Re: Fw: [Harp-L] 2nd position only useful in blues? was changes inlattitudes

["Dan Berger" <dberger1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Winslow wrote:

While second position is not for everyone, it seems to be very popular as a 
primary playing position in a far wider area than the blues, even when its 
default scale doesn't fit the underlying chords or scales. Some players are 
very good at getting around this fact by discretion and note substitution, 
even without using overblows, valves, etc.
> Then again, not everyone has to follow a path just because it's widely 
> traveled.

Well said and there is more than 1 way to skin a cat.

Dan