God I love this instrument. It’s starting to become literally all I think about, the only time I’m not playing is when I physically can’t, like during meals. The left side of my upper lip is rubbed raw, I put paper tape on it rather than stopping, I seriously can’t get enough. I was outside in the cold for 4 hours yesterday because my family couldn’t tolerate my practice in the house anymore 😂
I understand! I play while my toddler dances to it and my bottom lip is feeling raw. My mom doesn't care to here the practice lol but the finished product she'll love! (I played drums growing up, so I understand her not wanting to hear the same thing played over and over haha)
I have binged all kinds of ways of playing i just found the deep bite method works for me. With your bottom lip make a u its alot easier to bend notes.
@@Testament.p.w so have I haha I've been to every harmonica beginners videos in yt I believe. I just don't know, some days everything sounds great and some others it sounds like shit. Yesterday I was learning to draw 2nd and not get it to sound like if my harmonica had cancer and when I finally managed all the other notes sounded like shit. So I figured I just need more practice
Mr. Gussow, I just wanted to say thank you for all you do. I'm slowly learning how to play. Not only are you teaching me. You're the very reason I picked up a harp in the first place. Thank you sir.
i recently inherited my dads harmonicas after he passed this Feb... i bought them all for him through the years, he never really could play them but he loved them so very much, i guess im going to learn how.... i reckon ill watch your videos to do so... subbed and thanks.
You made this video 4 years ago and it's still teaching people:) I've been watching your lessons and learning, but this is my first actual blues song! Thanks Adam...and Happy New Year 2021!
Learning by ear is my life being that I'm totally blind! It was very helpful when you were singing the notes outloud. This lesson was awesome! Got it real quick. Had to like and subscribe immediately! I wish you were in New York city, or I was there without that wasp, so I can learn with you. LOL Truly appreciate the videos!
I've been a beginner for about 15 years. I appreciate your step by step explanation of the fundamentals and details needed to learn this. Your comment about humor and the hard work required really hit home for me because I know that the reason I'm still a beginner after all these years is because I haven't put in the work I needed to. I want lesson to be what changes me. Thank you, Adam.
I am loving this.....picked up my late fathers harmonica he left me....know that bit you said a bigginer wouldnt get.....I got it.!!!!..I am beginning to feeling the joy my father did....I have had the insrument 3 years and never picked it up until this week xx
Thanks for posting these videos. I’ve been playing for a week or so and listening to you and practicing has made a huge difference in a week’s time. I think you have the best instruction for harmonica on RUclips. Thanks again.
At 53 I’ve just started learning the harmonica to go along with my guitar playing. Your videos are great!! Thanks for presenting things for a beginner in such a way that we can jump right in and accomplish small things that build the motivation to learn more. Needless to say I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to all of your videos.
A lot of this advice works well for seasoned players too. If you want to be a master, you have to master the basics. Thanks Adam once again for getting back to the roots.
Fancy self isolating with me and teaching me this?You are brilliant.Thank you from Scotland.I will update you as I'm picking this up a lot faster than I thought thanks to you.I'M 40 now so ill be 80 by the time I can play like you.Love your style with the way you do your videos, so natural and funny.Thanks again.
it feels so good when i realise that i can really play something.. i just feel fantastic at the 3 draw and 2 draw part.. it feels like i own the world, beautiful. thanks to you Adam, you are the man. i love you
@@mew3766 When you play blues harmonica it plays like grandpa coming round the mountain. The store owner tells you its not broken and you need to learn how to bend son. Then that coming round the mountain turns blues and grandpa just got cool. Its bragging rights and I know its pride but Jesus lord it was hard to learn so please let me brag about this. 😂
Showing those 'pucker' lips has been really helpful to me as a silver haired beginner whose harmonica arrived only 10 days ago. As a result, I can now play single notes. Thank you
I bought the lesson before finding this lol. The video lesson is so old, only 420p quality. Played the lesson for nearly 3 hours today. Still need to work on memorizing the holes. Been playing one of your other vids, that was only 2 thru 4. So my glissando sucks. Never end right on 6, and when I do hit it, it's usually a 5,6 double stop lol. Picked up a lesson for Low Rider on RUclips that was a single note lesson. That really helped me for learning Floyd's Hotel. Been playing 4 days, and can play along with a jam track. Having loads of fun so far. Just need to find a comfortable hold for my giant lips and giant fingers to share on lol. 34 years old, disabled, living in Ohio. Finally getting back to playing music after many years of withdrawal from it. Played 8 years of trombone. Guess that gives me a foot up on the diaphragm game.
