[Harp-L] re: minor key harp

["Jim Alciere" <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx>]

A minor isn't the same as Ab. It can get confusing because minor does mean
some of the notes in the scale are flatted.

A maj: A B C# D E F# G# A
A min: A B C D E F G A--notice it's the same notes as the C scale but it
starts on A. A minor is the relative minor of C
Ab maj: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Get a friend to play an A major chord and an A minor chord. You'll hear the
difference immediately. Most of us laypeople think of minor keys as sounding
sad, but the music theory people think that's silly.

Music theory seems daunting but really isn't. For more info try here:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Neil_Hawes/theory.htm

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