Re: [Harp-L] re: major/minor

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From: "jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx" <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, July 17, 2010 1:15:52 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] re: major/minor


BUTTERFIELD IS MY BOOOYYYY BUT HE SOUNDS BAD WHEN HE 
PLAYS MINOR IN  2ND. (IMO) I THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST
CHOICE. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU HEARD SOMEONE
PLAYING IN 2ND ON A MINOR TUNE AND HIT THE 7 DRAW ?
(BUTTERFIED DID IT). THE ONE THING YOU DONT WANT TO DO
IS PLAY A MAJOR 3RD ON A MINOR SONG. IF YOU DONT OVERBLOW
THEN YOU ARE MISSING THE MAIN NOTE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 
HARP, ,, NO MINOR 3RD. DONT DO IT. USE MINOR TUNED, 3RD
4TH OR 5TH  BEFORE RESORTING TO MINOR IN 2ND.

If you take a Lee Oskar natural minor A minor harp and replace the blow
reedplate with a D major reedplate you get a Dorian tuned harp.

I haven't tried the Lee Oskar harmonic minor, but I just wrote a song about
Area 51 with a real Mideast surf vibe so I'm going to have to buy at least
one.



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If you can play 1st position you can play 4th position which is good for
songs Neil Young and Bob Dylan minor tunes. (A C harp would play in A minor
in 4th position)

If you can play major pentatonic scale in 2nd you can play 5th position
which is good for songs like Little Wing. A C harp would play in E minor

Third is excellent for blues. A C harp would play in D minor. If you have
trouble with third--skip the first 3 holes.

2nd is good for minor blues--listen to Butterfield. A C harp plays in G
minor.