[Harp-L] Positions



Marc writes:

"Is there a good online resource (or book) that explains the "positions" better?"

I'd suggest checking out a few places. It's a bit slow loading this morning, but G's "Harp-On Harmonica Resources" site probably has a good description:

http://www.angelfire.com/music/harmonica/

Similarly, MyQuill's excellent site is probably a good place to start:

http://myquill.cc/

Also, there have been some excellent descriptions of this in the harp- l archives over the years:

http://harp-l.org/pipermail/harp-l/

These should get you the answers you need. Basically, each position follows the "circle of fifths" (a very old concept in Western music), and can be described as such: first position is the key of the harp; second is a fifth above that; third a fifth again higher than second; fourth a fifth above third; etc...till you get to twelfth and return to first position again, which is why it is called a "circle"--it is a self-contained system (in Western 12-tone theory). MyQuill's page has a good diagram of the circular relationship.

Hope this helps.



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