Learn to play "On the road again" (by Canned Heat)

[@landztranz]

Beautifully taught, Dov! Thanks.

[@hammerblues]

Thank you Dov!

[@sas6561]

Nice clear instructions on kind of a hard intro ... Thanks Hammer Man!!!

[@hammerblues]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 😎

[@dennismccolley1380]

What the hell man I'm new to the harp I'm 70 years old I know should have started much earlier but always really got into that song well here we go we'll see how it goes I could live three lifetimes and never figured all that out but it does have one hell of a groove okay thank you thank you thank you wish me luck.

[@hammerblues]

😎 one step at a time my friend....keep on playing and enjoy the journey. The good thing about harmonica is you can have fun with it at any level, from beginner to professional.So don't forget to have fun with it

[@ikust007]

Really appreciate that you don’t go fast . Thank you

[@JimD-mb9bh]

Thankyou so much. Found this to be the best breakdown on this classic

[@hammerblues]

Thanks for watching - glad you found it helpful!

[@davidfox5942]

YOUAGREAT !!!!!!!! THANKYOU !!! Blues forever.

[@hammerblues]

@@davidfox5942 thank you!

[@richarddelconnor]

I really appreciate your breaking down the draws and blows with your alphabet on the screen. At the end of your lessons, maybe show it again more.

[@hammerblues]

OK that's a good idea, I will do that in the future - thanks!

[@peterkuppers]

thanks Dov well explained, appreciated!

[@crazycoyote1738]

Good play Duby!!

[@ikust007]

Thank you !

[@ramblin_harp]

Best instruction I remember ever seeing on this tune! Thanks man 🙏💙🎶🙌

[@hammerblues]

Thanks for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@ikust007]

New subscriber .

[@pedroec4ti]

Love your videos. Thank you. Will you be doing a Part II of "On the Road again"?

[@hammerblues]

Thank you - I'm really glad you enjoyed it!! I haven't thought about a part 2 yet, but maybe I'll get back to it :)

[@pedroec4ti]

@@hammerblues we really need it Dov

[@ishaylanda7577]

Great lesson, thanks Dov! I'm wondering though: did Wilson actually play the harp on this song? Or was it Bob Hite? There's a video clip on YT of a 1968 performance of On the Road Again, and Hite is the player. It's kind of confusing..

[@hammerblues]

thanks for watching and I am glad you enjoyed it! I am not an expert on Canned Heat, so I might be wrong, but I am pretty sure it is Alan Wilson, for 2 reasons : First - the 1968 version you mentioned is on a TV show and it's pretty clear that they are " pantomiming" to a playback (which was pretty common on TV in those days), and Bob is pretending to play Wilson's harp part. You can hear that it's identical to the record version, and they fade out during the harmonica solo. My guess is that in the studio Wilson overdubbed his harmonica part, since part of it happens while he is singing. If you look at the live version at Woodstock (which is definitely live....) you can hear that Bob Hite's playing is very different than Wilson's (and not nearly as good IMO)... The second reason is that style-wise and sound -wise, it sounds quite similiar to the amazing stuff that Wilson recoeded on the John Lee Hooker album (which is definitely Wilson and not Hite on the harp).... but, that's just my educated guess, and I could be wrong :)

[@ishaylanda7577]

@@hammerblues Yes, I think you're right, I thought this might be dubbing, too. Thanks for the detailed explanation.

[@ikust007]

1:00 Sir: why do you do it differently?

[@hammerblues]

For many reasons - I thought of even making a video about how I do it :). In general , I often don't study the original version of a song too much before I cover it, because that way I feel more free to bring my interpretation of it, make my own version of it.... In Blues I think it's important to bring your own sound and ideas to each song. I only study other players recordings closely to learn new ideas and expand my Blues vocabulary " :)

[@ikust007]

Great !!

[@ikust007]

But what the harmo used ? Sorry.. you said it :) cheers !

[@ikust007]

Ok please : JAMES COTTON “Blues in my sleep”.

[@hammerblues]

That's a great tune - it's a mostly improvised 2nd poistion 12 bar slow blues, using an A harmonica (or a G harmonica on the acoustic version from the 90s...) - I have a few other ones lined up so it might take me some tme to get to that one....

[@ikust007]

@@hammerbluesno problem. Will Be there …