Re: [Harp-L] Re: Stevie Wonder Question

["Jonathan Metts" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, I always use the Circle of 5ths when naming positions, and I've 
never ready anything by Steve Baker.  I meant 4th position for Ab on a B 
harp.  Same reason I said that Stevie probably played in 1st position -- Ab 
on his Ab harp.  Is the song not in the key of Ab?  That's how I play it.

Jonathan Metts

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Dempster" <rick.dempster@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>; "Jonathan Metts" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:35 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Stevie Wonder Question


Jonathan;
                When you say '4th position' here, it seems you mean Eb on a 
B harp. So I assume you are using the terminology which seems to be somewhat 
passe these days, probably since Steve Baker's book.
                I learned the older terminology too, thanks to Tony 
Glover's book.
                Most people now seem to use the cycle of 5ths in naming 
positions now, so that Eb on a B harp would be termed 5th position.
                Personally, the whole 'position' terminlogy drives me nuts, 
as I have said on previous occasions.
                I prefer to assume a C harp, and in this case think of it 
simply as 'E on C'.
                No criticism intended here; just clarification.
Regards,
RD

> > > "Jonathan Metts" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 15/11/2007 3:43 >>>
"even Eb using an Ab diatonic harp (Boogie On Reggae Woman)."

I thought the consensus was that he played this song in 1st position on an
Ab harp.  From my experience, it also works in 4th position on a B harp.

Jonathan Metts

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