Playing 1st, 2nd, 3rd position blues harmonica over one song

[@davidswaney2553]

Another great, informative lesson.helps in demystifying the positions for me.

[@Harmonica123]

right on

[@TheOnlineBusker]

Wow 3rd position sounds amazing!! (as does 2nd!!) wish I could play like that!

[@mollylemonk]

Your tone has improved TENFOLD since I last came here years ago, and it was spooky good then. Beautiful playing.

[@Harmonica123]

why thanks! i work on it every day.

[@Harmonica123]

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[@bighardbooks770]

That was ... Excellent, sir 😉🇮🇪🤠

[@Harmonica123]

thanks

[@danielcervantes3400]

I do exactly the same, but I only keep the second position, it gives another charm to the song I'm playing .. !!! Greetings from Argentina...!!!

[@goranpavic5377]

You are great ronnie!

[@Harmonica123]

thank you

[@_Jarkor]

I've doing it for a while, really good exercise. Thanks man! Hope your summer is better than mine, just rain in Sweden.

[@chrisjaybecker]

If you wanted to do all 5 "Chicago" positions, you could play A on a C harp (4th Position), and A on an F harp (5th Position.) Those are the 5 positions as acknowledged by Little Walter, Junior Wells, and Walter Horton. There's also a useable 6th Position and a useable 12th Position, but we're kinda stretching things a bit at that point.

[@andydunn5673]

Great little lesson It’s a just beyond me at the moment But I am practicing like crazy See you in Edinburgh at the weekend Outside the Harmonica weekend are you playing any venue and if so where Would love to see you live Thanks again And see you soon

[@Harmonica123]

No, but Friday night I'll be performing so theres that. See ya soon.

[@andydunn5673]

Ronnie Shellist brilliant, I’ll be watching Friday night

[@heiko6983]

That`s great man. Really a revelation for me. I love second, third and fith position. But I have never had the idea to switch harps, staying in the same key in a single song. I do not know why. Sometimes it needs the outside to have an insight. Thanks man. I wish You knew, how You helped me with this video😊

[@Harmonica123]

:) Might have to offer up a class just on that topic and explore various applications of this approach.

[@heiko6983]

@@Harmonica123 This would be great😀

[@zachvanslyke4341]

Way way cool... I’ve tried stuff similar but not exactly that... Awesome idea You sound great as ever btw man Thank you for the video, it is appreciated 🙏

[@Harmonica123]

right on

[@landztranz]

Important lesson! Tnx!

[@larryhaynes1970]

Great video, thank you sir!

[@Harmonica123]

you are welcome!

[@rayobannon]

Gawd... I'll need time to absorb this but WOW, thank you for this GREAT explanation. :)

[@chrishumphries1516]

Thank You ! Make my world a fun place bro

[@Harmonica123]

Chris Humphries 😎✌🏼

[@woogieman007]

I love the sound of 3ed position like a chromatic, wish I could play 3ed but can't bend/blow well. But I play a bit Chromatic for minor blues

[@stephenbouchelle7706]

I use 3rd for clearly minor blues, but you do a great job with “straight” blues. I will try sticking to third on all my jam trax for a while. Can you do one on 5th - (E on a C harp I think)? I started with Green Onions. It’s a pretty cool position. I’d like to hear you on 5th. I’m sure that would expand my understanding of it.

[@Harmonica123]

not much of an improvisor outside of 1st 2nd and 3rd. I do use 4th,5th for melodies but I need to work on improvisation in those positions. :)

[@cleitonnascimento9502]

2 position is Very good

[@davidswaney2553]

Is it the blues scale on each of the harps? If so, where is that scale located on the instrument specifically in each position?

[@carlosparra2805]

👏🏻👏🏻

[@toddsaedify]

is it usually second position as back up?

[@Harmonica123]

Todd Saed Not necessarily but often

[@Harmonica123]

mostly this a loose discussion on how and when to use this approach with the example of me demonstrating

[@toddsaedify]

are E, G, A, Bflat, the main keys for blues? what are the others?

[@Harmonica123]

not sure there are "main keys" as I've played in all the keys in the context of blues. that said, I play in E,A,G plenty on a A, D, C tons. I'd own C,A,G,D and Bb harmonicas before others.

[@iamrishio]

Don’t really understand. First position of an A harp is the Key of A. I am hearing it in the blues key of E which is like the key of Em. So I think he is playing the key of E blues with different harps.

[@Harmonica123]

no this is not correct. Every harmonica is being played in the key of E in various positions (different key harmonicas).

[@goranpavic5377]

A is in e 2nd Ab is Eb second p

[@Harmonica123]

correct, but I didn't discuss playing in E or Eb in this clip just to be clear

[@bharpo]

The backing music is too low..

[@goranpavic5377]

Bb is f in 2nd,B is f# ronnie i think!

[@Harmonica123]

yes that's true..use a Bb played in F for 2nd and B harp for F# in 2nd

[@danieldaniel2459]

Where is the difference???

[@Harmonica123]

not sure exactly what you're asking but the difference between 1st, 2nd & 3rd position is that the scales are different so this is why we change key harmonicas. it's great for switching up your phrasing and having a different tone by switching key harmonicas. not sure that answers the question.

[@danieldaniel2459]

@@Harmonica123 Aaaaaah thanks yeah that's my question ^^ So the 1st position is the highest key?

[@danieldaniel2459]

And I thought the 1st is the solo, the second is the background and so on...

[@Harmonica123]

@@danieldaniel2459 the highest key of the 3 harps I used is the D harp, then A , then G. You can solo in any of the positions or play background in any position, with some practice.

[@Harmonica123]

@@danieldaniel2459 nope just examples of improvising in each position