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Harmonica key of 'G'- Saxaphone licks (F)
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NewZealand18
1 post
Apr 13, 2010
8:41 PM
I'm pretty sure that 'G' is the root note when playing an F harp in third position. So what position on a 'G' harp would i have to play to go the other way?

Any help would be good. Also what would the resulting root holes be for the root of the 1,4 and 5 chords?
Ryan
262 posts
Apr 13, 2010
8:49 PM
Are you asking what position you would be in if you were playing in the key of F on a G harp? If so, that would be 11th postion.

Your root note would be 3 draw with a half step bend (3' D). The root note of the IV chord, in 11th position, would be the 4 hole overblow. The root of the V chord would be the 5 draw.

Last Edited by on Apr 13, 2010 8:51 PM
NewZealand18
2 posts
Apr 14, 2010
12:52 AM
Sweet yeh thats exactly the answer i was looking for ae, Cheers mate.

Also if you were to play along with a lot of saxaphone music, what harmonica would you go for? even the lowered keys.
eg. in an interview with david barrett Dennis Gruenling plays a low Ab and in sounds like i think it was a trumbone sort of sound.

Last Edited by on Apr 14, 2010 1:13 AM


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