Thank you for the content. Your content is fun and energizing. As a beginner, this has been the best channel/book i have come across. The songs i was doing in my beginners book were such a drag and now i cant get enough.
I've only dabbled in playing harmonica. Really appreciate your teaching style. I'm similar in that way as ski teacher. Hope all your listeners appreciate what you are doing for them. A class act. Will watch and practice...
Thank you sir, I have been practicing this song for almost 2 weeks and finally I think I got it. You are a great teacher and hope to learn more songs from your videos. I just started learning harmonica a month ago.
I wouldn’t consider myself a beginner, more towards the intermediate. I love all of your videos! I’m buying my niece a harp for this Christmas. She already plays trumpet and French horn. I think it would be something great to teach her what I know and probably work off each other. This will definitely be something I want to teach her (and myself)
Thank you for the free lessons! I could play this within an hour of practice! Just need to work on where my holes are lol you're great! I'm learing so fast! If I think less about it and feel it, I sound much better!
I can’t find the right words to thank you for all this effort and all this passion you show on your vids , your teachings have immediate effect and the lessons are formidably simple but very strategic , i live and love blues trough out my daily life and i was about to go find the man on the crossroad before i found you on the net . Thank you sir .
Lived in Water Valley, Mississippi for a year or so when I was young. Best memory was hitting the tornado shelter and worrying about the dog we left behind. Yes, all was fine. Just got into it a month or so ago and have been amazed how much better I am getting. It's fun to practice, as opposed to the guitar. With this success is a little faster.
this was pretty fun. i finally learned how to bend and im slowly getting better at hitting just one hole because of practicing this all the time. Thanks so much!!
Despite verging slightly on “whiplash “ territory I’ve subbed. I’m looking forward to checking out more of your vids when my harmonica arrives tomorrow. Thanks for the my initial introduction.
I have been Playing for 3 Months Now Teaching Myself to Play and Grabbing Tips Here and There. First Song I Learned was Chicken Train by Ozark Mt. Daredevils. I would Listen to that Song over and Over. I find it Interesting You Tell People to Sing through the Harmonica, I started out sort of Talking through it and Using the TAK TAKA Methods many Teach. 😎
I love this as my 1st harmonica lesson, thank you! I have a question though and if anyone can help me I'd be grateful! I get lost in the counting, i.e. where the bars begin and end. I've worked it out like this but think I'm misplacing or missing beats esp at the very end as there seems to be no rests in between the end of the song and where Gussow starts over again. Here is my layout, please help sort out my mistakes, lol! B stands for Blow, D for Draw. First bar: 1=6B, 2=5D, 3=4D 4=Rest. Second bar: 1=6B, 2=5D, 3=4D, 4=3D+3D. Third bar: 1=2D, 2=Rest, 3=Rest, 4=3D+3D. Fourth bar: 1=2D, 2=Rest, 3=Rest, 4=Rest. Repeat 4 bars above, so now you’ve played 8 bars. I 'think' I got these right but the problem seems to be in the next part, esp the 11th and 12th bars. Ninth bar: 1=4D, 2=5D+4D, 3=5D+4D, 4=Rest. Tenth bar: 1=6B, 2=5D, 3=4D, 4=3D+3D. Eleventh bar: 1=2D, 2=Rest, 3=Rest, 4=3D+3D. Twelfth bar: 1=2D, 2=1D+1D, 3=Rest, 4=Rest?? (I don't hear a rest here as he begins with the first bar STRAIGHT after playing the first two counts of this twelfth bar??
