Features:

The Lee Oskar Natural Minor Harmonica is perfect for playing minor music in 2^nd Position, such as minor Blues, Reggae, Latin, Funk and Hip Hop.

Note Layout

Key Chart

Lee Oskar Natural Minor Harmonica

The Lee Oskar Harmonicas Natural Minor is a very useful harp that makes it much easier to play many musical genres that would otherwise be very difficult to play on the Standard harmonica tuning. Even if a player could master the highly advanced techniques that would be necessary to play certain melodies, one still would not have the chords and Minor scale notes that the Natural Minor provides.

Natural Minor harps have a very bluesy, soulful sound that’s perfect for playing Minor Blues, Reggae, Ska, Latin, Funk, R & B, Hip Hop.

Model: 1910N – Labeled in 2^nd Position – Green Label

Available in 12 Keys (Listed low to high):
Dm, Ebm, Em, Fm, F#m, Gm, Abm, Am, Bbm, Bm, Cm, Dbm

About the Natural Minor Harmonica

This fabulous tuning is set up to play Minor music easily, without straining the lips, the lungs or the mind!

• Note: The key labeled on the Natural Minor Harmonica is indicated by playing from the (draw / inhale – Cross Harp / 2^nd Position) .
• Natural Minors can be played in 2^nd Position (Cross Harp), to achieve the Natural Minor scale and the relative Major Scale.
• Starting from blow (1^st Position / Straight Harp) you are playing in a Dorian Scale.
• 2^nd Position / 1^st Position key labels are identified at the ends of the comb.

In 2^nd Position, many of the draw notes can be bent and this allows for a much more expressive, fluid style of playing. 2^nd Position is a very popular style used by most players for today’s music.

Understanding 1^st / 2^nd Position

Although it is possible to play in many keys of music on any one harmonica by using various positions, most players use only the first two positions, 1^st Position also known as Straight Harp, (starting from Blow) and 2^nd Position also known as Cross Harp (starting from Draw). For more information see: Understanding 1^st / 2^nd Position

Comparison:

To make a Gm Natural Minor, we started with a C Major Diatonic (which plays in G in 2^nd Position).

We flatted 5 reeds to make it into a minor tuned harmonica. (Shown in yellow below)

Then we labeled it in the 2^nd Position key, Gm.

This tuning is intended to be played in 2^nd Position (on the draw).

Notice how the available bends have changed.

Major Diatonic Harmonica

Example: Key of C
Labeled in the 1^st Position Key (shown in orange as #4 Blow)

Natural Minor Harmonica

Example: Key of Gm
Labeled in the 2^nd Position Key (shown in green as #2 Draw)

Natural Minors are key-labeled in 2^nd Position.

This makes it easy to know which key of Natural Minor to use.

To play Minor music in the key of G minor, in 2^nd Position, use a Gm Natural Minor harmonica. It’s that simple! Gm for Gm.

Or to play in the key of A minor, in 2^nd Position, use a Am Natural Minor harmonica. Am for Am… etc.

Natural Minors provide five flatted notes for playing Minor music.

Model:	1910N
Manufacturer:	Lee Oskar