Re: [Harp-L] 12th Position

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Jonathan,

12th is a really easy and great sounding position suitable as soon as you can accurately bend holes 2 and 3. It sounds jazzy and is best avoided on very minor stuff, but apart from that, it's really worth learning. 

Your tonic in 12th is 2Dbb or 5D.

There are a number of tunes that can help you learn it/play it. My favourite exercice for 12th is the theme to Days of wine and roses. I'll try and post the full tab on my blog when time allows.

Another thing you can try 12th on is those slow blues number with all the jazzy chord changes a la ABB's Stormy Monday or Otis Spann's Ain't Nobody's Business.

Anyway, work on it, it's well worth it. I'm sure you can pick most of it by ear...

Ben FELTEN
http://harmonica.typepad.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jonathan Metts 
  To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 10:25 PM
  Subject: [Harp-L] 12th Position


  Of all the uncommon harp positions, 12th seems the most useful, since you can play in one key to the left of the harp key on the circle of fifths.  But I've never seen any material online to teach you to play in 12th.  Anyone know where I could find some 12th position scales or just general tips?  Is it worth trying to learn 12th position if I can only play 1st-4th currently?

  Jonathan Metts
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