[Harp-L] harmonica key for a minor key

[Bill Newton]

Playing in Fm on an Eb harp puts you in 3rd position - classic. Only down
side (to me at least) is its high and feels a little squeaky to me. You
could order a low Eb.

     - Bill Newton


On Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 11:15 AM Clarke Comollo via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
wrote:

> Fm on a Db is 5th pos and sounds great, not that hard to use
> I use 5th for minors exclusively
>
> > On Feb 28, 2023, at 10:22 AM, Hugo Scott <hugo at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > That was quick!
> > Thanks both of you for your replies - the E flat option sounds
> interesting
> > and I wouldn't have thought of that. I'd need to buy a harp for this key
> > anyway.
> > The reason I was considering D flat was because Fm has the same notes in
> > the scale as Ab, and then the cross-harp of Ab would be Db - but I've
> never
> > tried  that and it would probably be too weird.
> > Anyway, thanks again!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 at 16:11, James Brill Rumbaugh <
> jrumbaug at xxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I frequently use my E flat harp for F minor.  That is 3rd position. 4
> draw
> >> is a root note.  Playing 4 hole and above is an easy way to play minor
> in
> >> 3rd position.
> >>
> >> But not everybody caries an E flat harp.
> >>
> >> Jim Rumbaugh
> >>
>
>