how about a thank you Adam. great lesson from a great guy. I appreciate your parents meeting at some point and you working through life to give us your harmonica wisdom. Greetings from Germany!
Hi Adam! Love the way this lesson swings. Reminds me of another 8 bar tune with a 2/5 turnaround. Nobody knows you when you’re down and out. Thank you for your teachings. Love your playing and your impromptu approach. The truck is cool too.
Hey Dr. Adam, this is Your ole bud Guitar Charlie from Monroe. This is great. Just the other day one of Tomlin Leckies students,Rex, had a vidio of 8-bar and Rex made Me think new ideas. He played real short staccato like notes. Weve all played Georgia and 5 foot 2 and eyes of blue etc. forever but this is new understanding and insight. Thanx for all You do. Well meet up soon. I just know We will!! 👏👍🎸😎
you made me into the harmonica player that i am today. thanks man!! just competed in a harmonica competition but i didnt prepare enough but next year i know i will win thanks to adam .thanks brother
Hey adam!! Great lesson! I am mostly a guitar player and been learning harmonica only recently. Can you tell me whats the song you were playing at 2:15?
Adam I'm from Italy and following many of your teaching with little result. My last name is Gusso and I think your last has Italian origin but had been adapted to American pronunciation into Gussow. Now I understand the origin of my harmonica chromosomes. 😂😂🇺🇸 🇮🇹
Interesting! Actually, the name "Gussow" means "goose" in German. I didn't know there was an Italian version of the name. My grandfather, a Jew, came from the shetel of Pumpian (Pumpenai or Pumpenos) in Lithuania. I have lots of family in Russia: in Kharkov, for example.
hello Adam, this video is fantastic! I love that progression and melody you played! ps. actually Kharkov is in Ukraine and always was. now it's hot topic
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 hey there Adam! I speak German, and I'm pretty sure Gussow does not mean goose! Goose would be Gans in German. I would say mayb its a regional variety, but german words dont have a w at the end normally.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 w at the end is usually associated with slavic languages, so it could be your russian or lithuanian side instead! But what do I know lol
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Not sure who told you that Gussow means goose in German, but that is *completely wrong*. The word "Guss" in German means a variety of things, usually meaning a "cast" (as in "cast iron") or a "deluge" (heavy rain) or a "ladle".
Are you playing an out-of-the-box B flat or is it a valved, half-valved, power-draw, power-bender or any other such thing, because you just went off the chart? I'm of course impressed (to put it mildly) but if that's how easy you pull off an overblow for otherwise unavailable notes, I think I'll have to go back to playing chromatic. That's so impressive that it seems forever out of reach UNLESS you do some ob lessons? :)
It's an out-of-the-box Bb. Nothing fancy. I've been overblowing since 1987. I'm not very good at sustaining them, but after almost 30 years of using the technique, I can kick those three OBs in the middle--4, 5, 6--without too much trouble.
I think that the I - VI - II - V pattern is called a form of "turnaround" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnaround_(music)) mostly used in jazz. Sometimes, it's confusing because blues players like us use the term turnaround to name the "V - IV - I - (V)" chord pattern that comes at the end of the 12 bar blues structure :P . Excellent lesson by the way, I really enjoyed it and learned new things. Thanks adam :) !
like Hendrix's taking care of no business or his old friend or maybe it's called my friend. I have so many alternate recordings of this. it's all the same song though I believe. it's a beautiful progression that I practiced little on guitar some years ago and think I will on harp when I can get some good backing tracks or my jam friends step up. Then I can really practice.
Nope, but I'm glad you like this one. I don't think that most harp guys out there talk through the wide range of blues forms, but if you actually want to play gigs, you need some basic sense of what's going on. Harp players tend, as a group, to go slightly lighter on the music-school stuff, figuring they can just wail over the top. That's not good enough. Here I'm trying to help folks raise their game.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Thanks for taking the time to reply man, i think you've helped a whole host of aspiring harpists raise their game, and you'll continue to do so for as long as youtube exists (greatest learning tool in human history). Your passion for the blues in general is contagious, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into your book. Thanks for sharing your knowledge so frequently.
I hadn't noticed the extended lesson link before - bought it and it has answered so so many questions i couldn't work out with regards to 8 bar blues numbers i didn't understand, it's provided so much insight and example, engaging me thoroughly, will worth $5, super stuff, cheers Doc.
That scruffy look makes you a shoo-in for a Col. Jack O'Neil from Stargate SG-1. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Jackoneill.jpg/220px-Jackoneill.jpg Maybe I missed something...who's playing the guitar?
