[Harp-L] 4th position

[Michael Rubin]

4th works best when you've played so much in 2nd and 3rd that you've bored
your audience.

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:15 PM Shuffling via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
wrote:

> Also, Hit the Road Jack.
>       From: Arthur Jennings via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
>  To: The Iceman <icemanle at xxxxx>
> Cc: harp-l at xxxxx
>  Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:22 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 4th position
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> Moon dance is nice in 4th.
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> I prefer 3rd or 5th for minor blues songs; they have more juicy bends
> available (unless you are a good overblower).
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Oct 24, 2018, at 9:12 AM, The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
> wrote:
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> > songs written in aeolian mode - minor third and minor sixth......St.
> James Infirmary is a good example.
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> > From: coolblues64 <coolblues64 at xxxxx>
> > To: Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
> > Sent: Wed, Oct 24, 2018 11:59 am
> > Subject: [Harp-L] 4th position
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> > Here’s a question!  Which songs sound better played in 4th position
> rather than 2nd or 3rd?  I’ve recently been asked to play harp on a song
> called Kampfire Vampire and 4th works best.  Got me wondering what other
> songs this might apply to.  B
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