[Harp-L] harmonica key for a minor key

[Gary Lehmann]

Not cross, but I just tried Fm on a Ab6/Bb6 (Brendan calls it Power Chromatic), and Fm lays really well on it. The blow chord is Fm7!

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> On Feb 28, 2023, at 7:06 PM, Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>