Many beginning harmonica players want to play blues.
Harmonica key of g blues.
The bb is a lovely in between harmonica.
However most blues harmonica is played in second position where the harmonica key is different to the key of the song.
Having a single reed for each note.
Most blues use the notes of a pentatonic scale and playing a g tuned harp gives you access to notes that complement the pentatonic c scale especially on draw notes those on which you inhale to produce those wailing bent notes that are a cornerstone of blues harp technique.
Each diatonic harmonica includes the notes that belong to just one key such as the key of c g or b flat.
This means you can play in the key of f.
E a a d.
So finding the correct key is educated guesswork.
What s the best key for blues harmonica playing.
The diatonic is a single reed harmonica with only one reed to play each note.
As always you need a harmonica which matches the key of each blues song.
If it weren t for the case i d give this harmonica 5 stars.
Blues songs are usually in e a g c or d with e a and g the most common.
G 1 a 2 b 3 c 4.
Other keys are used but these are the most common particularly with guitar players.
Instead most techniques will feel relatively easy on it.
This one and the hohner special 20 which is quite different from the blues deville are my two favorites.
First we review harmonica keys for second position blues.
So we will need to choose a c harmonica to play a g blues.
Key of a and key of g both great but only the one in the key of a came with a functional case.
Then you will have the right harmonica for the blues song or any song you want to play 2nd position on.
Details about second position blues harmonica are in the lessons at my harmonica academy site.
Watch this video and you will find out the secret.
The harmonica will let you play in the key of a also an easy key for guitarists.
You can see this is true by checking what harmonica would i choose for a g blues count up from the song key.
The standard diatonic harmonica comes in 12 standard keys.
It is not too high and screechy or too low and slow.
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Indeed traditionally bb is the harmonica you start on.
