Re: [Harp-L] If the chords are F#m, E, and D...which harp? 12pos of course!

[Buddha <groovygypsy@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is it me or are all of the versions on youtube seemingly out of key?

This one works in 2nd but it sound really "harmonica-eeee" which is
the sound that **I** can't stand.    This melody lays out perfectly in
12th position (Low E harp for me) and to me the melody can be
articulated MUCH better. I like melody to sound clean but with zest
and a commanding punch.  For me 2nd pos is a little too "bendy" or
"syrupy" then again I tend to like comments like "what instrument is
that" vs "he's a good harmonica player"  Yep, making peeps forget
about the instrument is one of the stepping stones to what I like to
call "beinganartistwhoexhbitsgreatfervorosity"




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Our soon to be famous uncle Winslow wrote:
The notes of the chords add up to an A major scale. However, thinking
of that melody (after, what 40 years?) something tells me that it
would work in second position (sorry, Buddha) on a D harp, as I don't
think G# occurs anywhere in the melody.

Try both, see wich sounds cooler and more comfortable.

Winslow

Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5