Re: [Harp-L] positions

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

In my opinion, positions only refer to the relationship between the key of a
harmonica and the key center you are playing in. While it may be easier or
harder to play certain scales in certain positions, positions and scales
aren't related.

In other words, if you're play in D on a C harp, you're in third; it doesn't
matter whether you're playing D major, D minor, D bebop or any other scale.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:26 AM, <jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't fully understand positions. If I play Turn on your Love Light
> or Jessica in second position, I'm basically playing in the same area
> and the same holes as I would if I were playing in the relative minor
> in 5th so I haven't changed my position--I'm in the same spot-- just
> the key. And even though it's called second position, whether I play
> blues or if I play Turn on Your Lovelight, I'm not in the same
> spot--I'm playing different holes. When I play harp I think in terms
> of the blues scale, the Allman Brothers scale, the Dylan scale, the Jr
> Wells scale, and the Little Wing scale.
>
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