives im sure all over the world, all blessings to you Adam Gussow.
Brilliant
Hi Adam!
I decided recently that it is time for me to buy a proper harmonica, and decided that a Hohner Marnie Band harmonica in the key of A would be great for me. The only problem is that I do not know if the 1896 model is fully sealed, because swelling is not something I want to happen to my harmonica. i could not find ANY information about whether it is sealed or not. If it isn't, I would have to buy a Crossover, but (at least in my country) it is much, much more expensive.
Thank you for reading this far, I really look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
A faithful subscriber :))
awesome thank you
Very cool.
Great stuff Adam. Thank You very much! But I cannot find the videos about the IV and the V chord You spoke about.. Could You help please?
love it
it,s very,very good. I like it!!!!!
Damn. I got goosebumps from the intro.
Nice !!
FABULOUS
I always love the intro music
Thanks for actually picking up my suggestion. Good lesson! Looking forward to your next video. Thank you Adam.
By the way, for the second part: How about a quarter/half bent 3 draw instead a open 3 draw - makes it even more bluesy, doesn't it?
I'm not sure about that. Sometimes flow and velocity are more important than pitch. But that can work, too.
Holy shit !!!! Nasty !!!!! I want to learn this
wow it is amazing.
Thanks Adam. Teaching us the language…
Muy bueno great. Lot of fun
Awesome super cool!
Beautiful...
I love this unrelenting teacher!
That's a great compliment. Thanks. Yes, unrelentingness seems to be a part of my DNA.
He is the best on the internet... not sure why he still plays the venerable Marine Band, there are so many other great ones... I find the wood swells up.
Harald Ferihumer I second that
well said
thanks a lot... really thanks a lot... kinda like a non teacher teaching from emotions and getting that "little" things everyone missed: passion :)
I'm having some trouble at drawing the first two notes without inhaling through my nose, and that makes difficult to play the whole thing. Is it a normal thing or it's me who is doing something wrong? I'd really like to learn to play this, and as you say it's all doable ;)
Great channel, great videos.
Greetings from Italy
Solid.
this magic
Yo Adam. I think i've got this down now man.....so is the next lesson up and ready for the 4 and 5 and turnaround?. In your own time......just make it soon please!!!
We're ready for part 2: the 4 chord, (bars 5 and 6). thanks