[Harp-L] harmonica key for a minor key

[Michael Rubin]

Well if we're allowing for non richter, I love country tuned harps in 6th
and 7th minor.  Even 5th is improved.

On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 7:43 PM Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:

> 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!
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > 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
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
>