Thank you sooo much. Just recently started playing and was sort of lost in what I should be doing I learned your three hole jazz rhythm and now I’ve learnt this song love how you add a homemade touch to your videos! Thanks for your help and keep it up.
If you teach yourself timing. You will have the foundation to learn the techniques to play the instrument or any other. My Dad who is a drummer, after asking him to teach me drums. Said count to four over again. Tap your thighs if it’s possible. The taps or beats should be the same pressure and the same distance apart. You can practice this in your head when you get the chance. When you hear music on the radio or anywhere, practice counting the one, on the first beat then the snare is more commonly hit on the three. When you walk you can count your footsteps in the same manner. Do this enough and when you can and eventually you will notice you don’t have to count anymore. Then you have timing, it’s important to practice getting it accurate. Use a metronome app to check.
I just had to go back and hear this again.. I remember when I couldnt play it , now Im curious if I slow down the tempo ... Lol ...Respect to our Teacher , Gussow
I can't seem to single note on that 5 and 4 draw on the second and third beats, managed to get it briefly but now slipping again. Would getting something better than my $10 harp like marine band you have there help? I also have a problem with very slightly lifting the harmonica off my lips when moving to the other holes.
This is what I needed! A cool and fairly simple lick. A more fun way to practice a little bit of that blues scale I am practicing. Thanks a whole lot for all your cool videos! You are a big inspiration.
Many thanks Adam, here I am at 57 trying to pick up another instrument. This lesson makes me feel like I will do it. Recovering from surgery on both knees, lots of time to practice.
I have been watching you video for few days. When you are cupping, I see you finger tap all the time. I am sure you are keeping time and probably with your feet as well. True or False. Keep up the good work. I started learning guitar at 48, and now at the same age as you, I am suddenly hit with the blues harmonica. Thank you for inspiring me to expand my musical horizon.
The finger-tapping thing is something that just happens. It doesn't serve any musical function, really. It's just a tic--something I do that I can't control. So I just let it happen.
Great content as always, thank you for your time Adam. You're the best teacher out there, in my humble opinion. By the way if someone is having problems with the scooping try with the syllables "kya", "ka" or "qua" (even though i found out they're actually better for other holes, like the 4th.)
This was a great lesson. I kinda got stuck after learning to play single notes, and trying to learn bending, but this lesson got me back to playing something that actually sounds good. (okay, it *will* sound good as soon as I practice a bit more :) )
Ha ha! I used to practice in the john. I stopped when I absentmindedly left a harmonica in there when I went into the shower, and it got all screwed up by the steam.
Thank you Adam, as a struggeling beginner who can only play a few children songs, this is one of the most valuable lession i found so far. The diffrent bars aren't to complex with crazy off beat notes or 8th notes changing between draw and blow note. Great to get better timing and time to breathe with the rest. I'am still struggeling with line 9, but your(my) singing helped a lot to break it down. Through this song i can also improve on the beginners 2 draw problem comming down from the 3 draw bend. I appreciate all your videos. I love it when you talk about the music theory. For me the harmonica makes it come alive. Do you have some tipps or maybe you could do a video on how to improve on timing? Maybe how to phrase diffrent timings. Like the Ta-te in the amazing shuffle rhythm. Sorry for my bad english. Greetings from Germany
Ok so On a whimsy I picked up the "dreaded" $3.99 Hohner plastic Harmonica. I am not new to music as I also play guitar/violin/ dulcimer etc but I am finding this little instrument a little challenging. But I can do another blues riff already with much practise however I guess with this cheap ass harmonica, it appears I have trouble doing that bend in hole 3. Is this sort of the issue with the cheap harmonicas? I didn't plan on getting one but was just curious ands or far I like it
I am playing along on my Hohner Rocket - I can hit those notes - no issue. But your tone is very horn like compared with mine. Solid is one word that comes to mind. Like guitar with compressor and slight overdrive. I know you play Marine Band - is OOTB harp or did you do some reed gapping on it?
