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Levels of achievement harmonica keys

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Fri, 10/13/2017 - 21:14
hasan
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Hello Mr. Barrett

For levels of achievement for example level 1, there is a song called walk with me in the key of E harmonica. can i use another key to record that song? because i dont own an E harmonica.

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Sat, 10/14/2017 - 05:50
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David Barrett
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Hello hasan. The song is in

Hello hasan. The song is in the key of E, using the A Harmonica (this is what's called 2nd Position... you'll learn about this in Music Theory Study 2). I recommend you purchase an A Harmonica if you don't have it, it's the key used for all the beginning material (and most the material on the site in general... it's the most common harmonica used for blues). Another option is to change the key of the music to match your harmonica with a program like the Amazing Slow Downer (www.ronimusic.com).

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Sun, 10/15/2017 - 07:54
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I have an A harmonica,

I have an A harmonica, thanks for the answer.

by the way i want to ask you about hohner pro harp. do you recommend it ? and is marine band 1896 fine ?

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Sun, 10/15/2017 - 08:15
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Great. Both of those

Great.

Both of those harmonicas are good. I commonly recommend the Hohner Special 20 for a lesser expensive harmonica and the Hohner Crossover if you don't mind spending a little more money on your hobby.

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