[Harp-L] Am I missing something...

["Francis Gallagher" <gdtrfb11@xxxxxxx>]

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>From this site: http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/WhichHarp.html<http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/WhichHarp.html>

Which Key Should I Get?
The correct answer is, of course, it depends on what music you want to play and what position you want to play in.  For blues, rock, and country you'll usually be playing with guitar players, who prefer sharp keys.  Most of the time 2nd position (cross harp) will the be position of choice.  Guitar players often play in the keys of G, E, A, and D, so for playing along in 2nd position 
the harp keys to get first are: 
  a.. C, 
  b.. A, 
  c.. D,  
  d.. G. 
After that, keys Bb and F are used pretty often. The last keys to get are Ab, Eb, Db, E, B, and F#/Gb.  You should get all 12 keys so you can have the flexibility to play with any song, regardless of key, using whatever position works best.  If you want to play horn parts, or play mostly with keyboard players, you'll be playing in flat keys more often, so you might want to get F, Bb, and Eb before A and D. 


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