RE: 12th position

["Scorcher" <s_c_o_r_c_h_e_r@xxxxxxx>]

> Roy G said:

>
>
> > OK, so back to 12th, that would be a whole tone lower harp than
the
> > *actual* key, right? - does anyone use this position? Could you
cite a
> > recording I could listen to?
>
> Alright...in a nutshell:  1st is harp and music are the same key.
2nd is
> music is 1 fifth (7 semi-tones) above the harp key (G on a C harp).
3rd is
> music 2 fifths above the harp (D on a C harp) etc...
>
> 12th is music is 11 fifths above the harp key.  12 fifths, and
you're back
> to where you started...it is a circle after all.  :)  11 fifths
above is
> actually 1 fifth below also, which is probably why 12th is sometimes
called
> "1st flat".  That's F on a C harp.
>
> I dont know about pure blues, but Carlos Del Junco plays this
position on 2
> whole songs (plus bits of two others) on his rather jazzy "Up and At
'Em"
> cd.  Carlos does play overblows as well, so you may have trouble
playing
> along even if you know the position.
>
Thanks, I'll check him out.

- -scorcher