snowman
193 posts
Apr 29, 2016
7:33 AM
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Hi-- Excluding one F harp --I can easily hit 6 ob and or bend it up easily-- I can hit 5 and 4 ob on many harps--but primarily concerned with 6 ob
I have one lick that works ok -- maybe 2 --please put recording --[tab if u want, but not necessary]---mainly for 'crossharp'' and or 1st pos---thanks
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Baker
431 posts
Apr 29, 2016
8:34 AM
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A good way to practise with "new" notes in the top end is to try to recreate licks you play at the bottom end. I don't overblow but I tune down the 7 draw so I can't hit the same note as the 6 OB (minor third) in 2nd position up in the top end.
When I was learning to deal with the top end of the harmonica I spent a lot of time translating licks I was already playing down at the low end. It gives you context for the new note and also helps you to understand the relationships the other notes in holes 7-10 have with the middle of the harp e.g. 7blow = 4blow, 8draw = 4 draw etc.
I believe your 6 overblow should be the same note as the 3draw bent down a half step (Somewhere around the minor / blue third).
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STME58
1670 posts
Apr 29, 2016
4:56 PM
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Baker's suggestion is an excellent one.
With the 6 ob you now have the 12th position major scale accessible to you. This scale starts on the 2 draw hole step bend uses the 3 draw whole step bend Baker mentions, then the 6 ob ending on the 9 draw for two complete octaves. On a C harp this would be the F major scale.
Anything you can play in first position using the 4 blow as the tonic or in second position using the 2 draw as the tonic, you can now play in 12th position using the 3 draw whole step bend or 5 draw as the tonic.
You also now have accessible 3rd position minor starting on the 1 draw, using the aforementioned bends and overblows and ending 2 octaves up on the 8 draw. Try St. James infirmary starting on the 4 draw, or an octave up on the 8 draw, and using the 6 ob but not the 7 draw. On a C harp, this would be D minor. The 6 ob is a Bb which replaces the B of the 7 draw to give you one flat on the C harp, the key signature of D minor.
Last Edited by STME58 on Apr 29, 2016 4:58 PM
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STME58
1671 posts
Apr 29, 2016
11:34 PM
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I misspoke on St James Infirmary. It is minor and it does work well in 3rd position, but it does not not have the 6th scale tone in it and thus does not need the 6 ob.
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snowman
198 posts
May 03, 2016
7:23 AM
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Thanks u guys--1847 thanks thats what I need-will try it over 145 blues shuffles and straight-- at different speeds--
Will try to record the couple I have --one is fill between singing ---[6b-6ob] 7b-8b-9b-[10b to 10ob]
---I start and finish on same note--the first 6 blow is so quick and only leads into 6ob hard---so basically I start and finish on b3 in cross
-Still don't like or trust ob as finish note---ps yr weren't sloppy just doing quick post -I appreciate it --also started figuring my runs that have 2db1 and translatting to 6ob thanks baker and stme------thanks
Last Edited by snowman on May 03, 2016 7:29 AM
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1847
3418 posts
May 03, 2016
11:22 AM
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so i decided to delete that, it was pretty bad.
but it got me trying a different idea, so in that respect that was good.
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