I thought 3rd position on a C harmonica was D
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I do believe so as well. In my case I am looking for a 3rd position for scale G. So that would be reversed F. F in 3rd is G Dorian.
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71 and still blowin it(pun intended)! It was John Mayall in ‘68 and forever since that has a me mostly a blues guy. We’ll miss you John! Started messing around with harmonica about 1972. Last 36 years driving a semi truck it gave me lots of company. Nah I’m not professional but listening to myself from videos taken, I’m pretty good I think. So I’m really happy to have found this forum and website. Neck cancer and dentures have given me new challenges. But I’m finding new ways to do things. I prefer the Hohner Crossover harps. I like the Special 20 and the Marine but prefer the Crossover. Would love to hear/read some comments/opinions about other brands. Tried Suzuki and liked it a lot but not a game changer. Sorry for long introduction but I’m so excited to finally have harmonica playing people I can associate with!!! Thx Luke and everyone!
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Song G
1st position G
2nd position C
3rd position F
According to my Hohner chart.
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Yes 3rd position goes into Dorian scale. As Liam Ward discusses in one of his vids
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@sheryllnet - do you like your new harmonica? Has it been an improvement?
@pieter_heine - welcome to the forum! I’ve got an article on brands here: Which Harmonica to Buy? – The Best & Worst Harmonicas
@RedDwarf welcome to the forum. Excited to have you here as well. I grown to love the Marine Band Deluxe more that the Crossover. Check it out at Rockin’ Rons!
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Hello my name is markus and i am from austria.
I play the harmonica just alittle but already bought 2 marine band deluxe in g and c, hohner blues harp ms in c, golden melody progressive in c and a chromatic east top forerunner 2.0 in c
Since today i am the owner of a bushman game changer in D in the richter tuning (jdr trochilus)
And it play so good at least as good if not better than my hohner marine band deluxe and they are already realy good!
But i have a problem: i want to learn the notes that are possible with the bushman but the note layout is writen in funny numbers with sometimes points on the top or the bottom and i dont know how to read that!?
Please can somebody give me a explanation on how to change that numbers to normal notes, so i can play real songs with it?
Ps here is the link to the diagram that i cant read:
GReetings Eckus 
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I’m not that familiar with the game changer but it’s on my shopping list. But @Hogie.Harmonica I think has written a book on the subject. And in my opinion he’s brilliant at playing it. I play Diatonic and Chromatic but my Chromatic’s are solo tuned, I believe the game changer is like two Diatonics stuck together? I’m not entirely sure is tuned half a step or a whole step? Hogie would be the best guy to ask anyway he’s brilliant at this sort of stuff
@Eckus welcome to the forum. So glad to have you here! Can you please check out the existing thread on the GameChanger, and if your question hasn’t already been answered, post it there?
Thanks! So glad to have you here. And congrats on getting the Gamechanger!!!
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Hi there! My name is Adam West from Ohio, USA. I play diatonic and some bass harmonica too. I started out playing harp at blues jam sessions and any open mic I could find. I love the challenge of sitting in with songwriters and their original tunes.
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I did not know you’re from Ohio. Now I feel a lot less lonely as a harmonica player.
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Hi my name is Alex and I’ve been playing both chromatic & diatonic for a little while but still very much a beginner in many ways.
I’m UK based, and have lots of questions still to be asked. Thanking you in advance.
Kind regards
Alex
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Welcome @aibattuta !
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Cool, I’ve just been learning Chromatic for about six or seven weeks now, Started to figure it out. Diatonic I’ve been playing 30 years give or take
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@aibattuta welcome to the forum Alex! So glad to have you here bro. Let us know how we can help!
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Im in Dayton, how about you?
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I live near Sandusky.
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In July we have a buckeye harmonica meet up in NE Ohio with Danny G! Keep an eye out here on The forum as i plan on putting an announcement up. Tons of harmonica, food and fun.
March 11th in Cleveland
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I remember seeing stuff for that, but sadly, George Miklas will be there. If you don’t know, he has tried to manipulate me in the past because he thinks I can’t talk about ableist experiences with other harmonica players. He told me that I should go to ABA, sent a massive paragraphs long email saying that he knows my autism more than me because he hangs out with medical students and should “act more mature for my age”, tried to cancel me on Harp-L because he thinks I’M being manipulative, and nearly gaslit me using my mom’s email towards him. I can’t stand to see or hear him. I’m sorry, but I just can’t go.
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I am truly sorry to hear about your experience with GM. I hope you will not hold it against me when I try to get other harp players to come together later this year. Building community is of the utmost importance to me.
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