From: Michael Will Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 16:50:01 -0700 Subject: Re How many keys do I need (and now, which ones)
This skewed table is copy/pasted from my web page at http://wj.net/mic-l/harmonica.htm
It relates to these discussions on which harps to have, which ones to carry to gigs, etc. The idea is that using only the 3 most common position, it only takes 4 harps to cover all 12 keys. There are, of course, 3 different sets of 4 harps that work. If you can read diagonally, this table shows these sets...
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The most used positions are first (1st), second (2nd) and third (3rd). This table shows these positions for each harmonica key, which is the same as 1st position.
1st Position 2nd Position 3rd Position Set A E B 1 Bb F C 2 B F# C#/Db 3 C G D 1 Db Ab Eb 2 D A E 3 Eb Bb F 1 E B F# 2 F C G 3 F# C#/Db Ab 1 G D A 2 Ab Db Bb 3
The "sets" (with matching colors) show different 4-harp sets that will cover all 12 keys if you play in all 3 positions. In other words, with A, C, Eb, and F# harmonicas (set 1) you can play all 12 keys by playing positions 1, 2, and 3.
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