Re: [Harp-L] If the song is in B minor can I play an E harp in 2nd position?

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can, but you need to be careful about:

Draw 3 - this note is major and will clash with the minor key feel
unless you bend it down one semitone whenever you play it.

Ditto for Blow 3, 5, and 8. Blow 8 is the only one among them that
bends. The others *might* fit some of the time (certainly not with an E
minor chord) but again, you have to be careful.

A D harmonica would give you a 100% scale fit for basic minor blues.
But the B note is not surrounded by a B minor chord, and you have to
bend down 2 semitones for B in Hole 3.

An A harmonica will gve you a B minor chord (draw 4, 5, and 6). You
just have to watch out for Draw 3 (bend down 1 semitones) and Draw 7
(won't bend down).

Winslow
--- Nate in the Blues Room <thebluesroom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hey harp-lers,
> If a song is in B minor (It's my own fault - Otis Rush) can I play an
> E harp in second position. If so, what do I need to be aware of?
> 
> Cheers,
> Nate
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