Chicken Shack.mov

INTERMEDIATE. A QuickTime video tutorial focused on Jimmy Smith's classic groove-jazz blues, "(Back at the) Chicken Shack," from his album by the same name, adapted for blues harmonica by Adam Gussow of Satan and Adam

This is THE indispensable jam-session and pickup-gig standard: a blues tune that every developing harp player needs to have in the bag, ready to pull out.

Technical challenges include double-stops and several tricky runs including half-step differentials on bent 2 and 3 draw notes.

Harp key: C

Note: a tab sheet for this lesson is also available

Running time: 25:01

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