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 ChordDb major chord, Db dyad
Draw ChordsAb major, Ab7, Ab9, dyads
Draw ChordsEbm, 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 SCALESAdvanced
Major Scales Ab, A, Bb, B
Major Scales C, Db, D, Eb
Major Scales E, F, F#, G
DIATONIC HARPSKnow Your Options
Diatonic Harps w/ Slide Assembly, XB40
Db HarpRelative to:
Piano, Guitar and Mandolin
Glossary