DESCRIPTION:
For the first time on video, one of today's leading players provides a concise introduction to three of the commonest and easiest to use alternate tunings for diatonic harmonica, explained in simple and practical terms. Steve Baker has been recording and performing with Country Tuning, Natural Minor Tuning and Harmonic Minor tuning for decades and is a strong advocate of using them in situations where they make musical sense. If chosen so that they suit the song in question, they offer the player not only the missing notes, but also many chords and chord fragments which are not available in standard tuning, something which is not possible when overblowing on a standard harp. Just as open tunings have become a standard aspect of the modern guitarist's arsenal of tricks, these great harmonica tunings open up new perspectives for the diatonic harmonica player whose musical interests go beyond traditional blues.