fantastic fox chase harmonica rhythm for beginners (and intermediates!)

Are you a beginning blues harmonica player--or an intermediate player who somehow missed this rhythm pattern on your way up? Here is THE fox chase rhythm that you need. With Adam Gussow of ModernBluesHarmonica.com
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[@jaysonboyer7143]

This guy.......just spot on with the instuctions!! I'm new and I'm doin it!! Earlier video mentions talking to much..... just hear this guy out. It's all and every bit useful and when applied it HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. How satisfying Mr. Gussow. Thank you

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

Thanks! Yeah, I tend to talk a little more than other harmonica YT teachers; I'm glad my method works for you. There IS a method in my madness, believe it or not. Anybody who tries to convince you that playing blues harmonica is only a matter of what holes to play--pure technique--is missing the soul of the instrument, and the history of the idiom and culture.

[@Learntheharmonica]

Love the way you break this down for beginners Adam :)

[@stevengittins2709]

Great lesson

[@badraldenshalgen4489]

does i need to cut my mustache to do it better

[@richardsnodgrass66]

@@badraldenshalgen4489 like kikopp

[@richardsnodgrass66]

@@badraldenshalgen4489 🎮p

[@banjosforbreakfast6086]

This is so beautiful. When I was growing up in rural West Tennessee, Lonnie Glosson used to travel through and perform at our little country school once a year until I was maybe in the 4th grade. He had an amazing rhythm on a tune he called "Ozark Fast Train" that was similar to the fox chase. It is one of those sounds that just set me on fire. Years later, I discovered Sonny Terry, who was just a force of nature. There are several players around here who emulate Charlie McCoy's playing, but I was afraid this type harp was a lost art. It is something I always wanted to learn. So thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

[@joananderson5834]

Piano and mouth organ at Menards piano in mouth organ at Menards

[@bigseanSM]

49 years old, had my harmonica for about 10 years and done nothing with it until a couple of days ago 😳 loving your videos Adam, but I am getting that feeling like I'm inflating myself because I'm drawing in more than I'm blowing out. Loving it so far though 😎

[@BrotherBadger123]

6:39 I'm not sure How it happened or Why but, I caught myself Bumping My Harp a bit with my Right Thumb when I Cup and I get an AWESOME '' Vibrato. '' I'm still having Trouble with Playing SINGLE Notes but I'm falling in LOVE with the 1 ,2, and 3 Hole Chord. 😎

[@zootallure8913]

Can almost ear the dogs! the hunters screaming, the fox out of breath and the final party, what we can project on that nice rhythm, do you ever tough about a harp opera?

[@LIX56]

Thank you sir. I fall in and magic happend with mix. Fox chase and video for begginers in your car. You are the best🎉🎉🎉

[@Frankz011]

at 10:26 you got me there '' see how that feels, can you do it back at me? Let me hear!'' And i go ... Fa ta Ta! >,

[@lapboard340]

Thank you Sir for not being arrogant!

[@krasimirdimitrov7252]

Hi Adam, you are really an amazing musician, perhaps one day I'll be able to play at least half like you :)

[@blackie75]

That last bit reminds me of when Willy Brown does the train with Eugene in the movie Crossroads....can you play that Gussow? I'd love to hear you doing it :) Edit: Here's the link to the clip kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4iVgq2dp510pZY

[@mez5590]

I’ve been in a traveling blues band for over 20 years now, as a bass player, and have played with numerous harp players. A lot of them know how to rip it up but very few, and I mean very few know how to play rhythm…

[@pedropinon2553]

man you are funny, and at the same time probably the best alive harmonica player i've known

[@jamielucas3856]

I went out to dy and bought my first hormonica after years of wanting to start, and then found your KZbin channel and I must say I have learned In just a half of a day keep up the great videos thank you

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Boy, have I got something to work on! Sometimes, the Fu ta ta, sound like wacka-do.

[@volwars]

Ive got great troubles switching from the blow to the draw, with this but also with the simple tunes. Its just like a sort of dyslexia in my brain

[@passgas4u]

Great stuff, Dr. G! I discovered you about 10 years ago and it's nice to see you keeping up. I was an English major, now a medical doctor, but I always wanted to be an English professor. Faulkner was always a favorite. Im still trying to play good harp, thanks.

[@BrotherBadger123]

WOOOOOOOOW, I'm going to do some SERIOUS Studying on this Video !!!!!!! 🤯🥳😎

[@Romulos1]

Hi, I don't have a harmonica but want to learn. I've been watching your videos and , man!! I like them. Question, are you left handed or right handed? Which hand do you hold the harmonica?

[@lolwhittingham]

You worked hard here Adam. thanks for the help and advise ....you've helped me and thousands of others,

[@jasperbillie3294]

This is cool! I've always wondered how to do that! Man this channel is neat! love it! I'll be working on that tomorrow!