I mostly play stock harps. Generally I close down the 4, 5, and 6 blow reeds a little, to make overblowing easier. Often I open up 3 and 2 draw a little, to facilitate bending. Otherwise, not much.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Thanks, Adam! Tone production takes time. I know it from teaching friends how to play guitar. I can explain every bit of technique that I know to them and still they will sound "plinky" at the beginning - on the very same instrument. Many variables have to be optimized and it does not happen immediately.
Question. I just got a harmonica for my birthday. I'm seeing a lot of video on c harmonicas but I got an a. Can I still play this? I'm trying to follow along but it sounds so different.
All the notes will be transposed into that key, but they will still be harmonically correct for the key of the harmonica you have. It will still sound good🤓🤓
Yes you can, don’t listen to anyone who says otherwise, it won’t be perfect, there’s no need for it to be because you’re a beginner, everyone needs two harps anyway, a C and an A. Just get yourself a key of C easttop 008k, they are 20 dollars on Amazon and they are available pretty much everywhere on earth, and they are quality, especially for the price, honestly I love them, they are great, there is no reason not to get one as a beginner.
My first actual song instead of kinda noodlin, was Repeal Of The Licensing Laws by The Pogues. Quite similar to Oh Susanna, just liked the rhythm and the feel of it more.
Hey Adam, did you know the area representative of your mouth in your brain was much larger than most other areas of the body because our mouth is so incredibly dexterous and important in many ways. This maybe why you can play the harmonica with such finesse. It made me think of it when I picture in my head how far to move the harp from single note to single note, and it felt loads! (I'm a psychology graduate)
God I love this instrument. It’s starting to become literally all I think about, the only time I’m not playing is when I physically can’t, like during meals. The left side of my upper lip is rubbed raw, I put paper tape on it rather than stopping, I seriously can’t get enough. I was outside in the cold for 4 hours yesterday because my family couldn’t tolerate my practice in the house anymore 😂
You, sir, are a harmonica player. Anybody who ever got good on the instrument knows exactly where you're coming from.
Totally understand!! I'm an obsessive weirdo myself! But that makes us great musicians 😁😎🤘
I understand! I play while my toddler dances to it and my bottom lip is feeling raw. My mom doesn't care to here the practice lol but the finished product she'll love! (I played drums growing up, so I understand her not wanting to hear the same thing played over and over haha)
I tried Tongue Blocking, STILL can't do it yet, feels like I Spent 30 Minutes just Biting My Tongue. 😝🤣
I'm learning how to play the harmonica to cheer the trenches up when I get drafted for WWIII
Ive ben on it for 3 days now. I got 2 songs down lamo. Same reason
@@Testament.p.w how do you manage? I'm struggling with single notes (3 days experience as well). Some days they sound awesome some other awful.
I have binged all kinds of ways of playing i just found the deep bite method works for me. With your bottom lip make a u its alot easier to bend notes.
Harmonica com. Hes a cool old hippy guy he will show you.
@@Testament.p.w so have I haha I've been to every harmonica beginners videos in yt I believe. I just don't know, some days everything sounds great and some others it sounds like shit. Yesterday I was learning to draw 2nd and not get it to sound like if my harmonica had cancer and when I finally managed all the other notes sounded like shit. So I figured I just need more practice
Mr. Gussow, I just wanted to say thank you for all you do. I'm slowly learning how to play. Not only are you teaching me. You're the very reason I picked up a harp in the first place. Thank you sir.
i recently inherited my dads harmonicas after he passed this Feb... i bought them all for him through the years, he never really could play them but he loved them so very much, i guess im going to learn how.... i reckon ill watch your videos to do so... subbed and thanks.
Ely Molloy I’m so sorry for your loss🙏 Good luck learning!
Reading this on Father's Day 2020 about to head over to dad's with his gift... a Hohner Blues Harp :) Hopefully we can learn a tune
You made this video 4 years ago and it's still teaching people:) I've been watching your lessons and learning, but this is my first actual blues song! Thanks Adam...and Happy New Year 2021!
Learning by ear is my life being that I'm totally blind! It was very helpful when you were singing the notes outloud. This lesson was awesome! Got it real quick. Had to like and subscribe immediately! I wish you were in New York city, or I was there without that wasp, so I can learn with you. LOL Truly appreciate the videos!
