Having a hard time figuring out the key for the Harmonica part of this song. It sounds easy to play, but not much info on the 'net for it.
Any ideas?
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@Dk360 welcome to the forum my friend. Ah, good ole Mickey Raphael. What’s not to love?
This song is in the key of C, and is played on an F harmonica in 2nd position starting like this:
-4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4’ 4 -3" -3’ -3" -3" -3’ -3" -2
-1 1 2 -2 2 -2 -3’ -3" -2 2 -2 -3" -3’ -3 -3’ -3 -2 -1
2 -2 -3" -3 -2 -1
Love that country cross-harp stuff!
Learning the major pentatonic scale will help a lot with these types of tunes:
And of course it puts a great demand on working those -3 -3’ -3" half-step bend chops.
If you like this style, I recommend booking a lesson with Todd Parrott and asking him to teach you his country licks PDF’s.
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