Common harps, the circle of fifths, guitar strings and conspiracies
Sun, 09/25/2016 - 00:33
Has anyone else noticed that, what David Barrett points out are the 6 most common keys of harp (A, D, G, C, LF, Bb), happen to also be contiguous in the circle of fifths? Also, when playing crossharp, the roots of these keys are all on the open or 3rd fret of each of the lowest 3 strings on a guitar or bass (standard tuning) - that'd be the keys of E, A, D, G, C, F. Conincidence? Conspiracy? Some deeper hidden order of the universe?
Music is all maths when you get into it...(and the easiest keys for a guitarist to play in).