Tuning - Country Tuning & Paddy Richter Combined, Part 3

Playing in 2nd Position is all about bending... this is the primary reason we play in it. Though 1st Position has all of the notes of the major scale, bending is limited to non-chord tones until you reach hole 8. By tuning the standard harmonica to play in major in 2nd Position you now have the addition of being able to bend chord tones (notes of the one chord... our most important chord). We can of course, and do, play in 2nd Position major on a standard tuned diatonic harmonica by playing 3" and avoiding the 5 and 9 draws, but this slight change in tuning makes it easier. Try a tune like "Georgia on My Mind," this tuning works well.