[Harp-L] am thinking about adding a new position

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to my repertoire.ÂI mostly play in 2nd and less often in third, but ÂI am reasonably competentÂin first, second and third position and understand how to use for blues and non-blues tunes. I have messed around a very little bit with 4th position which seems like third position in a different registerÂarea of the harp to me, but different enough to play minor tunes in. I am curious as to what you all recommend for a new position to tackle after first, second and third and whatÂyou all think about when choosing and playing inÂpositions. Is it a case of just picking up the right key harp for the the position reletive to the key of the tune and then just knowing the good/bad notes to use/avoid. Is there some logic in picking a position beyond the first three? Is 12th position an obvious next position? Seems like 1,2,3,4 and 12th are the most popular? for harp? 



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Thanks - Ross Macdonald