hiltsbilt
4 posts
Feb 17, 2011
3:36 PM
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Hello, well my mom got me 3 harps for my b day and just got them in the mail there Blues Session Melodic Maker now they have a weard tuning im new to playing but cought me off gard here is whe there web page says
"Virtually, this Tuning is an extension of the 'Country', because the raise of the pitch in channel 5 is repeated in channel 9.
In addition, the blow note in channel three is one whole-step higher.
This tuning suites very much the Cross Harp playing style in the so called 'second position'.
In second position not the first note in channel 1 blow is the basic, but the draw note in hole 2.
The triad structures built into this harmonica cause changed melody lines without changing the blow-draw algorithms the player uses intuitively based on the standard Richter tuning he is already familiar with.
Who is used to play on a standard tuned harmonica in cross position will find here very nice altered sound structures.
However, a beginner will also reach good results out of the box.
Attention!
Seydel labels the harmonicas regarding blow note in hole 1!
In second position (Draw) this harmonica will play in the key of G
the harps are A, Bd, and G any info on this tuning would be great
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OzarkRich
393 posts
Feb 17, 2011
3:54 PM
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The melody maker tuning is good for just that: Playing melodies, especially pop songs. Years ago when I played in a praise & worship band I re-tuned all my harps to a modified melody maker tuning.
I'm sure others will have some input as to what else can be done with them.
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Aussiesucker
757 posts
Feb 17, 2011
4:39 PM
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I have a couple of Lee Oskar MM but the only one I play is the G. LO label them in cross harp ie otherwise they are like a standard C except that for 1st pos play they are actually Am.
Not suited to playing blues but great for tunes like Desperado, Georgia on my Mind etc.
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hiltsbilt
5 posts
Feb 17, 2011
4:41 PM
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so these arnt rilly for blues, that sux guss im going to have to buy a standerd tuning reed set
Last Edited by on Feb 17, 2011 4:50 PM
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acerimusdux
1 post
Feb 18, 2011
6:20 AM
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Blues players typically play 2nd position because the Blues scale has a flat 7th and flat 3rd. By playing Blues in G on a C harp in second position, that gives you the flat 7th (since the F on the C harp is already F natural, not sharp). And the flat 3rd is a relatively easy bend (the "blue third").
Melody maker tuning instead gives you a complete major scale in 2nd position (two complete octaves with no bends). What would have been a C harp is now tuned as a G harp (but with the layout otherwise of a C harp). And instead of the 3 blow repeating the same note as the 2 draw, it is tuned up a step so that you have that complete 2 octaves without bends.
You can still play some blues on it, as you only have to bend down the 5 draw a half step for your blues lines. But the retuned 3 blow will take away your usual IV chord on the 1-2-3 blow. So it's still more for melodies and soloing, rather than a traditional chord chugging kind of blues.
(p.s. thanks Gnarly, I meant IV chord)
Last Edited by on Feb 18, 2011 5:03 PM
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Gnarly
10 posts
Feb 18, 2011
7:40 AM
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I don't think that's a V chord on the 1-2-3 blow--
It's C on a C, so it's I in first position, and IV in cross harp.
This tuning is designed as an option to standard tuning, not a replacement.
It has all three chords as triads, I IV and V. But it does sound different as a chord harmonica--it has a spiral or circular sound.
Richard Hunter has some songs using this tuning.
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hiltsbilt
6 posts
Feb 18, 2011
4:44 PM
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no wprries i sent them back ill have new standerd tuning next week:) fixes my problem
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