Street Theory

(What you need to know about Music Theory if you play Blues Harmonica)

by Keith P. Graham

Table of Contents

Why Learn Theory – Wherein I justify learning theory in the first place and explain exactly what street theory isn’t.
What Makes a Blues Song – Blues is:  Same Notes – Same chords – Same beat -Same words – Different Song. A wordy discourse where the author vents opinions.
Blues Three Chord Basics – Notes, Three little Chords, Circle of fifths, Harp positions.
Blue Notes – Flatten Down the Hatches, The Blues Scale is Coming!
Why Play Positions – Cross sounds great so why should you learn something that’s makes it harder to play the same thing?
First Position – Using Music Theory to find the good blues notes in First Position.
Third Position Just like Cross Harp, only different.