Re: [Harp-L] Help me position/key

[Garry Hodgson <harp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seth Galitzer wrote:
> My band does this in Gm and I was just talking to our harp player 
> about this the other day.  For you folks who play this one, what do 
> you use? 
i've always heard it played in Am.  i use a D in 2nd.
> Does 2nd on a natural minor tuning work OK, or do the other flat notes 
> get in the way?  Does 3rd also work, or are there likewise other 
> problems to be had?  Do you "fake it" like Sonny Boy in 2nd on a major 
> tuning?  Do you do something else entirely? 
nothing fake about it.