[Harp-L] 5th Position

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

Although 5th position is Phrygian mode (minor second, third, sixth  
and seventh) it's very usable for natural minor blues or any other  
natural minor material where you don't need to play the major  
second.  Also, you can bend draw 2 a half step to get a major second  
in the lower register.

You don't usually need the major second to play blues, and this is  
also true for a lot of other material, so I use 5th for natural  
minors all the time.

Now, jazz is a different story because you often need the major  
second to play the heads.  So, for natural minor jazz material, I'll  
use 4th position more often.

But I can play all sorts of minor material very effectively in 5th.

JP