Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

In my post of Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:59 am (above), we see how changing eight reeds of a 12- or 16-hole Solo-tuned slide or non-slide harp--initially in C tuning--can be converted to a chord-rich harp in the key of G. Using those exact same reed changes, we can start with a Solo-tuned harp in the key o...

This one takes the idea above one small step further. A total of eight reeds are retuned--by either one or two semitones each.

https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/dow ... iew&id=461

Taking the top idea (two posts above this one) a little further ....

We can change a few more notes and recast the whole tuning into a G major context:

https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/dow ... iew&id=460

If the tuning above was part of a slide harp, and if the player needed a few more chords , then the six channels below might provide those needed chords on the low end of the slide-in layer. Note that this tuning requires altering seven reeds of a Solo-tuned harp. i chord (Cmin) - NEW II chord (Dmaj...

We can start with a slide or non-slide, 12- or 16-hole harp in Solo tuning , and by altering just five reeds, produce the following: I chord (Cmaj) ii chord (Dmin) iii chord (Emin) - NEW IV chord (Fmaj) - NEW V chord (Gmaj) - NEW vi chord (Amin) – NEW vii° chord (Bdim) ADDENDUM ON JANUARY 23: If the...

Taking the above idea a little further ....

We can change a few more notes and recast the whole tuning into a more blues-worthy G major context:

https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/dow ... iew&id=446

EdvinW: I am preparing answers to your excellent questions.

Taking the above idea a little further ....

We can change every F to an F#. This puts the whole tuning into a G major context:

https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/dow ... iew&id=444

https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/dow ... iew&id=477

We can start with a Lucky 13 that is factory-tuned in Solo tuning , and by altering just five reeds, produce the following: I chord (Cmaj) ii chord (Dmin) iii chord (Emin) - NEW IV chord (Fmaj) - NEW V chord (Gmaj) - NEW vi chord (Amin) – NEW vii° chord (Bdim) https://www.brendan-power.com/forum/dow...

When Super-Circular is truncated as in the post above, the vi chord (shown as Amin in this example) loses its root note. We can regain a full triad of the vi chord if we now raise the 6 blow note by two semitones . This change is shown below. While we are at it, we might also choose to raise the 6 d...