from the dark village: The Pre-War Marine Band

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Some harmonica folks wanted to see the other side of this so I am posting it.

Ashish Derhgawen said...: I'm pretty sure this is a 1920's Marine Band. Check Pat Missin's page -
http://www.patmissin.com/ffaq/q38.html; June 11, 2008 at 1:14 PM

Harmonica Key Change Table
Harmonica	1^st Position	2^nd Position	3^rd Position
	Straight Harp Commonly used for simple melodies and a folk-rock style. Your basic starting and/or ending place would be hole 4 blow.	Cross Harp. The most common position for blues, country, and rock. Your basic starting and/or ending place (point of resolution) would be hole 2 draw.	Third position Great for songs in minor keys and minor blues. Your basic starting and/or ending place (point of resolution) would be hole 4 draw.
If the song is in the you could play a harmonica in second position, or you could play a harmonica in third position. Webmasters, if you would like to place this table on your web site click here for instructions, courtesy of Harmonica Club.com.

Harmonica Key Change Table

Harmonica

1^st Position

2^nd Position

3^rd Position

Straight Harp

Commonly used for simple melodies and a folk-rock style. Your basic starting and/or ending place would be hole 4 blow.

Cross Harp.

The most common position for blues, country, and rock. Your basic starting and/or ending place (point of resolution) would be hole 2 draw.

Third position

Great for songs in minor keys and minor blues. Your basic starting and/or ending place (point of resolution) would be hole 4 draw.

If the song is in the you could play a harmonica in second position, or you could play a harmonica in third position.

Webmasters, if you would like to place this table on your web site click here for instructions, courtesy of Harmonica Club.com.