alliag
15 posts
Mar 30, 2011
6:58 AM
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Looking in to getting a couple minor key harps. What position is played the most in minor keys, and I'm assuming the "circle of fifths" relationship still applies with minor keys?
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Jim Rumbaugh
457 posts
Mar 30, 2011
9:55 AM
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From what I have heard...... most play 1st and 2nd position with a MINOR HARP.
I go to 3rd,4th, and 5th position to play minor on a major tuned harp, but I do not know what happens if you try those positions on a MINOR HARP
(I lost my only minor harp years ago)
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intermediate level (+) player per the Adam Gussow Scale, Started playing 2001
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groyster1
964 posts
Mar 30, 2011
5:31 PM
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if a song is in a minor key play 3rd position with your major key harp it really works well
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christopher godwin
5 posts
Apr 04, 2011
7:59 AM
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Alliag, the minor key harp is played either in 2nd or 1st posotion. I find them good for some songs, and I play third position for other songs. I own an Am and a Em harp. It seems like a lot of harps to be carrying around to have all the other minors with me on a stage.
So far I have found the "natural minor" harps good for rock style blues, something fast with a beat. The
third position seems to work well for me with a slow
melodic tune.
This is all personal stuff: what works for me, may not work for you.
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