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