Re: [Harp-L] 12th position

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

michael hines wrote:
> how do i calculate 12th position; song playing 
> in A i use which harp? 

The easiest way to calculate 12th position (for me) is like this:

The song is in A and I want to try 12th, so if I was playing an A 
harp in 2nd position, the song key would be E.  The E harp plays 
12th position in the song key of A.  

It's also sometimes helpful to think of positions in terms of where 
the tonic is located.  

1st position: tonic on 1, 4, 7, 10 blow
2nd position: tonic on 2 draw, 3, 6, 9 blow
3rd position: tonic on 1, 4, 8 draw
4th position: tonic on 3 draw wholestep bend, 6 draw
5th position: tonic on 2, 5, 8 blow
12th position: tonic on 2 draw wholestep bend, 5, 9 draw

-tim