What Are The Harp's Notes?

Question

I've just started to play the harp & need to make sure that I know the notes.

So I know that C is the red string... when I play with my right hand is it e f g a b c d e f g

When I play w// my left hand what are the notes?

Am I even making sense? lol

Answer 1

Hi Sandy! I'm a harper too. You can e-mail me if you like; I'd be happy to help you with whatever questions you have. I'm pleased to hear that you've begun playing!

To answer your question accurately, I do need to ask:

What style of harp do you have--pedal or lever?

Do you have sharping levers?

Notes, by the way, are the way the music is printed--the black dots and lines. The sounds the harp makes are called tones. You're asking what tones the harp makes.

The tones duplicate along the entire range of the harp; if you're in the key of C (the scale that begins on the red C string), the tones are C D E F G A B C, and they are the same for both hands, as long as the harp is set for the same key along its range.