Complete 10-Hole Diatonic Harmonica Series: Eb
How To Use This Book ..........................................4
The Staff and Notes ................................................5
INTERVALS
Understanding Intervals ..........................................6
Range of the Eb 10-hole Diatonic Harp ..................7
BENDING and OVERBENDING
Bending, The Intervals ............................................8
Overbending, The Intervals ....................................9
Understanding the Eb Major Diatonic Scale,
Seven Modes and 12 Positions,
The Circle of 5ths and Eb Positions ..........10
POSITIONS, MODES and SCALES
1st Position: Ionian (Major)
Eb major scale,
Eb major scale with bends
Playing Eb Blues
Eb Mixolydian, Eb Dorian,
Ebm pentatonic scale, Eb blues scale,
Eb blues progression ....................................12
2nd Position: Mixolydian (Major)
Bb7 scale, Bb7 scale with a bend
Playing Bb Blues
Bb Dorian, Bbm pentatonic scale,
Bb blues scale,
Bb blues progression ..................................13
3rd Position: Dorian (minor)
Fm7 scale, Fm7 scale with bends
Playing F Blues
Fm pentatonic scale, F blues scale,
F blues progression ..................................14
4th Position: Aeolian (minor)
C natural minor scale,
C natural minor scale with a bend
Playing C Blues
C pentatonic scale, C blues scale,
C blues progression ......................................15
5th Position: Phrygian (minor)
G Phrygian, G Phrygian with bends
Playing G Blues
Gm pentatonic scale, G blues scale,
G blues progression ..................................16
6th Position: Locrian (minor)
D Locrian, D Locrian with a bend
Playing D Blues
Dm pentatonic scale, D blues scale,
D blues progression ..................................17
12th Position: Lydian (Major)
Ab Lydian, Ab Lydian scale w/ bends
Playing Ab Blues
Ab major pentatonic scale,
Ab major blues scale,
Ab blues progression ..................................18
MORE BLUES SCALES
Key of Eb, Bb, F and G ................................19
CHORDS
Building Chords, Inversions ..................................20
Voicings, Chord Substitutions ..............................21
Blow Chord—Eb major chord, Eb dyad ................22
Draw Chords—Bb major, Bb7, Bb9, dyads ............22
Draw Chords—Fm, Fm6, Fsus4,
Dm7b5, Ddim triad, Ab dyad ......................23
ARPEGGIOS
Getting The Most Out Of Arpeggios ....................24
Arpeggios
Ab, Ab6, Ab6/9, Abmaj7, Abmaj9,
Abmaj13 ......................................................25
Arpeggios
Bb, Bb7, Bb9, Bb11, Bb13 ............................26
Bb6, Bb6/9 , Bbsus2,
Bbsus4, Bb7sus4, Bb9sus4 ..............................27
Arpeggios
Cm, Cm7, Cm9,
Cm11, Csus2, Csus4 ....................................28
Arpeggios
Eb, Ebmaj7, Ebmaj9, Ebmaj11, Ebmaj13 ..........29
Ebsus2, Ebsus4, Eb6, Eb6/9,
Ebadd9, Ebadd11 ..........................................30
Arpeggios
Fm, Fm7, Fm9, Fm11, Fm13 ....................31
Fm6, Fsus2, Fsus4, F7sus4, F9sus4 ................32
Arpeggios
Gm, Gm7, Gm11, Gsus4, G7sus4................33
MAJOR SCALES—Advanced ......................34
Major Scales Ab, A, Bb, B ......................................35
Major Scales C, Db, D, Eb ......................................36
Major Scales E, F, Gb, G ......................................37
DIATONIC HARPS—Know Your Options
Low-tuned harps, XB40 ........................................38
Eb Harp—Relative to:
Piano, Guitar and Mandolin ......................39
Glossary ................................................................40