Finally. There is a definitive reference guide available for Harmonicas in each and every key. This ground breaking series unlocks the musical power of the 10-hole major diatonic Harmonica.
One key at a time, eachisdesigned to present detailed musical information for beginners, intermediate and advanced players who are either music readers or non-reading players. Learn the notes, intervals, bends, overbends, dyads, chords, arpeggios,modesand scales that are specific to each Harmonica key.
There is also a special section in each book showing other types of diatonic Harmonicas and the variations unique to them like - extreme bending, low-tuned, octaveandtremolo-tuned models and more.
Contents
How To Use This Book
The Staff and Notes
INTERVALS
Understanding Intervals
Range of the 10-hole Db Diatonic Harp
BENDING and OVERBENDING
Bending, The Intervals
Overbending, The Intervals
Understanding the Db Major Diatonic Scale, Seven Modes and 12 Positions, The Circle of 5ths and Db Positions
POSITIONS, MODES and SCALES
1st Position: Ionian (Major)
Db major scale, Db major scale with bends Playing Db Blues Db Mixolydian, Db Dorian,
Dbm pentatonic scale, Db blues scale, Db blues progression
2nd Position: Mixolydian (Major)
Ab7 scale, Ab7 scale with a bend
Playing Ab Blues
Ab Dorian, Abm pentatonic scale, Ab blues scale, Ab blues progression
3rd Position: Dorian (minor)
Ebm7 scale, Ebm7 scale w/ bends
Playing Eb Blues
Ebm pentatonic scale, Eb blues scale, Eb blues progression
4th Position: Aeolian (minor)
Bb natural minor scale,
Bb natural minor scale with a bend
Playing Bb Blues
Bbm pentatonic scale, Bb blues scale,
Bb blues progression
5th Position: Phrygian (minor)
F Phrygian, F Phrygian with bends Playing F Blues
Fm pentatonic scale, F blues scale, F blues progression
6th Position: Locrian (minor)
C Locrian, C Locrian with a bend
Playing C Blues Cm pentatonic scale, C blues scale, C blues progression
12th Position: Lydian (Major)
Gb Lydian, Gb Lydian with bends
Playing Gb Blues
Gb major pentatonic scale, Gb major blues scale, Gb blues progression