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John O'Carroll
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John O'Carroll
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Joined: 04/13/00
Posts: 173
02/26/2003 1:56 pm
Major scale, usually you'll find the root ("A") at the 4th BLOW hole. Each hole is two notes (BLOW & DRAW). So the 4th hole is blow A, Draw B. 5th is blow C#, draw D, 6th is blow E, draw F#. 7th hole changes to DRAW G#, BLOW A. Wish I had my harp here to confirm this, but I'm pretty sure this is how it goes.

You'll also need to use a technique called "tongue blocking". Done properly, you'll sound only 1 note at a time. Essentially, your mouth will cover 4 holes. Use your tongue to block the 3 holes on the left, so sound only comes out of the unblocked hole. Will take some time to perfect. Then there's the draw / blow technique and some other techniques a real harp player could elaborate on. This will get you started though.