This collection contains audio tracks stripped from my videos, not the videos themselves. How to practice to the blues scales on harmonica harmonica. Print and download cross road blues sheet music by robert johnson. Unless your blues song fades out, you want the final verse to end on chord i instead of chord v.
The genre is very eclectic, and can be divided into many subgenres. Two 15minute sessions, one in the morning and one in the evening, are just fine. An important addition to any serious blues readers bookshelf. Blues turnarounds, by pete farrugia ba hons, dip mus. Preachin blues up jumped the devil corey harris version robert johnson corey harris. Mar 16, 2007 more latenight, frontseat mississippi conversation, oriented towards early and midjourney bluesmen. More latenight, frontseat mississippi conversation, oriented towards early and midjourney bluesmen. The devil is the most charismatic and important figure in the blues tradition. Adam gussow of satan and adam explains the blues scale and offers practice tips and inspiration to the harp player in search of selftransformation. Adam gussow, crossroads blues 2011 tone room productions. I will be showing you how to play crossroads on a d harmonica.
Adam gussow kick and stomp 20 written by bluesever saturday, 07 june 2014 16. The country blues by looking at over 125 blues songs, gussow illustrates that the devil stands at the center of the black southern blues tradition as a figure that sows trouble, wrecks love, but also gives power. Oct 11, 20 this is a live hd version of crossroads blues, performed as a oneman band by adam gussow at little lous bbq in campbell, california on september 7, 20. Harmonica lessons on youtube adam gussow sunday, march 11, 2007 8. You can also access our site through your mobile phone.
I went down to the crossroads tried to flag a ride i went down to the crossroads tried to flag a ride well noone seemed to know me. This lesson is perfect for advanced beginners, since it requires the 2, 3 and 4 draw bends, but beginners and intermediates will also have something to gain from it. Apr 01, 2007 gussow plays whatd i say, mary had a little lamb, and a powerharp shuffle. Robert johnson cross road blues sheet music in c major. Gussow plays the head of m orning song, an unrecord ed original in the spirit of sonny rollins s st. Much of adam gussow s style and performance energy comes from his deep respect for early delta style harmonica musicians. It gives you 32 of the first 33 lessons in full video view, just as they appear on yt, but playable on your home dvd player and reorganized for maximum usefulness. Satan and ada m harpist gussow talks about his own youthful jour ney into the blues, surveys three excellent blues harm onica w ebsites, and talks about th e purpose of this channel. Crossroads blues overview the crossroadsand the decisions made and entities met there are a common theme in literature, pushing readers to examine the choices and encounters that shape life experience.
If youd rather have a dvd, then blues harmonica secrets revealed. The debut music video from adam gussow, harmonica player and oneman band from oxford, mississippi all instruments played live in real time by gussow. If you would place yourself at the crazedextremeobsessed end of the blues harmonica student spectrum, andor if you are a dedicated follower of adam gussows dirtysouth blues harp channel at. If youre interested in learning how to play the opening 12 bars of crossroads blues on harmonica, gussow has a video lesson and tab.
The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues groovewindow. Blues music, crossroads 2004, and comparing the blues. The song has become part of the robert johnson mythology as referring to the place where he supposedly sold. No overdubs adam gussow, crossroads blues 2011 tone room productions on vimeo. Gussow blues harmonica tutorials on youtube 000065. Adapted by adam gussow from creams live version late 1960s of the robert johnson classic.
I will break it down to the 3 main licks and turnaround. Blues harmonica secrets revealed the youtube lessons. My debut music video, a one manband version of crossroads blues released in 2010, has been remixed. Gussow plays whatd i say, mary had a little lamb, and a powerharp shuffle. Adam gussow is also one of the movers and shakers in the blues scene today, playing a major role in the musicologist forums and publishing widely on the topic of blues in literary and academic journals, an essayist and memoirist. Nov 01, 2015 the crossroads is out in the country a ways, and is reportedly where little walter, legendary blues harp musician, went to teach himself how to play the blues. The devil and the blues tradition new directions in southern studies adam gussow on. Part 1 of 2 how to practice to the blues scales on harmonica. Blues forums are not the place where you would expect wellknown writers and blues aficionados to criticize a book just by reading parts of the introduction, but alas. Welcome to the modern blues harmonica channel at youtube. If you can give me 20 minutes a day, five days a week, i can help you transform yourself into a blues harmonica player. The mp3s are taken from adam gussow and charlie hilbert. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in c major transposable.
I like that song by adam gussow too but the foot drum is a bit louder than it seems like it should be. Ill teach you how to make those funky, mournful soundsthose bends, wails, and warblesthat youve always. Modern blues lives from faulkners mississippi to post911 new york. The theme has also been explored in blues music, most famously by robert johnson, who, according to bluesman son house, must have sold. I have been inspired by adam gussows version of this, but i have simplified it slightly so that it is suitable for advanced beginners to intermediate players. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. American popular musicblues american popular music blues classical country folk jazz rhythm and blues, rap, and hip.
The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Another late night mississippi conversation about the journey to be taken by any blues harmonica pilgrim in search of selfimprovement. Nov 04, 2015 hello, welcome to this weeks harmonica lesson. With your host, adam gussow of oxford, mississippi. Blues harmonica secrets revealed the youtube lessons, vol. Johnson performed it as a solo piece with his vocal and acoustic slide guitar in the delta blues style. Cross road blues also known as crossroads is a blues song written and recorded by american blues artist robert johnson in 1936. Download adam gussow, modern blues harmonica, lesson, little. This is a live hd version of crossroads blues, performed as a oneman band by adam gussow at little lous bbq in campbell, california on september 7, 20. These subgenres include the delta, texas, chicago, kansas city, and memphis blues, along with many other subgenres as well. Mar 15, 2007 another late night mississippi conversation about the journey to be taken by any blues harmonica pilgrim in search of selfimprovement. Beyond the crossroads adam gussow university of north. Let its raw emotion course through your veins and send the fire of old school blues down into your very soul.