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Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: daemon (---.37-79-r.retail.telecomitalia.it)
Date: March 12, 2010 05:26PM

So...
I'm a beginner and I've a diatonic harmonica in the key of B...This is a real problem to start because a good part of the songs I've found is in the key of C...
Which songs should i try to play...in B?
Thank you...

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Re: Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: gene (---.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net)
Date: March 12, 2010 08:04PM

Play any tab as written on your harp. The melody will be right, but the pitch will be higher or lower if it's not tabbed for B.

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Re: Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: WaltP (---.pghk.east.verizon.net)
Date: March 12, 2010 10:31PM

I can't ever remember coming across any song written in B, anyone know of any?

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Re: Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: Freddyminster (---.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com)
Date: August 30, 2010 07:10AM

I understood you could play the tags (numbers) for any song in any key of harmonica. I normally use a "C" harp, but bought a "G" harp to better play songs which use holes 8-10 (which are a bit squeaky on "C" harps). Obviously the tone is different, but it plays "C" songs just as well as the "C" harp. Best just give it a try, and if you don't like the sound, then get a "C" harp.

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Re: Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: God (---.80-203-226.nextgentel.com)
Date: August 30, 2010 03:58PM

You can also play in third position. Third position on a B harp is C. This might sound very complicated to the beginner, but forget about positions and numberings, all you have to do is use 4 draw as your root note instead of 4 blow. You can easily transcript tabs by simply moving all the numbers up a value.

Four blow becomes four draw, four draw becomes 5 blow, 5 blow becomes 5 draw, etc.

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Re: Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: gene (---.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net)
Date: August 30, 2010 06:27PM

Third position on a B harp is Dd.
Third position on a Bb harp is C.

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Re: Songs for beginner in B
Posted by: God (---.80-203-226.nextgentel.com)
Date: August 30, 2010 09:27PM

Yeah, what was I thinking?

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