[Harp-L] Positions

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Marc writes:

"Is there a good online resource (or book) that explains the  
"positions" better?"

I'd suggest checking out a few places.  It's a bit slow loading this  
morning, but G's "Harp-On Harmonica Resources" site probably has a  
good description:

http://www.angelfire.com/music/harmonica/

Similarly, MyQuill's excellent site is probably a good place to start:

http://myquill.cc/

Also, there have been some excellent descriptions of this in the harp- 
l archives over the years:

http://harp-l.org/pipermail/harp-l/

These should get you the answers you need.  Basically, each position  
follows the "circle of fifths" (a very old concept in Western music),  
and can be described as such: first position is the key of the harp;  
second is a fifth above that; third a fifth again higher than second;  
fourth a fifth above third; etc...till you get to twelfth and return  
to first position again, which is why it is called a "circle"--it is  
a self-contained system (in Western 12-tone theory). MyQuill's page  
has a good diagram of the circular relationship.

Hope this helps.



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