This is for more advanced players, no question. Every now and then I do a video like that. It's particularly important, I think, because the harmonica tutorial ecosystem is biased towards "Hey beginner, let's have fun!", said with a bright, squeaky, Hey kids! voice. I've made many videos like that. Everybody makes them. But there's a place for communicating what comes later on to those who stick with the instrument and end up in a range of jamming situations.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 thanks for doing videos for concepts like these as well! I greatly appreciate these infos, and you're completely right about all the harp videos being for beginners
how about a thank you Adam. great lesson from a great guy. I appreciate your parents meeting at some point and you working through life to give us your harmonica wisdom. Greetings from Germany!
Best lesson you’ve ever done. Come back and show us those higher octave notes!
This has to be your best lession, Adam! There's sooooo much to learn here I don't know how many times I've rewatched this now =) Very many thank yous!
Good! I'm glad to know that.
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i have returned to this video for many years thank you
The best is that Gussow is passionate about it and this fantastic musical instrument
Very enjoyable lesson. I've been checking into it for several years now and I'm beginning to get it!
Hi Adam! Love the way this lesson swings. Reminds me of another 8 bar tune with a 2/5 turnaround. Nobody knows you when you’re down and out. Thank you for your teachings. Love your playing and your impromptu approach. The truck is cool too.
Great video, Mr. Gussow! This is an area of the harmonica that I haven't really studied, and I'm excited to watch this on repeat for next few weeks.
This has spangled my brain, good stuff though, I just realised how much I need to learn.
Enjoyable as always. Gussow is a treasure
Thanks for adding the guitar overlay! You are awesome!!! Enjoy your lessons.
Adam , I never tire of your tutorials . Brilliant , bring it on man!!
I love this progression. Wish I had a Bflat harp. It'd be nice to have a tab to copy. Luv ya, bro.
Always a master!
one of your coolest videos.
So insanely beautifull
Thank you so much Mr Gussow!
Hey Dr. Adam, this is Your ole bud Guitar Charlie from Monroe. This is great. Just the other day one of Tomlin Leckies students,Rex, had a vidio of 8-bar and Rex made Me think new ideas. He played real short staccato like notes. Weve all played Georgia and 5 foot 2 and eyes of blue etc. forever but this is new understanding and insight. Thanx for all You do. Well meet up soon. I just know We will!! 👏👍🎸😎
you made me into the harmonica player that i am today. thanks man!! just competed in a harmonica competition but i didnt prepare enough but next year i know i will win thanks to adam .thanks brother
That's great! If my videos helped you get that far, I'm happy.
if you get a chance no biggie im sure your a busy man . again thanks so much
god i cant stand my singing i wasnt used to diong sonny boy Help me in E
Hey Adam? How'd you get a guitar player in there? Is he hiding on the back seat? Great stuff! Really cool.
+Gary Sellars : I dumped the video into Garage Band, then sat at my desk and strummed chords behind the relevant sections.
Nice job editing the chords in during post!
Superb, as always!
PS: Damn you (bless you) Adam Gussow that diminished sweetness is driving me insane. I cannot play, hum, whistle, think, talk about anything else.
Hey adam!! Great lesson! I am mostly a guitar player and been learning harmonica only recently. Can you tell me whats the song you were playing at 2:15?
Adam I'm from Italy and following many of your teaching with little result. My last name is Gusso and I think your last has Italian origin but had been adapted to American pronunciation into Gussow.
Now I understand the origin of my harmonica chromosomes. 😂😂🇺🇸 🇮🇹
Interesting! Actually, the name "Gussow" means "goose" in German. I didn't know there was an Italian version of the name. My grandfather, a Jew, came from the shetel of Pumpian (Pumpenai or Pumpenos) in Lithuania. I have lots of family in Russia: in Kharkov, for example.
hello Adam,
this video is fantastic! I love that progression and melody you played!
ps. actually Kharkov is in Ukraine and always was. now it's hot topic
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 hey there Adam! I speak German, and I'm pretty sure Gussow does not mean goose! Goose would be Gans in German. I would say mayb its a regional variety, but german words dont have a w at the end normally.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 w at the end is usually associated with slavic languages, so it could be your russian or lithuanian side instead! But what do I know lol
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Not sure who told you that Gussow means goose in German, but that is *completely wrong*. The word "Guss" in German means a variety of things, usually meaning a "cast" (as in "cast iron") or a "deluge" (heavy rain) or a "ladle".
Lovely progression - lovely lesson. Thank you sir!
You're welcome. Glad to help!
