Re: [Harp-L] upper register

["James Sterett" <jsterett@xxxxxxxxx>]

here's a pentatonic scale in 2nd pos. good practice up and down the harp.  maybe use it to make some of your own high end licks and figures:

- = draw
-1 2 -2 (or 3) -3'' -3 -4 5 6 -6 -7 -8 8 9 -10
-10 9 8 -8 -7 -6 6 5 -4 -3 -3'' -2(or 3) 2 -1

Jim.


>>> "bloozeharp" <bloozeharp@xxxxxxxxxx> 4/16/2006 10:15 PM >>>
Up until recently I didn't really realize that 95% of my 2nd position playing has been using the 1st 5 holes. I've been working on trying to incorporate more of the harp in my playing. Getting the 7-10 holes to cooperate has not been too productive. I am aware that the draw notes on the 1-6 holes are higher in pitch that the blow notes and  its the opposite on the 7-10. Is that the reason that those holes sound like they are from another planet when I reach up there from say the 4th hole and try to get it to blend in? I've been practicing a scale that runs from the 4-9 to get the feel of it, but when I try to grab the uppers during the song it can sound pretty rough. Any advice on how to approach this in practice?
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