Re: [Harp-L] RE: Harp-L Digest, Vol 64, Issue 19

["Arthur Jennings" <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can play chromatics in any position, and you don't need bends or
overblows to complete any of the scales.

However, most chromatics are solo-tuned; the note pattern from the 4, 5, 6,
and 7 holes of your Richter-tuned diatonic is repeated three or four times.
This takes a bit of the fun out of second position. You can't get a complete
G7 chord on a C chromatic harp.

The most popular position to play blues on a chromatic harp seems to be
third: "D" on a "C" harp, for example.

On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 8:47 PM, ALAN FUNK <funkam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Additional chromatic questions.
> I have been considering trying a chromatic after years of playing diatonic
> only.
> So here's a puzzler for second position diatonic guy, if I get a "C" chrom
> am I playing it in "G" like I would my diatonic?
> Or would It be similar to first position?
> May seem like dumb questions, but I don't know, I don't even know anyone
> personally that plays chromes'.
>
>
>


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Arthur Jennings
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