I've been playing Richter forever. Just found my Oskar minor harps as I re-arranged my harp cases. Forgot how good they sound. I'll be heading back to your videos. Good info -thanks.
I love the minor Key harmonica. I just like the minor sound better than the major. I bought a hohner marine band harmonica in am and it sounds amazing. Good video. First time i see one of your films.
If your band’s playing in Gm you are playing a Natural Minor C harmonica. If the band’s playing in Am you reach for a Natural Minor D harmonica. Natural Minors are more commonly played in Second Position Cross harp. If you play the same Natural Minor letter key on your harp as the band is playing, it’ll sound very off
You can! You would play in 4th position to get the relative minor on a diatonic harmonica. It is a little more complicated to play because the scale starts on hole 3 with a whole step bend. The rest of the scale is very easy, no bends. The downside is that you don’t have the chords available unless you play a minor tuned harmonica.
Nathaniel Aiken The Melody Maker is a great harmonica. I like and use them a lot especially in major keys. If you want to play in minor keys you have to play it in different positions than crossharp. Because the tuning is a little different than a regular diatonic harp you have to work out the positions. In this video I’m simply saying if you want an easy way to play crossharp in a minor key then use a natural minor harmonica. There are many other ways to play in minor keys, this is just one of them. Here’s my video of how to play in a minor key on a regular diatonic harmonica ua-cam.com/video/Ub4h-Ha71e4/v-deo.html
Nice video Joe. I've been intrigued by the Minor key harmonicas, the sound reminds me of a melodica slightly, could be good for Gospel or even Reggae. When I get a bit of extra cash, I'll try one out. Well done on hitting over 700 subscribers. I think I might have helped pushed you over the 720 mark when I subscribed ha!. Loving your tutorials. Cheers.
Anthony Monaghan Thanks! Yes the natural minor harp is great for reggae. Also the Hohner Autovalve harmonica works great for reggae. It is a double reed setup in the harmonica. My friend and teacher Tulsa Read showed me that.
Juan Blas Becerra This video deals with playing the Lee Oskar Natural Minor harmonicas only. They are already labeled in the cross harp key so you just need to use the harp in the same key as the song and this will give you the chords as well.
Yea but it’s fun to play different key harmonicas! There’s the chromatic harmonica which is an awesome instrument. I think all the different harmonicas compliment each other.
weirdo confusing.. if you start play harmonica in key C and you want second harmonica as C minor harmonica you have to buy G minor harmonica ! :D wad da f :v
I've been playing Richter forever. Just found my Oskar minor harps as I re-arranged my harp cases. Forgot how good they sound. I'll be heading back to your videos. Good info -thanks.
I love the minor Key harmonica. I just like the minor sound better than the major. I bought a hohner marine band harmonica in am and it sounds amazing. Good video. First time i see one of your films.
I agree the minor key harmonicas are a lot of fun.
very nice job keep it up you are the best may god bless you
Thanks a lot
were out here diggin it..
Great info and Vid! Thanks !!
Can you tell me in which key is the harmonica used in the video: “Taratata Extra : Kaléo "Break My Baby" (2020)” please?
Great video!!
Thanks!
Nice work Joe, thank you ;)
Enjoy Harmonica Thanks again!
Haha I just bought my first one In harmonic minor
If your band’s playing in Gm you are playing a Natural Minor C harmonica.
If the band’s playing in Am you reach for a Natural Minor D harmonica.
Natural Minors are more commonly played in Second Position Cross harp. If you play the same Natural Minor letter key on your harp as the band is playing, it’ll sound very off
Lee Oskar and some other brands are labeled in 2nd position as stated in video.
ie a C major harp for A minor or F major harp for D minor
You can! You would play in 4th position to get the relative minor on a diatonic harmonica. It is a little more complicated to play because the scale starts on hole 3 with a whole step bend. The rest of the scale is very easy, no bends. The downside is that you don’t have the chords available unless you play a minor tuned harmonica.
Just bought one
Great!
Thanks a lot
Ammar Khan Thanks, glad you liked it!
See, I thought a "Melody Maker" Lee Oskar harp would be for melodies! Now you are saying I need the "Natural Minor" harp for that?
Nathaniel Aiken The Melody Maker is a great harmonica. I like and use them a lot especially in major keys. If you want to play in minor keys you have to play it in different positions than crossharp. Because the tuning is a little different than a regular diatonic harp you have to work out the positions. In this video I’m simply saying if you want an easy way to play crossharp in a minor key then use a natural minor harmonica. There are many other ways to play in minor keys, this is just one of them. Here’s my video of how to play in a minor key on a regular diatonic harmonica ua-cam.com/video/Ub4h-Ha71e4/v-deo.html
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Lee Oskar devrait faire aussi des tablatures do mineur.
We're playing long train running by the Doobie Brothers in the key of g minor. What harp do I need?
Are all brands of minor key harp labeled in 2nd position, or is it just the Lee Oskar?
As far as I know it’s just the Lee Oskar harmonicas. Although there could be others that I don’t know about.
Seydel also labels NM in crossharp.
Nice video Joe. I've been intrigued by the Minor key harmonicas, the sound reminds me of a melodica slightly, could be good for Gospel or even Reggae. When I get a bit of extra cash, I'll try one out. Well done on hitting over 700 subscribers. I think I might have helped pushed you over the 720 mark when I subscribed ha!. Loving your tutorials. Cheers.
Anthony Monaghan Thanks! Yes the natural minor harp is great for reggae. Also the Hohner Autovalve harmonica works great for reggae. It is a double reed setup in the harmonica. My friend and teacher Tulsa Read showed me that.
hello, nice tutorial. I would like to ask how do you do when blues' progression is I I I I IV IV I I VI V I V .. thank you !
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Hi, If the guitarrist plays in Gm , don’t you have to buy a Cm Harmonica to play in crossharrp?
Juan Blas Becerra This video deals with playing the Lee Oskar Natural Minor harmonicas only. They are already labeled in the cross harp key so you just need to use the harp in the same key as the song and this will give you the chords as well.
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There must be another way to be able to play any song, without buying 100 different harmonicas:)
Yea but it’s fun to play different key harmonicas! There’s the chromatic harmonica which is an awesome instrument. I think all the different harmonicas compliment each other.
Chromatic..hard to bend..listen to Toots Thiesman..
@Sid Guetierrez WHY??
@Coleman Rowan what did i tell you? I started 56 years ago..i just gave you the Best Harp Shortcut! and love the harp and play from your Heart..
Why not just use a harp that is a relative minor?
See my explanation in your other question.
Я думал он соли даст, а он просто обзор с гаммами сделал.
Eminor how to play
those were not all minor chords.... the 5 was major
and it sounded wrong
Sort of. He really played the flat 7 major chord instead of the V chord (F maj instead of Dm in the key of Gm).
Hey Joe, are you a cyclist? Lp
J.L. Pryce Yes, I love riding especially off road touring and going on camping trips on my bike.
@@HarmonicaJoecom I hope you are well and with c harmonica Gary skiller s a .Australia.
Gary Skiller Thanks Gary! Best to you!
weirdo confusing.. if you start play harmonica in key C and you want second harmonica as C minor harmonica you have to buy G minor harmonica ! :D wad da f :v
Check out my videos on minor key harmonica playing, they explain everything.