Progress, realization, new gear, and a few minor questions?

@cloves-fibs0f - thanks for the update! Glad the journey is going well.

For the G harp, if you’re sticking with Hohner, I’d highly recommend a Marine Band Deluxe. I prefer the tone to the Crossover, better tuning for chords than the Crossover, and it’s cheaper to boot!

3rd position in it’s easiest form is best for a “Dorian sound” (Minor with a major 6th scale degree. D to D on the white keys. Riders on the Storm, One Como Va, So What, Messin’ With the Kid…)

Natural Minor harp plays in “Natural Minor.” :rofl: So you’ve got the minor 6th scale degree accessible. (A-A on the white keys, The Thrill is Gone, Saint James Infirmary…) It’s really nice if you have a i and a iv in the chord progression, you can play those chords.

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Regarding Key labels - Lee Oskar labels them in the 2nd position key. So if you want to play an Am blues, you ordered an Am harp.

I ordred a Hohner Natural Minor from my customizer and asked for an Am Natural Minor, and what I got is a harmonica that plays in Em!! Oof. :see_no_evil: To me it’s weird that it’s labeled “A Natural Minor” when that’s not the key you can play in. I’m not sure if that was him. I think that’s how Hohner labels them. So just ask if you’re buying a Hohner and confirm. But I beleive a “C Natural Minor” Hohner harmonica plays 2nd position in the key of Gm. So confusing!

Hope that helps.

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