[@JB-rw9xt]

Oof! That’s gonna take some practice 😕

[@romucdy1012]

Sir i need help, i am thinking to buy Tremelo and diotonic both harmonica, which key should i buy. Should i buy key C for both harmonica? Or different key??

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

Don't buy a tremolo harmonica if you're interested in playing blues. Just a diatonic. C is a great key to start off in, but you should also get an A at some point.

[@josecustodio7504]

SHOW, ESTOU APRENDENDO MUITO COM SUAS AULAS, MUITO OBRIGADO MESTRE. JÁ ME INSCREVI JÁ DEI MEU LIKE E ESTOU VENDO TODOS SEUS VIDEOS, VALEU.

[@alexanderslemp4855]

It kinda sounds like Which-ah-tah

[@Richard-h9z1d]

Thanks Adam 🎉

[@omarruiz6081]

BUENISIMO PERO HABLA MUCHO !!!!

[@edwardfrankdelamere4940]

Thank you Adam 😊 💓

[@kreuzwendi]

ganz toll dein Spiel! die Mundharmonika Christel

[@sciexp]

Thanks for sharing this...

[@badraldenshalgen4489]

does i need to cut my mustache to do it better

[@PeeWee33772]

Woohooohohohoooo! That was awesome.

[@SalineScott]

That was awesome, Adam. I love watching your videos. I have learned so much from your videos. I am going to have to take some lessons from you.

[@SalineScott]

Have you ever played the Orange Blossom special? I am wanting to learn how to play that. I know it will be a hard one. I have seen Buddy Green play it, and that version may be too difficult for me. I may need to stick to the Johnny Cash version.

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

No, I've never played that song. Not really my thing. I did at one point have a Charlie McCoy tape, though, and I learned "Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms" from it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nF7Opahvit59j9k

[@demetriuscandia3606]

Grande Adan aprendo sempre com você....grande mestre....🙏🙏🙏 Deus lhe abençoe sempre seus caminhos...obrigado

[@kierantighe9225]

Thank you so much

[@philippeberland9276]

Tenk'you'adam

[@tonydailide1429]

Great fox chase lesson.

[@sunshinepickers7108]

I really liked that lesson. To me, it sounds like you are saying Whack a mole or Wichita really fast. Getting to sound like Wichita helped me. Thanks, Adam!

[@AvidEric]

Just wondering, do you actively lift your upper lip or does it get lifted just by the blow/the air escaping your mouth? (To me it's quite a challenge not to blow myself up and keep the balance when chugging.) Other than that, excellent lesson! Especially showing close up what you're doing without the harp/being hidden by hands in front.

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

I do NOT actively lift it. Just allow it to happen. This is one of those things where you can't focus on it, you can't try to make it happen, you have to just be attentive to it and let it happen. Specifically, you have to relax, so that you don't tighten up and STOP it from happening.

[@AvidEric]

Thanks! I'll keep trying... someday I'll surely get it right.

[@rodneyfeltersnatch6979]

Awsome lessons

[@foreverneverlast1816]

Thank you Adam! Thank you fir the detail! Please don't stop doing what you do.

[@everydayexpats]

LOL Trying to draw on the foot tap is like rubbing your belly while patting your head. My foot wants to come up when I draw.

[@MajesticMage]

Fe tu de

[@Andy-in8ej]

Mr Gussow,,we all know how good you are and how fast you can play,, but the idea is that you're here for us,,the learners. Too much playing and not enough explanation,(for me) I had lost my blow , draw pattern by the end.

[@pjo1964]

You have to be a harmonica athlete to play some of this stuff because I get out of breath!!! 😂 I can see why you got into long distance running😋

[@davelynas5561]

Wow, that’s fun for a bit of dizzy. Good breathing exercise.

[@Copharp9226]

Good explanation, Adam, thank you. When you Draw the Fa Ta, and do not blow the Ta, instead you draw the 3 (or bend the 3) and draw the 2 hole instead, which is the Fa Ta, it seems you're drawing twice with no blow? Did I miss something Please, explain this.

[@massimolotti4899]

Thanks you so much for the wonderful Lessons you Give us a Hug from Italy Max Lotti

[@MegaBoomer666]

Great player Thanks for the video I myself speak only German but understood everything All the best from Deuschland

[@TheKamieloslaw]

When you put your lips on harmonica in 1:40 it looks like your lips are created for harmonica

[@badraldenshalgen4489]

does i need to cut my mustache to do it better

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

That may be. One reason among many that I never grew a full mustache is that I began to feel as though the hairs of my beginners mustache were getting stuck in the harmonica.

[@PlayitonPan]

🐴 This is great! Even the neighbours are tapping 😄🔥

[@farhadesfahanianfard9554]

Really nice. Really professional ❤️

[@JLee-bi4es]

This lesson was a huge help, thank you

[@dalkhatri3614]

U r a great teacher Sir.🙏🙏

[@ptbentley2000]

Is this in key of c?

