What's your favorite key and why?

cwayne7 · Newbie

RE: What's your favorite key and why?

Street Player Dude · Member

With all my harps, I aways seem to just rotate among three keys.

C: for working, strengthening my techniques; and with my recent entry into the world of Jon Gindick, gives me real hope that hey, I really can do this!

A: for chugging and rhythms; this from Richard Sleigh and others!

Bb: for playing dirty blues out on the street; my little Piedmont really does the trick on this!

But too, I just received a Low F from TurboHarp. And I have to wholeheartedly agree with Dutch. I really do enjoy the sound and feel of this key! Am glad I had enough sense and curiousity to try it out!

Smiles!

Keep on jammin' aww

Zardoz · Veteran Member

Clapton only.

DutchBones · Senior Member

Thanks for the tabs Z, Btw whose version do you listen to? Clapton, R.J. Cream?

Zardoz · Veteran Member

Here is the tab in 12 bars:

2D, 3/6B (2 beats), 2/5D, 3/6B
2/5D, 3/6B, 2/5D, 3D', 2D
2D, 3/6B (2 beats), 2/5D, 3/6B
4D',4D,4D',3D',2D

Play whole thing twice - 8 bars

1B,4B,3B,3D",1B,2B,3B,3B (played twice)

Back up top for 2 bars

1D, 2D",1D,2D",1D,1B,2B,3B,3D',2D,5D,4D,4B,3D',3D',2D (V,IV, I progression)

Let me know if you need addtional info on this one.

DutchBones · Senior Member

Which version of Crossroads are you playing? (there are so many covers)

Zardoz · Veteran Member

D right now. You can play a pretty good Crossroads in that key.

DutchBones · Senior Member

same here... I have a Bb on my desk everyday, because I keep going back to it.... 3rd position sounds great too on a Bb...

michael · Senior Member

Bb right now, but it changes. I don't know why.

DutchBones · Senior Member

Not the first time this question came up here (or any other forum) but the answer sometimes changes over time..

For me, it used to be Bb (B flat) but since I have a Low F, I'm only rarely touching my other harps... I just loooove the sound of a low F. How about you?