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Harp keys going High key to Low key
Harp keys going High key to Low key
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febharps
1 post
Jul 29, 2012
1:41 PM
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Hi, glad to be on this forum. Just call me Freddy.
Subject is major keys
I have a collection of about 15 harps. I play every day,
switching back and forth between: Lee Oskars in 4
keys. Hohner special 20s 4 keys . 2 Golden Melody. Two Big Rivers.
Two Suzuki Manjis in A and C. , etc.
My current favorite which might become my
basic go to harp is the Suzuki Bluesmaster in G major.
The Bluesmaster just seems to suit my style, is comfortable
and plays beautifully. So, I want to fill out my collection of Bluesmaster adding keys.
Going high to low in major keys in D C A G low F, where would F major & E Maj fit in (like, between D & C, etc.).
I don't want lower keys than I already have. Please help.
my e-mail address is : febharps@gmail.com
Last Edited by on Jul 29, 2012 1:43 PM
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orphan
154 posts
Jul 29, 2012
1:52 PM
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Welcome to the forum febharps. If I understand your question, your keys would look like this:
F E D C A G low F.
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Noodles
175 posts
Jul 29, 2012
1:54 PM
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Hi Freddy,
I think I'd get a Bb and Eb before I got an E.
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timeistight
732 posts
Jul 29, 2012
2:00 PM
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@febharps: The "normal" range of ten-hole diatonics runs as follows, from low to high:
G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F and F#
Harps in the first octave below that range are usually marked "Low" or "Lo" or "L". Harps below that are low-low (LL).
High harps above F# are also available, up to high A, I think.
Does that answer your question?
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febharps
2 posts
Jul 31, 2012
6:31 AM
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Wow! Members, you have been very helpful. You explained it so well.
Since I wouldn't want anything higher pitched than a C major, I could see using the B or Bflat.
So my lineup, high to low would look like this:
D C A B Bflat A G Low F Low D
Excuse this dumb question, but does the Bflat
play thru the same holes as the other diatonics (C, A, G, etc.) . Reason I"m asking is that I have a Gminor
Lee Oskar that plays in a kind of middle eastern exotic fashion. For that reason I don't play it that often. Knowing this, do you think I would be happier with a B major than a Bflat. Sorry my musical theory is so limited. I just don't know the terminology.
I have no trouble switching from my D C A G or low F
harps. Would I have a problem with the Bflat as with the Gminor? Freddy
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timeistight
736 posts
Jul 31, 2012
6:57 AM
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No, Bb is just one of the names of the note between A and B (the other name is A#). Specially tuned harmonicas like your Lee Oskar minor-tuned harp will always be marked as such. otherwise, any 10-hole diatonic you'd buy should be similarly tuned.
Most of us get a lot more use out of a Bb harp than a B because the keys of Bb, F and C that it plays in 1st, 2nd and 3rd position are more common than the keys of B, F# and C# that the B harp plays.
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orphan
158 posts
Jul 31, 2012
7:01 AM
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Nope. The Bflat will be the same as the B only with the Root starting on Bflat instead of B on hole 4 blow. The intervals will be the same for any major scale. Its the Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do scale.
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febharps
3 posts
Jul 31, 2012
7:28 AM
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Thanks!... timeistight and orphan.
That's great. I will get the B flat because I'll
soon be jamming with my son who is an excellent
electric guitar player, (Strat , Les Paul and the old time 1987 Ibanez he's re-building), and the B flat harp may be useful.
So my Suzuki Bluesmaster harps are beginning to fill in. when I order the Bflat I will have the G major
A major and the B flat.
The rest I will order when Santa comes to visit me in December. Thanks again, all. Freddy
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