If ur blind how do you write
@@manuelcardona7872 Voice perhaps? Or simply has someone to help.
@@manuelcardona7872 what an ass
@@manuelcardona7872 he is faking it for the likes man
@@fraudioc its a pretty good question, i'm curious too
Adam THANK YOU! Stage 4, in the 70’s Glad I found you. U;m hooked!
I've been a beginner for about 15 years. I appreciate your step by step explanation of the fundamentals and details needed to learn this. Your comment about humor and the hard work required really hit home for me because I know that the reason I'm still a beginner after all these years is because I haven't put in the work I needed to. I want lesson to be what changes me. Thank you, Adam.
I am loving this.....picked up my late fathers harmonica he left me....know that bit you said a bigginer wouldnt get.....I got it.!!!!..I am beginning to feeling the joy my father did....I have had the insrument 3 years and never picked it up until this week xx
I'm here too .. watching and learning your legacy 3 years later .. thank you sir ..
Thanks for posting these videos. I’ve been playing for a week or so and listening to you and practicing has made a huge difference in a week’s time. I think you have the best instruction for harmonica on RUclips. Thanks again.
At 53 I’ve just started learning the harmonica to go along with my guitar playing. Your videos are great!! Thanks for presenting things for a beginner in such a way that we can jump right in and accomplish small things that build the motivation to learn more. Needless to say I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to all of your videos.
A lot of this advice works well for seasoned players too. If you want to be a master, you have to master the basics.
Thanks Adam once again for getting back to the roots.
Fancy self isolating with me and teaching me this?You are brilliant.Thank you from Scotland.I will update you as I'm picking this up a lot faster than I thought thanks to you.I'M 40 now so ill be 80 by the time I can play like you.Love your style with the way you do your videos, so natural and funny.Thanks again.
well they won't get you noise complaints like bag pipes😂
it feels so good when i realise that i can really play something.. i just feel fantastic at the 3 draw and 2 draw part.. it feels like i own the world, beautiful. thanks to you Adam, you are the man. i love you
Same here, the 3 draw 2 draw makes me feel like I'm playing blues.
@@mew3766 When you play blues harmonica it plays like grandpa coming round the mountain. The store owner tells you its not broken and you need to learn how to bend son.
Then that coming round the mountain turns blues and grandpa just got cool. Its bragging rights and I know its pride but Jesus lord it was hard to learn so please let me brag about this. 😂
Showing those 'pucker' lips has been really helpful to me as a silver haired beginner whose harmonica arrived only 10 days ago. As a result, I can now play single notes. Thank you
I bought the lesson before finding this lol. The video lesson is so old, only 420p quality. Played the lesson for nearly 3 hours today. Still need to work on memorizing the holes. Been playing one of your other vids, that was only 2 thru 4. So my glissando sucks. Never end right on 6, and when I do hit it, it's usually a 5,6 double stop lol. Picked up a lesson for Low Rider on RUclips that was a single note lesson. That really helped me for learning Floyd's Hotel. Been playing 4 days, and can play along with a jam track. Having loads of fun so far. Just need to find a comfortable hold for my giant lips and giant fingers to share on lol. 34 years old, disabled, living in Ohio. Finally getting back to playing music after many years of withdrawal from it. Played 8 years of trombone. Guess that gives me a foot up on the diaphragm game.
Thank you for the content. Your content is fun and energizing. As a beginner, this has been the best channel/book i have come across. The songs i was doing in my beginners book were such a drag and now i cant get enough.
I absolutely have enjoyed your videos! So glad I stumbled upon you! I will say tuned in. I'm learning and loving it. Thanks
For my stage of learning, this has been a really great lesson, from the UK, thanks very much Adam Gusscow.
One two ready go. Thanks Adam really helpful lesson.👍
I've only dabbled in playing harmonica. Really appreciate your teaching style. I'm similar in that way as ski teacher. Hope all your listeners appreciate what you are doing for them. A class act. Will watch and practice...
