Re: [Harp-L] A couple of questions

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

Your last paragraph suggests that you could/would choose either a diatonic or a chromatic.

The Db tune would be very easy to play on a C chromatic with the button held in.  

The same harp will be very easy to play in Am which doesn't usually require any button pushes.  Some minor-key tunes use both major and minor 6ths and 7ths.  In the key of Am, F# (major 6th) and G#(major 7th) come with a push of the button.

Vern 


On Mar 20, 2011, at 10:03 AM, Ken Banks wrote:

> Aloha everybody,
> 
> I met a guitar player yesterday who wants to do a duo thing at an open mic in a few weeks. He wants to play two tunes, something in a minor key and one requiring the only key I don't own --  Db (or does the harp come in C#?). I've never learned to play in a minor key on a major harp. I'd be grateful for a few tips on this. Also, what do people think about minor key harps? If I use a minor key harp, what key would I use relative to the key of the tune, and what position would I use?
> 
> To buy the Db, what mail-order seller do people like for harps? I'm sure this has been discussed to death before, but I don't know how to find the thread. Sorry to have to bring it up again.
> 
> Just a note: I sent the old Chromonika III I bought and posted about earlier to Dave Payne for refurbishing. I can't wait to get that baby back! Thanks again to everyone here who wrote to me with info and ideas about that harp. I'm going to try to do it justice.
> 
> Happy playing to all,
> Ken
> 
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