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Blues & Rock Harp “Positions” Made Easy David Harp - Book
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This Book Will Help You: — Improvise Better, Starting Today! — Play More Confidently with Others! — Know What Key Harp to Use When! David Harp: At first, I thought harmonica "positions" referred to how you held the harp in your hands. Then I believed myths like these — What do you think: True or False? T or F: "Blues is always played in Cross Harp." T or F: "Straight Harp is only for folk tunes." T or F: "Third Position? Fifth? Who needs ‘em!" Any "True" answers show that you’re missing out on one of the most important things a harp player needs to know. Because "Positions" are just a special type of Harmonica Music Theory that tells us what notes we can "improvise" or "jamm" with — and which "key" harp to use. "Third Position" makes a slow, sad, Musselwhite style Chicago Blues sound so different from a screaming high end "First Position" Magic Dick style Rock Solo. Even songs played in different positions by the same artist (like Little Walter) will sound very different from each other. Beginners: You’ll learn all about positions by playing lots of my easy blues/rock riffs and solos. Then I’ll teach you how to create your own riffs and solos— in every position! We’ll use the easiest notation method ever! Just aim your lips at the hole number, from 1 to 10. Breathe OUT if the number is written in OUTLINED type. Breathe IN if the number is written in "FILLED IN" Type. That’s all there is to it — try it now! Oh When the Saints 4 5 5 6 (outlined) (outlined) (filled in) (outlined) More Advanced Players: Sick of playing the same old Cross Harp (Second Position) riffs? I’ll give you years of exciting riffs, Blues scales, and solos to work with — in positions that you’ve never dreamed of!
For use with any standard ten-hole harmonica, David Harp's new book uses his well-established easy-to-learn system to help both beginners and advanced players. Beginners will learn by playing his easy blues/rock riffs and solos, and will learn how to create their own. More advanced players - who may well be tired of playing the same old 2nd position cross harp riffs - will find all kinds of new riffs, scales and solos in this book!
Incidentally - if you don't know what 'positions' are on the harmonica: diatonic harmonicas are available in different keys. A "C" harmonica, of course, features notes from the C major scale, including B natural. To play "C" blues - which often means playing Bb rather than B-natural - you can use a key of "F" harmonica (whose notes are equivalent to the C harmonica, except for Bb.) This is called playing in second position. Following the circle of fifths, playing a Bb harmonica in the key of C is third position, playing an Eb harmonica in the key of C is fourth position, and playing an Ab harmonica in the key of C is fifth position. 6th - 12th positions are also possible but rarely used. Here is a listing of related products.
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