dandeej78
1 post
Feb 19, 2011
4:59 PM
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Hi folks,
I'm a long time lurker and first time poster. I have a question for those who are a little more enlightened than myself in matters of music theory and the various harp positions...
I was jamming with an old friend of mine last night, both of us a fair few drinks worse for wear. My friend was playing guitar in D and, me being drunk, I went the wrong way round the circle of fifths and grabbed an A harp (I can only really play 1st and 2nd positions). Anyway,somehow it worked and I was wondering if anyone knows what, if any, position I ended up playing. As I remember it I was playing both blow and draw notes between holes 4 and 8 although it's all rather quite hazy.
Yours, slightly confused,
Dan
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Aussiesucker
761 posts
Feb 19, 2011
5:19 PM
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If it was in D & it worked it would have been 12th pos ie root note 5d on an A harp.
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dandeej78
2 posts
Feb 19, 2011
5:43 PM
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Well I never! Serendipity at the bottom of a beer can, eh?
Thanks Aussie.
Greetings from rainy England.
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nacoran
3828 posts
Feb 19, 2011
7:49 PM
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Yeap, like Aussie said, 12th. If you ever wonder what position is what, just count around the Circle. 12 positions, 12 keys (ignoring the duplicate keys).
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dandeej78
3 posts
Feb 23, 2011
2:01 PM
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Cheers Nacoran,top tips!
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tookatooka
2171 posts
Feb 23, 2011
3:05 PM
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Bet you can't do it sober.
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jackson
37 posts
Feb 23, 2011
6:10 PM
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jonlaing
198 posts
Feb 23, 2011
10:07 PM
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12th is an awesome position, I recommend you experiment with it more. I've actually kind of started doing everything in 12th lately. Not so much a fan of 2nd anymore. But yeah, root is on the 2 draw full step bend, 5 draw, and the 9 draw.
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dandeej78
4 posts
Mar 02, 2011
11:03 AM
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Hey again! I'll definitely try playing around with it some more, Jon. It was a proper happy accident mind... Tooka's right about the sobriety. In fact I can hardly ever remember anything I improvise straight or twisted. This old goldfish needs to start recording himself.
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