[Harp-L] Autumn Leaves, 12th pos????

[George Brooks <gbrooksvt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Chromatic would most definitely work.

So would piano, or saxophone.  Possibly, Mr. Garcia actually wishes to 
play Autumn Leaves on the diatonic harmonica, as he recently expressed 
an interest in doing.  Winslow advises playing it in fourth position (A 
on a C harp), and I agree that this is the best position to use.  To 
play the song in fourth in the lower register you do not need any 
overblows or overdraws at all, but it does require good control over 
several of the normal draw bends.  This control is something we all 
strive for, or should.  In the upper register, only a single overblow 
(5OB) is required, the note only occurs once, there are fewer bent 
notes, and what bends there are are easier to execute.   Winslow's 
excellent post provides the tab for the first half of the song in both 
registers.  Have fun!

George