[Harp-L] harmonica key for a minor key

[Rick Dempster]

Nobody mentioned Ab. F is its relative minor.  F minor on an Eb is third; F
minor on a Dd (5th)
RD

On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 at 03:25, Bill Newton <thenewtdawg at xxxxx> wrote:

> 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
> > >>
> >
> >
>