Re: [Harp-L] 3rd Position Tunes

[IronMan Mike Curtis <ironmanmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, all except Scarboro Fair also play well in 4th position  
with no bending.  Others for 3rd position are A Taste Of Honey, Take  
5 (tho I prefer 4th for this), Work Song (ditto), Fever (yup), and  
lots and lots more.

It's easy to find good positions for songs.  Ionian mode (1st  
position - C on a C harp) has the normal major "do re mi fa so la ti  
do" major scale.  Mixolydian scale (2nd position, G on a C harp) is  
the same, except that the 7th note (ti) is flatted.  Dorian scale  
(3rd position, D minor on a C harp) has flatted "ti" (7th) and  
"mi" (3rd.)  Aeolian mode (4th position, A minor on a C harp) has  
flatted "mi", "la", and "ti" (3rd, 6th, and 7th).

Technically, positions do not equal modes.  Fortunately, this won't  
matter until you need to know :-)

On Mar 27, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Scott Albert Johnson wrote:

> House of the Rising Sun is also an outstanding 4th position tune.   
> I usually play it switching between 4th (mostly) and 3rd (sparingly).
>   -s-
>
> On 3/26/06, Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > House of the Rising Son
> >
> > Harpin' in Colorado,
> > --Ken M.
>
>
>
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