One of the harmonica mavens at Harp Depot's members forum shared an historical anecdote about the genesis of Taps. His version, although it was a beautiful story, was later disputed. But just the mention of Taps provoked an onrush of memories and patriotic (although not necessarily pro-war) feelings that fueled a thread that as of this writing is still active. One of the senior members suggested it would be a nice gesture to those who are in harm's way to play taps every night on the harp at 2200. That's 10 pm for you civilians. I figured out how to do it in 1st position. One of the forum guys has the 2nd position tabs posted on the forum.
Taps 1st Position
3b 3b 4b / 3b 4b 5b / 3b 4b 5b / 3b 4b 5b / 3b 4b 5b / 4b 5b 6b 5b 4b 3b / 3b 3b 4b
Playing Taps every night won't overtly change anything. The war won't suddenly end. We won't miraculously gain insight and empathy for our enemies and countries won't, as the bumper sticker says, start waging peace. But the effect of sending out positive vibes to the universe, in whatever form you choose, should not be underestimated. At the very least, in that moment, you're feeling pretty good. Try it on a C harp and see if you don't get chills.
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