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

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

This is the scale used for the Hindu snake charmer music in the old  movies
 
 
In a message dated 9/8/2008 5:52:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cyberharp@xxxxxxxxx writes:

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
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