Re: [Harp-L] Making Friends with 12th Position

[Ken Deifik <kenneth.d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Well, guess what? 12th position is turning out to be a whole lot of FUN!!!

Moj,
I first heard about 12th in a post by Pat Missin here about 10 years 
ago.  I couldn't believe it hadn't ever occured to me before.  I fell in 
love as fast as I could try it out.

A couple of years later I made track called Blowback, which you can hear at

http://www.HarmonicaGuitar.com/Blowback.mp3

I had the guitar track lying around for about a year, and one day I picked 
up a harp and started trying out some ideas.  I realized that I was playing 
in 12th for the verse and 2nd for the chorus, which is certainly in a 
different key.  I think - think - the chorus is played in 2nd.  It's a neat 
structure in any case because each of the three verses has a completely 
different tune, while the chorus remains the same.  Blame me for the 
voices, too.

I have been attracted to this two-keys-one-harp idea ever since, because 
key modulations often sneak into my tunes.

I've liked 12th very much since then because experience has shown us that 
there's an infinite amount of new music to be found in every position if we 
look hard enough, it's a whole lot easier to find those new sounds in 12th 
because it is such uncharted territory.

Ken