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

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

These changes are the same as the changes for Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" (though in a different key, I'm sure).  A lot of Sting's music uses progressions similar to this (i minor/ flat 7 major/flat 6 major) too, along with the chorus to "Maniac" (remember "Flashdance"?).

A dorian-tuned diatonic (flatted draw 3 and draw 7) will handle these changes (in this case on an E harp) perfectly in 3rd position--full chord voicings on everything, great for the solos too.  A natural minor in 2nd position works well too, though the "E" in the bottom octave is missing (but can be played via bending on the draw 2 reed).  Because of the way Lee Oskar names his NM harps (for 2nd position), this would be an E natural minor harp.

Regards, Richard Hunter
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