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Tabs For Chromatic Harmonica

The document discusses how to read chromatic harmonica tabs and explains the notes in major scales as played on a 12-hole chromatic harmonica in the key of C. It provides diagrams showing the blow and draw notes for each key in the chromatic harmonica and identifies the tonic, third, and fifth notes in each major scale. It also lists the other scales represented by each key.
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Tabs For Chromatic Harmonica

The document discusses how to read chromatic harmonica tabs and explains the notes in major scales as played on a 12-hole chromatic harmonica in the key of C. It provides diagrams showing the blow and draw notes for each key in the chromatic harmonica and identifies the tonic, third, and fifth notes in each major scale. It also lists the other scales represented by each key.
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Permission to republish this page kindly granted by AqueductThis post shows the notes included in the major scales and how they are played on a solo layout 12 hole chromatic harmonica in key of C. The idea is to help visualise the different keys. Repeated or choice notes are shown so you may make your own choice from the alternatives shown. In all
the diagrams, the upper two rows are the blow notes, and the lower two rows are the draw notes; the top and bottom rows are played with the slide pressed, as shown in the diagram for C Major. In all cases (for Ionian/Major) the tonic note is shown in red, the Third in green and the Fifth in blue.Chromatic Harmonica ScalesIn Western music theory
there are only 12 chromatic notes in an octave, so there are four enharmonics which are not shown in these tables:Fb which is the same note as EE# which is the same note as FCb which is the same note as BB# which is the same note as CYou can read more about music theory on this website.I have also added all the other scales each layout
represents, the tonic is the name of the scale. All references to minor scale are Natural Minor, for Harmonic minor raise the sixth (from minor tonic) a semi tone, for Melodic Minor raise both the sixth & seventh (from minor tonic) by a semitone when going up the scaleNo Sharps or Flats in Signature.A Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. B Locrian. C Ionian.
D Dorian. E Phrygian. F Lydian. G Mixolydian.Blow, Slide In.F...F...F..Blow, Slide OutCEGCCEGCCEGCDraw, Slide OutDFABDFABDFABDraw, Slide In...C...C...DF#. SignatureE Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. F# Locrian. G Ionian.

A Dorian. B Phrygian. C Lydian. D Mixolydian.............CEGCCEGCCEGCD.ABD.ABD.AB.F#.C.F#.C.F#.DF#, C#. SignatureB Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. C# Locrian. D Ionian. E Dorian. F# Phrygian. G Lydian. A Mixolydian.C#..C#C#..C#C#..C#.EG..EG..EG.D.ABD.ABD.AB.F#...F#...F#.DF#, C#, G#. SignatureF# Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. G#
Locrian. A Ionian. B Dorian. C# Phrygian. D Lydian. E Mixolydian.C#.G#C#C#.G#C#C#.G#C#.E...E...E..D.ABD.ABD.AB.F#...F#...F#.DF#, C#, G#, D#. SignatureC# Natural Minor AKA Aeolian.
D# Locrian. E Ionian. F# Dorian. G# Phrygian. A Lydian. B Mixolydian.C#.G#C#C#.G#C#C#.G#C#.E...E...E....AB..AB..ABD#F#..D#F#..D#F#..F#, C#, G#, D#, A# SignatureG# Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. A# Locrian. B Ionian. C# Dorian.
D# Phrygian. E Lydian. F# Mixolydian.C#.G#C#C#.G#C#C#.G#C#.E...E...E.....B...B...BD#F#A#.D#F#A#.D#F#A#.F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#/F. SignatureD# Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. E# Locrian. F# Ionian. G# Dorian. A# Phrygian. B Lydian. C#
Mixolydian.C#E#G#C#C#E#G#C#C#E#G#C#.............E#.B.E#.B.E#.BD#F#A#.D#F#A#.D#F#A#.Bb. SignatureD Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. E Locrian. F Ionian. G Dorian. A Phrygian. Bb Lydian.
C Mixolydian..F...F...F..CEGCCEGCCEGCDFA.DFA.DFA...BbC..BbC..BbDBb, Eb. SignatureG Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. A Locrian. Bb Ionian. C Dorian.

D Phrygian. Eb Lydian.
F Mixolydian..F...F...F..C.GCC.GCC.GCDFA.DFA.DFA.Eb.BbCEb.BbCEb.BbDBb, Eb, Ab. SignatureC Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. D Locrian. Eb Ionian. F Dorian. G Phrygian. Ab Lydian. Bb Mixolydian..FAb..FAb..FAb.C.GCC.GCC.GCDF..DF..DF..Eb.BbCEb.BbCEb.BbDBb, Eb, Ab, Db. SignatureF Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. G Locrian. Ab Ionian. Bb
Dorian. C Phrygian. Db Lydian. Eb Mixolydian.DbFAbDbDbFAbDbDbFAbDbC.GCC.GCC.GC.F...F...F..Eb.BbCEb.BbCEb.Bb.Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb. SignatureBb Natural Minor AKA Aeolian. C Locrian. Db Ionian. Eb Dorian. F Phrygian. Gb Lydian. Ab Mixolydian.DbFAbDbDbFAbDbDbFAbDbC..CC..CC..C.F...F...F..EbGbBbCEbGbBbCEbGbBb.Source: Internet
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