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Colours of the harp
strings and the musical scale Harp strings are colour-coded
according to the note on the musical scale so that you know
where to place your fingers. In Europe, the standard code
is: Red: C; Blue or black (Bl): F; Plain
string: A,B,D,E,G or
C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C As they are arranged, the strings form
the scale of C. There are 8 notes in the Western
musical scale: So the sequence of strings
is: C
D E F
G A B C
D E F
etc.
the scale of C starts on C,
D is the second note,
E is the third,
F the fourth,
G the fifth and then the alphabet starts again, with
A the 6th,
B the 7th and
C as the 8th completes the scale.
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