RE: [Harp-L] Keys you need

"Degregorio, Jeffery" <jeffery.degregorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:14:15 +0000

Auuugh!  Unless you're a guitar player, you like to play in "sharps", but not over 4 or 5 perhaps (reminds me of band in school-to much to remember when playing) :)
If I were to get an E harp, more than likely, it would be for 1st position playing - too many uncommon keys beyond that (except for maybe B).  80%-95% of what you play, you play in 2nd position.
Just trying to think of the uses of an E harp in country music which probably the key of B is rarely used.  However, B is probably more common (highly limited though) than C# or F# keys.  BTW, I currently have A, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G as well as a country tuned SP20 C in my arsenal .
Jeff

From: Rick Dempster [mailto:rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx]
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Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Keys you need

I'd second that. Unless you are going to play in 1st position (E harp in key of E) the uses are pretty limited. If you play with someone who likes playing/singing in B (I do it a bit myself) OK.
Apart from that, 3rd position is F#, 4th, C# 5th, Ab, 6th, Eb. I'd go for an F, to play 2nd in C, and D to play in both D and A. A lot of trad country is in C G, D, A, and E. With your A, G and C, the F and D should cover most of the common keys. After that, I'd go to a Bb, for 2nd in F.
RD

>>> "Degregorio, Jeffery" <jeffery.degregorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jeffery.degregorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> 3/04/2012 4:58 >>>
I'm not that familiar with what keys country numbers are in, (I would guess F, D, C, A, G, Bb) but are you talking about using an E harp to play in the key of B (cross harp)? (if so, it's surprising it's that common)

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I'd go for E, D, or B-flat. I've used an E harp on a lot of different country numbers. D and B-flat are good keys for blues songs in A or F.

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If you could buy 3 harps what 3 keys would you want to have. Prices are going up at Bushman. I have a C by them. I have a A & G by Lee Oskar and a C special 20. So my question is which 2 keys by Bushman for playing country and blues?

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