Re: [Harp-L] Adventures in 3rd Position

[wr richards <wrrichards@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 17, 2010, at 9:39am, John F. Potts wrote:
> So, the bass player who does all the singing in my band  calls the  
> Doors tune "Riders on the Storm" on the spur of the moment at some  
> gigs...
>  ...so the next time Riders on the Storm gets called. i grab an D  
> harp and a G harp.  i play the D in third position for E  minor for  
> most of the tune, and on the IV change i switch to the G  harp and  
> play it in third position for A minor on the IV chord and everything  
> sounds GREAT.
> You know, I would never have thought of doing that without being  
> told.  Live and learn.
> JP

This is a keeper.
Thanks JP for posting this.
Bill

wr richards

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