Thank you sir, I have been practicing this song for almost 2 weeks and finally I think I got it. You are a great teacher and hope to learn more songs from your videos. I just started learning harmonica a month ago.
Brilliant lesson. Not just informative but entertaining as well. Thank you Adam
I wouldn’t consider myself a beginner, more towards the intermediate. I love all of your videos! I’m buying my niece a harp for this Christmas. She already plays trumpet and French horn. I think it would be something great to teach her what I know and probably work off each other. This will definitely be something I want to teach her (and myself)
That simple call and response bit was way more fun than it should have been!!! Thanks for the fun!
Thank you for the free lessons! I could play this within an hour of practice! Just need to work on where my holes are lol you're great! I'm learing so fast! If I think less about it and feel it, I sound much better!
A great Lesson helping understand the 12 bar blues too
massive thank you for showing the main special things tin this hormony thing ! subbed and shared
iiiii knowwwww youuuuuu! HEY GOOD TO SEE YOU STILL ROCKIN THEM BLUES!
I can’t find the right words to thank you for all this effort and all this passion you show on your vids , your teachings have immediate effect and the lessons are formidably simple but very strategic , i live and love blues trough out my daily life and i was about to go find the man on the crossroad before i found you on the net . Thank you sir .
Thanks for that great comment. I'm glad my videos strike you in that way.
Gussow's classic blues harmonica videos they sure did sir thank you so much and please keep it up !!!!
Thanks Adam. Appreciated - from Durban , South Africa.
My favorite version,ever!
LOVED LEARNING TNIS TODAY!
Lived in Water Valley, Mississippi for a year or so when I was young. Best memory was hitting the tornado shelter and worrying about the dog we left behind. Yes, all was fine. Just got into it a month or so ago and have been amazed how much better I am getting. It's fun to practice, as opposed to the guitar. With this success is a little faster.
this was pretty fun. i finally learned how to bend and im slowly getting better at hitting just one hole because of practicing this all the time. Thanks so much!!
Thanks Adam really enjoy your videos, and with out a tab sheet gets you thinking as well
Despite verging slightly on “whiplash “ territory I’ve subbed. I’m looking forward to checking out more of your vids when my harmonica arrives tomorrow. Thanks for the my initial introduction.
Always great to revisit this lesson...
I'm considering paying for his course. Great teacher and I'm becoming good
I have been Playing for 3 Months Now Teaching Myself to Play and Grabbing Tips Here and There. First Song I Learned was Chicken Train by Ozark Mt. Daredevils. I would Listen to that Song over and Over. I find it Interesting You Tell People to Sing through the Harmonica, I started out sort of Talking through it and Using the TAK TAKA Methods many Teach. 😎
You are a very good instructor. Thank you for your time.
Great lesson to bring on a turn around thanks Adam much appreciated
Hi Adam Im beginner's blues harmonica I love blues. Im following and try to blues man
I love this as my 1st harmonica lesson, thank you! I have a question though and if anyone can help me I'd be grateful! I get lost in the counting, i.e. where the bars begin and end. I've worked it out like this but think I'm misplacing or missing beats esp at the very end as there seems to be no rests in between the end of the song and where Gussow starts over again. Here is my layout, please help sort out my mistakes, lol!
B stands for Blow, D for Draw.
First bar: 1=6B, 2=5D, 3=4D 4=Rest.
Second bar: 1=6B, 2=5D, 3=4D, 4=3D+3D.
Third bar: 1=2D, 2=Rest, 3=Rest, 4=3D+3D.
Fourth bar: 1=2D, 2=Rest, 3=Rest, 4=Rest.
Repeat 4 bars above, so now you’ve played 8 bars. I 'think' I got these right but the problem seems to be in the next part, esp the 11th and 12th bars.
Ninth bar: 1=4D, 2=5D+4D, 3=5D+4D, 4=Rest.
Tenth bar: 1=6B, 2=5D, 3=4D, 4=3D+3D.
Eleventh bar: 1=2D, 2=Rest, 3=Rest, 4=3D+3D.
Twelfth bar: 1=2D, 2=1D+1D, 3=Rest, 4=Rest?? (I don't hear a rest here as he begins with the first bar STRAIGHT after playing the first two counts of this twelfth bar??
