Tuning - Country Tuning, Part 2
Sat, 03/12/2011 - 09:37
The goal of Country Tuning is to play in Major in 2nd Position. Now... we can already play in Major in 2nd Position, but with the added F# (seventh scale degree) it makes it MORE major! ;-). To achieve this, 5 draw is raised from F to F#. Here's what you get...
C E G C E G C E G C = BLOW
D G B D F# A B D F A = DRAW
The beauty of this tuning is that you can bend the 5 draw F# down to F to achieve the bluesy flat-7th if you wish... so, it can be undone with good technique. No other changes are needed because the F# can be achieved on the low end of the harmonica by playing 2' and the high end by playing 9'+. You can order this tuning by asking for "Country Tuning" or make it yourself by watching Harp Tech Study 3.
