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I recently posted a short where I’m playing the song Hallelujah in the key of F, in 2nd position, on a Bb Country-Tuned Harmonica and I’ve been getting a ton of people asking me:
What is a country-tuned harmonica?
This is a great question, and a fun subject that can open up a whole new world of expressiveness for you. The quick answer is, it’s a Country-Tuned Harmonica is a tuning that allows us to play major melodies in 2nd position.
If you’re a beginner harmonica player and you haven’t mastered bending yet, and you’re considering delving into this world, then you're gonna also want to consider the Lee Oskar Melody Maker tuning which is basically like a country-tuning with training wheels.
In this video, explain both tunings, and provide tabs for how to play a version of the song Hallelujah on each one.