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Ray-Wp:

--- Quote from: Gnarly He Man on May 09, 2009, 09:29:54 AM ---So you and your wife play--
Do either or both of you also play another instrument?
Gary
PS Welcome to chromatic harmonica wonderland!
G

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I am the only one interested in the harmonica, my wife plays the ukulelee.

Ray-Wp:
Thank all of you for the great information and the welcome that you gave me.  I really like this forum and the way it is laid out.  You will see me here more often.
Ray

Gnarly He Man:

--- Quote from: Ray-Wp on May 11, 2009, 06:46:56 AM ---I am the only one interested in the harmonica, my wife plays the ukulele.

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That's probably better anyway--it's a nice combination.
I tune my uke such that the fourth string, the "high one on the bottom" in reentrant tuning, is low--so it's G C E A but the G is low.
Again, thanks for checking in and welcome to the forum . . .
G

Ziggy:
There is a great software called "Harping"

Here's a link:
http://www.harpingmidi.com/download.html

It is shareware, so you can try it out for free. (only $19.95 USD if you decide to buy it)
Harping has a variety
of ways to view music. By notes, by tab, or you can view a Harmonica
graphic which will show you what holes to play.

It works with most diatonic and chromatic tunings.
You find the tune you want to play in MIDI format, open it in Harping,
then through the Mixer (Find it in "View" you can select what part of
the song you want to learn.

Another nice touch, the Harping Tab is done on a standard staff, so
while you are learning the songs by number you are also learning to
read music.

Because I am legally blind and have trouble differentiating between
lines and spaces on a staff. Harping has opened the door for me.

It is more fun learning songs than just scales.
Try it, you'll like it!
Ziggy

Ziggy:

--- Quote from: Ray-Wp on May 09, 2009, 08:07:48 AM ---I can do this but it seems that it is quite a problem to remember where these notes are on the instrument, especially where some of the notes are duplicated on different holes, whooo!
     Anyway, I am here for your advice and counselling, and I really like the way this site is set up.
Ray

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Hi Ray,
Solo tuning is not that hard to figure out, once you understand why it is that way. Heck, I figured it out so it should be a piece of cake for you.

Notice, on the chart (for C and C Tenor )here:
http://www.angelfire.com/music/HarpOn/chromlayouts.html
, the first four holes. This is all you need to remember, because the pattern repeats every 4 holes increasing the tone by one octave.

When the slide is pushed in it raises the tone by a semi tone. So if you blow hole one, you get a C.
If you blow hole one with the slide in you get a C#.. OK?

But there is no such thing as a E# so when you blow hole two you get an E, but when you blow hole two with the slide in you get an F.

The same is true with the B. There is no B#, so when you raise it a semi tone you will get a C.

That’s why there are so many repeated notes. Eventually you’ll learn to use these notes to your advantage.

I hope this helps,
Ziggy

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