[Harp-L] Re: Which keys to buy first?



John F. Potts wrote:
Since Bb is a more common blues key than B, I use my Eb harp a lot more than I do my E when playing in 2d position.

indeed, when i looked at your list, it made sense to me that Eb would be more useful than E.
so i took a look at the cheat sheet that lives in my gig case, giving keys for the various songs
that have come up. out of ~70 songs, only 4 are in B/Bm or Bb. here's the breakdown:


17 A/Am
3 B/Bm
1 Bb
10 C
10 D
11 E
1 Eb
1 F
14 G


now, this jam tends to play more rock than blues, so your mileage may vary. in
my acoustic duo, most songs are in D. the last band i was in played a lot in Bm
or E.


in any case, those basic 7, with E or Eb as the 7th, will serve a newbie well.





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