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Situated in one of the
country`s biggest, liveliest and most popular shopping centres, Meadowhall,
Sheffield (right next to the M1 at Junction 34, with 12,000 FREE
Parking spaces). So Phone us on 0114 256 9089 (Seven Days and most evenings) |
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Expert
players often like to play CROSS HARP STYLE, enabling them to play in
a different key from the same harp. Many claim it gives new
possibilities and can feel better to play this way. |
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The picture above shows you how
you get a G scale froma C harp in this way (Draw notes are in small letters). |
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By starting from the third or the
sixth hole you can produce another scale, and therefore play in a
different key than the one the harp was designed for.
Obviously this can be
unsettling at first and is not for the beginner player! |
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WHAT CROSS HARP KEY DO I NEED? |
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To understand the diagram below
you only need to follow the key names shown below the music, the rest
is there for those who like musical explanations. |
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Simply
use the harp in the key immediately to the left of the one you
actually want to play in for cross harp style playing |
This is
because you do not actually need the extra sharp for the kind of
blues or rock music you are likely to be playing |
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The diagram
shows that you are using the harp in the key with one fewer sharps,
or if in C, F or a key with a flat in the name (e,g, e flat) you
might need one more flat than you thought! |
For example to
play in D cross harp style you can use a G harmonica, to play in flat
you can use a D FLAT. |
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Playing
in Minor Keys
We stock the
brilliant Lee Oscar Harps which are made in minor keys, but if you
have n`t got one handy try this.
Use a
normal major key harp and play from the 6th. hole draw upwards using
the harps shown to make the key in brackets.
C (a minor)
- G (E minor) - D (B minor) - A (F sharp minor) - E (C sharp minor) -
F (D minor) - B flat (G minor) - E flat (C minor) - A flat (F minor)
- D flat (B flat minor). |
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On second
thoughts, maybe you should just come and get a proper Lee Oscar minor
key harp! |
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Contact us by Email (checked daily) enquire@themusicbox.co.uk
Visit the Meadowhall Website:
www.meadowhall.co.uk |
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