Re: [Harp-L] Interval question - was Hoochie Coochie Man - 1st position!!

[Pierre <plavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alec said:

The second and biggest clue that Richard pointed out to
> me years ago, is that when he goes to the warble over the V chord, the
> interval is a major third - he's playing a 4-5 draw warble in first
> position. If you play it in cross harp, it will be a minor third. Listen
> carefully when Muddy sings the line "I'm your Hoochie Coochie Man..." - 
> the
> warble in the background is a major third - it won't sound right on a D
> harp.

How can an interval between two notes change from minor third to major 
third?

> I hope this helps - I know it helped me. This was the tune that opened the
> door for me to do a bit more sophisticated 1st position playing. Once you
> get this one down, you'll start to hear first position all over the place
> that you previously thought was cross harp.

Sounds like I need to investgate this, I've been thinking about this subject 
recently, I guess I've been wondering if the old pros (non-obers) always 
play 1st position on the upper 2 thirds of the harp and third position in 
the middle to take advantage of the 6 draw bend.

Pierre.