Re: [Harp-L] Great 5th position idea

["Cara Cooke" <cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am glad you brought that up.  It gives pause for consideration.

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 3:46 PM, michael rubin <
michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was talking with a student about the harp-l 5th position discussion
> and while I was giving my take on 5th, I realized I used something
> that I do not think had been discussed this time around.  I call it
> the phrygian major scale because it is just like the phrgyian scale
> but with a major 3rd.  It is the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale
> and sounds eastern and klezmery and works for all kinds of music.
>
> No dash means blow
> dash means draw
> * means 1/2 step bend
> ! means overdraw
>
> E F    G#   A   B  C  D
>                          1  1-
> 2 2-**3-***3-**3-  4  4-
> 5 5-   6-*   6-  7-  7   8-
> 8 9-   9!    10- 10*10
>
> E would be the tonic.
>
> MIchael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica.com
> _______________________________________________
> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org
> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx
> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l
>