Turnarounds (Gussow.mov)

ADVANCED BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE. A QuickTime video tutorial focused on a series of eleven blues harmonica turnarounds--the 11th and 12th bar of the 12-bar blues progression. Few harmonica methods directly address this particular area of the instrument; here's an intensive study that will break you out of the same old tired 2 draw / 1 draw riffs. Technical challenges include 2, 3, and 4 draw bends, triplet runs, and some tricky timing on several exercises.

Harp key: C

Running time: 24:26 (almost twice as long as my usual lesson!)

Note: a PDF tab for this lesson is also available for $2.

Another Modern Blues Harmonica production (www.modernbluesharmonica.com)