Complete 10-Hole Diatonic Harmonica Series: Db Harmonica Book (eBook)
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, each is designed 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, modes and scales that are specific to each harmonica key. There is also ...more
Product Number:
20511EB
Format:
eBook
Skill Level:
Beginning
Pages:
40
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-6097-4102-1
ISBN13:
978-16097-4102-0
Series:
Diatonic Harmonica Series
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
10/7/2010
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, each is designed 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, modes and 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, octave and tremolo-tuned models and more.

Have you ever wondered which harmonica is the best one to use when you're ready to play a tune? Have you ever sat with a lap full of harmonicas desperately trying one after another, searching for the key that has all of the right notes? The Complete 10-hole Diatonic Harmonica Series is the definitive music reference guide that resolves those dilemmas and more. The D-Flat Harmonica Book is packed with information about chords, arpeggios, modes, positions, scales, bends, overbends and basic music theory unique to the 10-hole D-Flat major diatonic harp. Learn how to effectively play blues scales in seven different keys. It's simple. If you have a D-Flat harmonica you should own the D-Flat Harmonica Book.
 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 
MORE BLUES SCALES
Key of Db, Ab, Eb and F19
CHORDS
Building Chords, Inversions 
Voicings, Chord Substitutions 
Blow Chord—Db major chord, Db dyad
Draw Chords—Ab major, Ab7, Ab9, dyads 
Draw Chords—Ebm, Ebm6, Ebsus
Cm7b5, Cdim triad, Gb dyad
ARPEGGIOS
Getting The Most Out Of Arpeggios 
Arpeggios
Ab, Ab7, Ab9, Ab11, Ab13 
Ab6, Ab6/9, Absus2
Absus4, Ab7sus4, Ab9sus4 
Arpeggios
Bbm, Bbm7, Bbm9
Bbm11, Bbsus2, Bbsus4 
Arpeggios
Db, Dbmaj7, Dbmaj9, Dbmaj11, Dbmaj13
Dbsus2, Dbsus4, Db6, Db6/9
Dbadd9, Dbadd11 
Arpeggios
Ebm, Ebm7, Ebm9, Ebm11, Ebm
Ebm6, Ebsus2, Ebsus4, Eb7sus4, Eb9sus
Arpeggios
Fm, Fm7, Fm11, Fsus4, F7sus
Arpeggios
Gb, Gb6, Gb6/9, Gbmaj7, Gbmaj
Gbmaj13 
MAJOR SCALES—Advanced 
Major Scales Ab, A, Bb, B 
Major Scales C, Db, D, Eb 
Major Scales E, F, F#, G 
DIATONIC HARPS—Know Your Options
Diatonic Harps w/ Slide Assembly, XB40 
Db Harp—Relative to:
Piano, Guitar and Mandolin 
Glossary 
 
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