David's Tip of the Day: 7 Positions in One Scale - Part 8 (6th Position)

Our next position starts on the 6th Scale Degree of the Major Scale and is called 4th Position... this is playing in the key A on the C Harmonica. The Mode created is called the Natural Minor Mode (also known as the Relative Minor of C).

The notes are as follows:
A B C D E F G A (same notes as the C Major Scale, just starting from A)

Intervals:
Whole | Half | Whole | Whole | Half | Whole | Whole

Scale Degrees (Relative to its equivalent Major Scale):
1 2 Flat-3 4 5 Flat-6 Flat-7 8

Full Scale:
1+ 1 2+ 2" 2 3"
3" 3 4+ 4 5+ 5 6+ 6
6 7 7+ 8 8+ 9 9+ 10
10 10'+ 10+

Though not a common mode, it can be a great solution for songs that are in minor and use the 6th scale degree often (as blues players we commonly play in 3rd Position for minor, but the 6th [3'] is uncommon for players use... so it's hard to find examples of players using this for you to copy). It's a bit awkward to have the lower octave root note as 3", but with practice it can start to feel natural.