Learn your favourite blues harmonica licks! 

lol - I now need to do a video about you doing a video ;-)

Must be Gussow appreciation month. :)

I thought you'd both done it on purpose! I have 2 windows open with you both on so I can learn these 🙂

That's awesome!!

Big Thank you for you👍

100%. I interpret this lick as tongue blocked splits for the majority of it...thats absolutely what Adam is doing. I got most of the lick down before he got through his first explanation...Thanks for isolating a cool lick, I guess...

That’s a great idea BUT I think there is a lot to be said for doing it yourself - your ear will get much better

It’s RU-vid - you can slow down any videos

Thank you!

Hiya - I'm afraid I can't give an answer to that. Check out this video which might help answer a little - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LdtWRuJNUKA.html

Hello! Are you wondering how to make "C" harmonica sharp or flat???

I played it last night I was terrible, tonight felt easier. Sleep helps us remember But in general it would take me for 2 weeks to maybe a month practicing about 10 mins daily, to be prepared to play live Depends on how quickly people learn. Like Tomlin did it in a short period maybe took him 30 minutes all up. Me usually takes a month to be good. I’m 50 though So maybe if I was 20 I could possibly have it smooth enough to play live within a week. Actually if you play it quite slowly you’ll imprint it better. Then from time to time speed it up then back to slow. Another tip is to often stop and listen to the riff several times. Locking the notes your head. Along with the rhythm. As that’s more important than anything. Because learning the wrong rhythm it’s hard to undo in our heads. That’s why listing without playing is so important too! Another tip is with no harmonica imagine where the notes are. Do that a bit later in the process though. The point is to know ‘where’ the notes are, then imagine or play them whenever possible Have fun.

At day 3 and I can play it the same speed. But am making mistakes as not fit muscle memory and note memory developed yet. I practice in the morning for about 10 times through the lick, then again 10 times at night. So it’s actually way less than 10 minutes a day and my brain is remembering. I also suffer from the disease ME/CFS which we have ‘brain fog’ so it’s difficult to remember things. But I am remembering how to do it!! I reckon if you did it 4 or 5 times a day and about 10 times per practise, you’d have this sussed in a week. Spending too much time on it in one go I believe causes people to learn slower. Because a huge part of memory is in between time of not doing it. That gives time for the brain’s neurons to lay down new pathways. And practising often in small amounts also triggers that memory.

P.S.: this video format is amazing

Put a Lid on it...

I was thinking the same thing

Oh no - what are they?

@@TomlinHarmonica listen in slow tempo

I have famously terrible ears, you’re going to have put me out of my misery and tell me what they are

@@TomlinHarmonica The notes Gussow plays (additionally) sound an octave below the notes you are playing. I suspect he's using tongue blocking to play them in octaves. This is in line with another comment above, pointing out the advanced techniques that are ignored in this video. It's fine to not address advanced techniques in a video aimed at beginners; just say "he's doing some other stuff that's beyond the scope of this video" and move on. But there's no reason to get salty and act like they're not audible in the original. We're not deaf, nor stupid.

Hiya, I hope I’m not being misunderstood. I do have bad hearing - I taught what I heard. I think it would be great for everyone watching if anyone can chime in and explain the notes I’m missing - this is helpful for everyone. No sarcasm or saltiness.