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Harmonica Key
Posted by: Werkis2 (95.68.70.---)
Date: January 06, 2011 02:20PM

I want new harmonica but in cool key im thinking of Bb or HiG/HiF
Maybe other suggestion ?

Now I have
Major C, D, Low F, F, G, A keys
Minor C
Natural minor Gm, Fm
Melody Maker A

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Re: Harmonica Key
Posted by: EarthDogHarpin (76.251.185.---)
Date: January 06, 2011 03:29PM

Go for the Bb.


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Re: Harmonica Key
Posted by: gatman (---.lv.lv.cox.net)
Date: January 06, 2011 04:26PM

Ditto. Bb is one of my favorites.

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Re: Harmonica Key
Posted by: gene (---.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net)
Date: January 06, 2011 11:57PM

Yep. Bb. After that, Eb. Work your way from the least sharps/flats in a key to the most sharps/flats. After the Bb, Eb would be next on your list, but you may want to skip that one for now and get the Ab.

You have a low F. You might also want a high G.



Post Edited (2011-01-06 19:01:42)

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Re: Harmonica Key
Posted by: MobiusDick (---.hsd1.ga.comcast.net)
Date: April 25, 2011 06:32AM

An Eb is useful to play Bb Cross harp. If you are into Bebop type Jazz like Charlie Parker, with the new Suzuki Firebreath Harps you can make it purr for Jazz, and Ab is an Eb Cross harp, and since lots of the Jazz Horns are Eb or Bb instruments, these work well. A Bb is an F cross harp or a C 3rd position, but try 12th position with a C harp to play in F and it works well. Since most people don't play 12th position, they never learn that this not one of the ridiculous positions (like 6th because the root chord is dimished or minor7b5, which is known as the leading tone in the Tonic, Submediant, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant, Relative Minor, Leading one arrangement of major scale chords, and since most people have no idea how to use this chord even as the leading tone chord, using it as a tonic is just never resolves or sounds finished or complete.)

MobiusDick

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