Anyone knows which song is "Stag Alley"? I couldn't find it
Thank you Adam! You've been my inspiration to keep on playing! I love this video
Hey Adam, I've just found out about your new channel. Excellent lecture. Good luck.
I love this sound adam~!
it's incredibly beautiful. I know that much!
Are you playing an out-of-the-box B flat or is it a valved, half-valved, power-draw, power-bender or any other such thing, because you just went off the chart? I'm of course impressed (to put it mildly) but if that's how easy you pull off an overblow for otherwise unavailable notes, I think I'll have to go back to playing chromatic. That's so impressive that it seems forever out of reach UNLESS you do some ob lessons? :)
It's an out-of-the-box Bb. Nothing fancy. I've been overblowing since 1987. I'm not very good at sustaining them, but after almost 30 years of using the technique, I can kick those three OBs in the middle--4, 5, 6--without too much trouble.
Thanks professor
I think that the I - VI - II - V pattern is called a form of "turnaround" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnaround_(music)) mostly used in jazz. Sometimes, it's confusing because blues players like us use the term turnaround to name the "V - IV - I - (V)" chord pattern that comes at the end of the 12 bar blues structure :P . Excellent lesson by the way, I really enjoyed it and learned new things. Thanks adam :) !
like Hendrix's taking care of no business or his old friend or maybe it's called my friend. I have so many alternate recordings of this. it's all the same song though I believe. it's a beautiful progression that I practiced little on guitar some years ago and think I will on harp when I can get some good backing tracks or my jam friends step up. Then I can really practice.
Genial! muy interesante. Gracias.
Great melody at 2:15!!!
I tried on my harmonics. Do you use overblow to get the some notes???
+joão carlos carvalho pereira : Absolutely! I use the 4 ob on the III7 chord and the 6 ob on the diminished chord.
education and we get to watch you perform for no cost. I love youtube lol
The progression kind of reminds me of Jonathan Edwards ‘Shanty’ . My theory is barely rudimentary and I could be grossly inaccurate .
No, you're quite right. Good ears!
Also maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew though. One thing at a time Cole. I get so excited so I have to check myself
Do you play "Georgia On My Mind" in G on a C harp?¿?
Keep returning to his lesson...so much to figure out...was there ever a follow up Doc?
Nope, but I'm glad you like this one. I don't think that most harp guys out there talk through the wide range of blues forms, but if you actually want to play gigs, you need some basic sense of what's going on. Harp players tend, as a group, to go slightly lighter on the music-school stuff, figuring they can just wail over the top. That's not good enough. Here I'm trying to help folks raise their game.
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Thanks for taking the time to reply man, i think you've helped a whole host of aspiring harpists raise their game, and you'll continue to do so for as long as youtube exists (greatest learning tool in human history). Your passion for the blues in general is contagious, I'm looking forward to getting stuck into your book. Thanks for sharing your knowledge so frequently.
Back again, every year it seems, to give this a crack - and i'm getting closer, my personal progress marker this vid!
I hadn't noticed the extended lesson link before - bought it and it has answered so so many questions i couldn't work out with regards to 8 bar blues numbers i didn't understand, it's provided so much insight and example, engaging me thoroughly, will worth $5, super stuff, cheers Doc.
Terrific!!!
Thanks guitar man..
Cool
A great tutorial, I had a light bulb moment.
This is such an important lesson peoples. Get ya pen n paper out
how easily you label things as 'basic' changes my perception of its relation to difficulty. :)
Sounds like you got a friend in me
That scruffy look makes you a shoo-in for a Col. Jack O'Neil from Stargate SG-1.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Jackoneill.jpg/220px-Jackoneill.jpg
Maybe I missed something...who's playing the guitar?
You fucker ... you make me wanna almost put my harp down and go home lol! Great lesson ...
Musicians in Cars Getting Funky
NNice one
Sounds Like Toy Story you Got A Friend in me
Looking back, Mr. Gussow knew what he was doing because COVID was coming... that's why he isolated in his car to make these recordings
You completely lost me. Too much information. But thanks anyway Adam.
This is for more advanced players, no question. Every now and then I do a video like that. It's particularly important, I think, because the harmonica tutorial ecosystem is biased towards "Hey beginner, let's have fun!", said with a bright, squeaky, Hey kids! voice. I've made many videos like that. Everybody makes them. But there's a place for communicating what comes later on to those who stick with the instrument and end up in a range of jamming situations.
Stick with it, it'll be here when you need it
@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 thanks for doing videos for concepts like these as well! I greatly appreciate these infos, and you're completely right about all the harp videos being for beginners