[@deanjameson6668]

This guy is so cool.

[@user-nq3xj9ne7q]

this is my second video tonight and on the "fit the ta fit the ta" I lost it, You the man 7:43

[@DDB_Pincab]

Thanks Adam and happy new day ! Another great lesson for beginners like me (Special 20 C received 1 month ago). For the people like me who quickly get full of air with fox chasing. I noticed I had to blow air with my nose during the "Fa - ta" to expulse more air during this sequence. It's ok with low tempo but as soon as the rythm gets higher I can't use my nose anymore. Any advice ? Thanks.

[@CanItAlready]

Franck Bosco I'm not Adam, obviously, but I would say try what he was demonstrating at about 8:55. With each blow he's letting air out through his upper lip. I'm still working on that myself. 😀

[@DDB_Pincab]

@@CanItAlready Thank you very much I noticed his lips position but I thought it was to avoid having a too loud sound. But watching this again you're right that's the key. Thanks again and happy new year !

[@lexgold6175]

mine sounds alittle different

[@tomminou16]

I didn't catch what you said at 13:00 about "mouth... file out" (I'm french sorry). Can you say a few words more to explain? Thank you for that "hypnotic fata fata lesson"... makes me think about old muppets saying "what is a mana mana?" and the answer "question is who cares?" :)

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

I said "foreshorten your mouth." Tricky word in Englisn for a non-native speaker! This means reduce the distance from front to back--which mostly means bringing your tongue forward, so that it's very close to the harmonica. If done right, this thins out the sound; you're moving less air volume, which lets you move more smoothly at a higher speed. Tres grande vitesse! :)

[@tomminou16]

merci pour l'explication!

[@zacataz2582]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooo genial

[@tropenband]

Can I use my A-harp for this tutorial? It's the only harp I do own...

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

Nope. You need several different keys if you want to be a player--including the key I use here.

[@tropenband]

@@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726 Thanks sir. I did buy an A Marine Band as you used this in another video where you explained how to make a train sound... so I will also buy a C harp.

[@kylevallone7311]

You are just the best!

[@TheEZGZ]

Hey Adam, I started watching this and then realized I had to go to my Yoga class. The whole hour was spent on breathing and breath control. Many of us don't have any idea how this works because we are on auto pilot. When I returned home I sat down with my harmonica and watched you again. Your not just teaching us how to play. Your teaching us Yoga. LOL Your thought process and teaching skills are amazing and as with all teachers your still learning with us. Thumbs up Sir Thank you for sharing.

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

I've never taken a yoga class. But I spent a couple of years as a daily meditator--just 20 minutes on the pillow in the morning, focused on slowing and following the breath and quieting the mind--and I'm fascinated by correspondences between seemingly different areas of human experience. I'm glad you got what I was doing. People who play harmonica with passion are in some ways working from the opposite of the meditator's approach: they're wrapped up in the drama, screaming their life force and (sometimes) their pain through the harp. But even a brief pause in that cycle, a moment in which they come back to themselves and say, "I'm breathing in and out," can help improve technique. In the long run, that makes for a better-sounding and more sustainable primal scream. So everybody wins.

[@joemazmo7981]

Lovely stuff.

[@yvanlogier9086]

Fine lesson !

[@araujopsy]

uauuu just amazing

[@pedrodiaz2097]

Genius!

[@sergeyeast4315]

Why DeFord Bailey named it fox chase?

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

Because white men in the South, especially rich and propertied white men in the Old South, enjoyed getting on horses and chasing foxes across fields and through woods, letting their packs of hound dogs take the lead. Black men, both enslaved and (later) free, were a part of the process. They were servants, helpers. They cared for the hounds and cooked the meals afterward. And they heard it all. So when they began buying and playing harmonicas, they tried to imitate all the sounds of a fox chase.

[@gussowsclassicbluesharmoni2726]

Here's Sonny Terry's version. I'm going to do a video on this version soon. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zl7NqpaEfppoh68

[@wolfgangxzausage2665]

Gussow's classic blues harmonica videos thanks for link - such an incredible performance ; made better given the context you describe above! :-)

[@7172.]

Great teaching Adam, even as a professional you can always learn the basics over. I've learned different styles of playing from all different teachers and your one of the best! Ronnie Shellist, Joe Flisko, J. P. Allen, Charlie McCoy, Jason Ricci, Howard Levy and more I've been playing 15yrs Professionally 30 yrs total. I have learned something different from each instructor. I'm 66 yrs young! Your Never to Old to Learn! Have a blessed day! Larry

[@amrnabil311]

we have only C harp in egypt

[@lisawalter624]

Love it! Thank you for posting. These are very helpful. I do have a teacher, but he doesn't really dig in to the technique like you do. I am brand, brand new to playing. Grew up listening to my dad play and I'm finally getting around to learning.