[Harp-L] Recorded examples of 4th, 5th and 12th position harmonica

[captron100@xxxxxxx]

Ross wrote: Would really love to hear high quality playing in 4th and 5th position as well as 12th, 
> and maybe a short explanation of how these positions are selected as  appropriate for a tune?


Ross, copied the below stuff from out of the vaults....... this should keep u going for a year or more.
ron


5th - 1st note of melody begins on 2B and in higher octave, hole 5B.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHhd5tzaOvk&list=TLCYGiB99zQx0wMjExMjAxNQ&index=1 - Christelle, St. James Infirmary

12th pos. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn6TbNyzIdQ (tonic 6 draw & 3 draw whole step bend).  Song starts with 2 D to 2D whole step bend



Fliip Jers 
Jazz Blues 12 position Suzuki Harpmaster Diatonic G harp playing key of C, 4 min. vid. -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT4aB05hE4Y
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Subject: 12th pos. instruction, riffs by howard levy - C harp in F

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcnbwyYdwDo&list=PLU_KZkY-uplsyB9jdxxlllcbegwL7VvbJ&index=5 ;


12th - Vid is called "12th Position Intermediate Part 5: Jazz in 12th Position - 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcnbwyYdwDo



12th - Danny Boy by Christelle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXp4gKokscw&feature=digest_sun


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE1SFdptoRo - part 2, Isn't She Lovely.  Playing in F on a C harp (12th pos. - tonics 2 draw wholestep bend, 5 & 9 draw).



 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys86fFfylRw&feature=related - part 1 - Happy Birthday and Isn't She Lovely (at c. 8:00).  Also the straw technique for learning OB's at c. 5:30.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcK2-QOSr4Q&feature=related - jazz blues in 11th pos. , Bb using a C harp.  Tonic in 11th pos. is 6 hole OB.