Re: [Harp-L] Third position

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Steve, 

Really glad to hear you're working out with a band. That's HUGE! :-))

Yeah, thrid is awesome in minor blues songs, but you can also get a unique, wicked and super-swinging sound out of third when you lay it over those 50s-sounding jump-style or West Coast blues tunes. Try it some time. Listen to some of William Clarke's stuff, he did it all the time. 

Have FUN, and stay well!

Harpin' in Colorado,
--Ken M.

----- Original Message ----
From: "steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2007 9:25:40 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Third position


Since I recently began playing harp with a guitarist/singer, I have discovered that third position works better for some songs. Unfortunately, I'm not very good in third position. I can play third on minor blues songs, by ear, but I am struggling to find much in third on non-minor songs. Is it acceptable to play the minor blues scale over a major scale in third position? I am just not getting the feel for it. 
  What has been interesting, though, is that I find myself using 13 different harps in the course of a three-hour night of playing. What I'm doing right now is not at a very high level, but I'm in the process of trying to find harp parts on about 60 songs. Since I'm not the world's greatest musician, that process has been a challenge, figuring out fills and little solos and trying to fit harp into this acoustic sound in a tasteful way. Sometimes, the challenge is to make myself play less on a song.
  Steve Webb 
  Harpin' along in Minnesota
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