The natural minor harmonica has a bluesy and expressive sound, ideal for playing blues, rock, country, reggae, pop, and jazz in a minor key. This exceptional tuning makes it easy to play minor-key music without straining your lips, lungs, or mind! All the notes and chords that were missing from the major diatonic tuning for playing minor blues are present on the natural minor harmonica. It is designed to be played in second position (cross harp), rather than first position (straight harp). In second position, many draw notes can be bent, which allows for a much more expressive and fluid playing style. Second position is a very popular style used by most harmonica players in modern music.