Thank you sooo much. Just recently started playing and was sort of lost in what I should be doing I learned your three hole jazz rhythm and now I’ve learnt this song love how you add a homemade touch to your videos! Thanks for your help and keep it up.
If you teach yourself timing. You will have the foundation to learn the techniques to play the instrument or any other. My Dad who is a drummer, after asking him to teach me drums. Said count to four over again. Tap your thighs if it’s possible. The taps or beats should be the same pressure and the same distance apart. You can practice this in your head when you get the chance. When you hear music on the radio or anywhere, practice counting the one, on the first beat then the snare is more commonly hit on the three. When you walk you can count your footsteps in the same manner. Do this enough and when you can and eventually you will notice you don’t have to count anymore. Then you have timing, it’s important to practice getting it accurate. Use a metronome app to check.
I just had to go back and hear this again.. I remember when I couldnt play it , now Im curious if I slow down the tempo ... Lol ...Respect to our Teacher , Gussow
Fantastic lesson. Drawn (excuse the pun) here after watching the Satan & Adam documentary. Loved it!
Just love this guy, so easy to follow.
I can't seem to single note on that 5 and 4 draw on the second and third beats, managed to get it briefly but now slipping again. Would getting something better than my $10 harp like marine band you have there help? I also have a problem with very slightly lifting the harmonica off my lips when moving to the other holes.
Thanks Adam! You're amazing!
'onya mate, I love your videos, I really enjoy how you make it easy and fun to learn.
This is what I needed! A cool and fairly simple lick. A more fun way to practice a little bit of that blues scale I am practicing. Thanks a whole lot for all your cool videos! You are a big inspiration.
Many thanks Adam, here I am at 57 trying to pick up another instrument. This lesson makes me feel like I will do it. Recovering from surgery on both knees, lots of time to practice.
So how did you go?
Thank you Adam.
I have been watching you video for few days. When you are cupping, I see you finger tap all the time. I am sure you are keeping time and probably with your feet as well. True or False. Keep up the good work. I started learning guitar at 48, and now at the same age as you, I am suddenly hit with the blues harmonica. Thank you for inspiring me to expand my musical horizon.
The finger-tapping thing is something that just happens. It doesn't serve any musical function, really. It's just a tic--something I do that I can't control. So I just let it happen.
Love your videos man
ciao adam sei un grandissimo harmonicista blues grazie per le bellee lezioni che ci stai regalando!!!!!!T.V.B......
Great content as always, thank you for your time Adam. You're the best teacher out there, in my humble opinion.
By the way if someone is having problems with the scooping try with the syllables "kya", "ka" or "qua" (even though i found out they're actually better for other holes, like the 4th.)
Excellent point. I like "qua." Wish I'd thought of that! But that's definitely worth trying.
Terrific lesson, happy to subscribe good sir!
Sounds like it should sound. You got itin your soul.
you are awesome Adam thanx for al the help...
I love harmonica after this video I promise you have new harmonica player thanks
Love this beginners blues song, please keep posting more of these. They're keeping me trying to learn the blues.
Thank you very much! I really like this song!
Glad you're enjoying it!
you're really great... really :)
Teena koe thank you Adam you are very good tutor.
I forgot the fun and then frustration of learning a new instrument...deep breaths now...
thank you for those tips...every single video that I watch here helps me a lot. By the way I'm from Brazil
Great great stuff sir thanks a lot
So useful, best 👍🏻👍🏻⭐⭐
Great lesson. Thanks
This was a great lesson. I kinda got stuck after learning to play single notes, and trying to learn bending, but this lesson got me back to playing something that actually sounds good. (okay, it *will* sound good as soon as I practice a bit more :) )
Staudinka, I did the same, got stuck on those same things, and found this and now can play it!
Thank you, let's get er done.
Amazing sir
Thanks, i am starting and this it's very useful
I used to have a custom t shirt that said"No One Eats It Like Harmonica Players".
thanks , very fast , greetings Oaxtepec Morelos Mexico
"I'll edit that out later" --> 2 years later on youtube :D
Thank's Harp. teacher I'll get ONE 'nd more. Mr GUSSOW
Great stuff
great Adam! Thank u!
