[Harp-L] quick last dance with mary jane question

Rich Eisenberg catketch2@xxxxx
Fri Mar 31 08:38:52 EDT 2017


 G harp

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Hellerman, Steven L. <
shellerman at xxxxx> wrote:

> LOL, might have been a quick question, but it made for lots of answers!
>
> I have been playing Mary Jane in 2nd position on a D harp for many years,
> since long before I ever knew that it was played in the relative minor of C
> (4th position) on the record; since long before I ever knew what the
> relative minor of C (4th position) was or meant.
>
> It's a lot more fun in D. Third position (G) can be thrown in, but for
> this tune I have found that it's simply a lot more fun to just play it w/
> your D harp!
>
> SLH
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:29:26 -0500
> From: Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx>
> To: ian osborn <davidianosborn at xxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] quick last dance with mary jane question
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> 3rd position on a G harp.
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> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 5:22 PM, ian osborn <davidianosborn at xxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > I have also heard that the harmonica played on the album is a G, so maybe
> > 3rd position from key of A??
> >
> > help! LOL
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> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 3:20 PM, ian osborn <davidianosborn at xxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > hey guys
> > >
> > > my friend plays mary janes last dance in A minor, so for the harmonica
> > > part, would this be cross harp key of D?? or because A minor is from C
> > > major, does it fall to an F harmonica...
> > >
> > > hope this makes sense?? I look on the circle of fifths harmonica chart,
> > > and not sure if I follow it as a major or minor key..
> > >
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