After the earthquakes here in Venezuela , where I live, this tune and these lyrics came to mind
I play the Spanish version, RÉPLICAS, first on my Marine Band Deluxe. The English version, AFTERSHOCK, is on my JDR Ninja in Bb. I play both in 2nd position on the upper register.
I’d love to hear someone else play it, if you are game It’s pretty straightforward.
Here are some music tabs I made for it along with sheet music:
If you click the title it will send you to a playable version on Michael Eskin’s ABC music notation site.
Playing it on the low end of the harp sounds super cool, but it takes quite a bit of finesse to hit the bends right
In the sheet music, upper left corner, it says “Major Pentatonic Scale, G Harp” and you say that you play it in 2nd position (which would be in the key of D). Then in the first line of the sheet music you show a five note scale that is simply the first five notes of the G major scale – which is not the G major pentatonic scale. The major pentatonic scale of G is:
G A B D E
If you mean the major pentatonic scale of D then that would be:
I had copied the structure of the tabs from previous song. You are right
This is definitely not a pentatonic scale. The first line in the song is just a brief intro. These notes seemed to work for wanted to do.
I’ll take advantage of your comment to ask you a question since you seem to know what you’re talking about.
How do you denote a song in sheet music for a song played in 2nd position?
I’m thinking that this song I wrote is in 2nd position (D on a G harp) but maybe it’s just first position?
The notes definitely are more of G scale, lacking the C# anywhere in the song. I’m new at making sheet music. The notes seem to match better with a key signature in G rather than D.
I don’t know if there is a standard way to indicate that. You could write the harp key (as you did) and add that it is played in 2nd position.
Having said that, your song actually seems to be played in first position since only notes from the G major scale are used. So just leave out anything about which position is used or, alternatively delete the line “Major Pentatonic Scale” and perhaps change the line “G Harp (Standard Richter)” to something like “G Harp (Standard Richter, 1st Position)”.
I like the idea of indicating the harp and position being played. Still not sure if this particular song is in 1st or second position but I know how to play it
Seems to me that 2nd position uses the “blue note” of 3’ quite a bit, which I don’t use on this song. Though I start on the 6 blow, I’m thinking it’s actually 1st position. The last part of the song seems to anchor it there.
I’m currently trying to get the setlist for my next gig next Friday. I’ve been told by my stepdad that I could be playing the same five songs as last time, but I need to confirm it with my band leader just to make sure. The songs I played at the last gig were three CCR songs, “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”, and “Wagon Wheel”. Though I wish I played more of the 90s country music that I like as I bet everybody will be in awe when I bust out “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” on the harmonica (I’m talking about the Remix version with Terry McMillan on harp, not the original) like I did with “Ain’t Goin’ Down” at my parents’s wedding a few years ago.
Thank you for having a look at this , i tried it in D with a D harp but felt that some notes were not there. That looks like it’s down to my poor technique.
Here’s a WIP for an instrumental I’m working on. It’s more of a mixture between downtempo/lo-fi hip hop and the blues. I haven’t figured out the title yet, but I have the intro completed. This video has the intro and the raw recording for the harmonica.
The harmonica that was used is a Gen 1 Hohner Golden Melody in the key of C.
Well I’ve been watching a horse breaking show on the government streaming channel here called Breaking Wild in Nemaiah Valley in the Cariboo.
I love it and I’ve gone into full cowgirl mode. In my head only of course. I had a horse years ago and I thought it was bad to lose a dog but a horse is really up there too. Anyway. This is the mournful tune I’ve been working playing around. Trying to remember all @davidkachalon great advice about not drowning out the soloist and just adding rather than controlling the already great song. Let me know what you think.
The two R s are the critical practice focal points for me. Single note play has been and going forward playing tunes will sharpen them. I pick a tune that requires I move up and down the harp and it helps to play from a -3 to a mmmmm7. The two Rs I am referring to are rich notes and rhythm. I always played a bit fast but incorporating tunes like Moon River and the likes force me to slow down. It has helped. Its all about practice. I listen to the best players I can and all have a rich not, great rhythm and single note play. It seems this is what really separates to better players from the crowd. A song I heard A Summer Place is another one to work on rhythm and plating the high end draw notes.
I have one but cannot seem to coordinate the music and metronome. Best way for me is the be able to hear the song as i am playing it. Lyrics help, A ? if the rhythm increases and decreases how do you use a metronome to play a tune like this. I am an ear player. I was listening the one the of Herb Alpert albums I like. many of the tunes fit the harp well and I am wondering if a good harp player that knows the songs he likes can play them by ear. I am hot there yet but can get close on a couple. Your thoughts?
, where I live, this tune and these lyrics came to mind 
It’s pretty straightforward.
on the low end 
since you seem to know what you’re talking about.
it there.