Thank you Adam.
I like it a lot and now I`m gonna practice in the Bathroom!
Ha ha! I used to practice in the john. I stopped when I absentmindedly left a harmonica in there when I went into the shower, and it got all screwed up by the steam.
you are very good with instruction Thanks so much
Great video, again!
Thank you Adam,
as a struggeling beginner who can only play a few children songs, this is one of the most valuable lession i found so far.
The diffrent bars aren't to complex with crazy off beat notes or 8th notes changing between draw and blow note. Great to get better timing and time to breathe with the rest.
I'am still struggeling with line 9, but your(my) singing helped a lot to break it down.
Through this song i can also improve on the beginners 2 draw problem comming down from the 3 draw bend.
I appreciate all your videos. I love it when you talk about the music theory. For me the harmonica makes it come alive.
Do you have some tipps or maybe you could do a video on how to improve on timing? Maybe how to phrase diffrent timings. Like the Ta-te in the amazing shuffle rhythm.
Sorry for my bad english. Greetings from Germany
Ok so On a whimsy I picked up the "dreaded" $3.99 Hohner plastic Harmonica. I am not new to music as I also play guitar/violin/ dulcimer etc but I am finding this little instrument a little challenging. But I can do another blues riff already with much practise however I guess with this cheap ass harmonica, it appears I have trouble doing that bend in hole 3. Is this sort of the issue with the cheap harmonicas? I didn't plan on getting one but was just curious ands or far I like it
I am playing along on my Hohner Rocket - I can hit those notes - no issue. But your tone is very horn like compared with mine. Solid is one word that comes to mind. Like guitar with compressor and slight overdrive. I know you play Marine Band - is OOTB harp or did you do some reed gapping on it?
I mostly play stock harps. Generally I close down the 4, 5, and 6 blow reeds a little, to make overblowing easier. Often I open up 3 and 2 draw a little, to facilitate bending. Otherwise, not much.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Thanks, Adam! Tone production takes time. I know it from teaching friends how to play guitar. I can explain every bit of technique that I know to them and still they will sound "plinky" at the beginning - on the very same instrument. Many variables have to be optimized and it does not happen immediately.
Question. I just got a harmonica for my birthday. I'm seeing a lot of video on c harmonicas but I got an a. Can I still play this? I'm trying to follow along but it sounds so different.
All the notes will be transposed into that key, but they will still be harmonically correct for the key of the harmonica you have. It will still sound good🤓🤓
A key of A is, to me, beautifully dark and steady tone. Still m'y favorite key.
Yes you can, don’t listen to anyone who says otherwise, it won’t be perfect, there’s no need for it to be because you’re a beginner, everyone needs two harps anyway, a C and an A. Just get yourself a key of C easttop 008k, they are 20 dollars on Amazon and they are available pretty much everywhere on earth, and they are quality, especially for the price, honestly I love them, they are great, there is no reason not to get one as a beginner.
My first actual song instead of kinda noodlin, was Repeal Of The Licensing Laws by The Pogues.
Quite similar to Oh Susanna, just liked the rhythm and the feel of it more.
Hey Adam, did you know the area representative of your mouth in your brain was much larger than most other areas of the body because our mouth is so incredibly dexterous and important in many ways. This maybe why you can play the harmonica with such finesse. It made me think of it when I picture in my head how far to move the harp from single note to single note, and it felt loads! (I'm a psychology graduate)
Like how the birds are singing along with the lesson 😄... Thanks, Adam,
"I will edit this out later" LOL nice try Gussow
Thank you for this...... Very helpful.😁
Well, I downloaded the video lesson for Floyd's hotel. The audio is out of synch with the video. How do I fix that?
Thanks
why do my 2 and 3 sound so off ? is it a beginner thing or is it my harmonica? i got a brand new silverstar (budget) Hohner harp
This is nice! 😊
gunna have to watch this one like 50 times, lmao