Instant Harp / Position Finder & Instant Scale Degree Finder Cards
A set of two cards with wheels that you move to change the root note.
- One card shows you what harp to choose to play a song in a particular key depending on what position you want to play in. It shows you all twelve positions.
- The other card shows you all twelve scale degrees in the key or root note of your choice. You can use this information to transpose keys, find out the notes in various scales or chords, and then find them on your harmonica.
Richard designed these cards after being frustrated with circle of fifths wheels that packed in so much information that you end up with a headache from trying to ignore all the information that does not answer your immediate questions as a harmonica player:
1. How to quickly see the options you have for playing in different positions.
Most harp players can figure out 1st, 2nd and 3rd position fairly quickly from memory, but 5th, 4th, 12th positions don’t always come to mind fast enough when you are playing with a band. When you use this tool you end up experimenting a lot more with the lesser used positions because you know what your options are quickly in the heat of battle...
2. How to decode scale degree formulas for chord progressions, scales, and arpeggios quickly instead of having to construct the notes of the 12 scales off the top of your head. The scale degree finder is also very popular with song writers and people who play other instruments.
The cards are made of laminated card stock with a riveted wheel. They will ship ASAP, and USA orders will get an email from hotrodharmonicas giving you a tracking number. If you are ordering from outside the USA, there may be additional shipping charges for your order and I will contact you with options.
As of March 5th, 2024 you now have pdfs with additional charts and instructions that give you a lot more background information as well as reference materials including scale degree and note layout charts and the music theory behind the major scale and how it relates to the circle of fifths... When you buy the circle wheels please accept the option for marketing emails - you will be put on a list that gets the additional pdfs as well as additional case histories and examples of how to use the wheels...