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 F Harmonica Book is packed with information about chords, arpeggios, modes, positions, scales, bends, overbends and basic music theory unique to the 10-hole F major diatonic harp. Learn how to effectively play blues scales in seven different keys. It's simple. If you have an F harmonica you should own the F Harmonica Book.

Origin of the Harmonica, Richter System

How To Use This Book

The Staff and Notes

Playing Single Notes

INTERVALS

Understanding Intervals

Range of the 10-hole F Diatonic Harp  

BENDING and OVERBENDING

Bending, The Intervals

Overbending, The Intervals

Understanding the Major Diatonic Scale

Seven Modes and 12 Positions

POSITIONS, MODES and SCALES

1st Position: Ionian (Major)

F major scale, F major scale with bends

Playing F Blues

F Mixolydian, F Dorian, F Major pentatonic scale, F blues scale, F blues progression  

2nd Position: Mixolydian (Major)

C7 scale, C7 scale with a bend

Playing C Blues

C Dorian, Cm pentatonic scale, C blues scale,

C blues progression

3rd Position: Dorian (minor)

Gm7 scale, Gm7 scale with bends

Playing G Blues

Gm pentatonic scale, G blues scale, G blues progression

4th Position: Aeolian (minor)

D natural minor scale, D natural minor scale with a bend

Playing D Blues

Dm pentatonic scale, D blues scale, D blues progression  

5th Position: Phrygian (minor)

A Phrygian, A Phrygian with bends

Playing A Blues

Am pentatonic scale, A blues scale, A blues progression

6th Position: Locrian (minor)

E Locrian, E Locrian with a bend Playing E Blues Em pentatonic scale, E blues scale, E blues progression

12th Position: Lydian (Major)

Bb Lydian, Bb Lydian with bends

Playing Bb Blues Bb major pentatonic scale, Bb major blues scale, Bb blues progression

MORE BLUES SCALES

Key of F, C, G and A  

Shakes,Tongue Slaps and Lifts  

Playing Two Notes at the Same Time

CHORDS

Building Chords, Inversions

Voicings, Chord Substitutions

Blow Chord—F major chord, F dyad26

Draw Chords—C major, C7, C9, C and G dyads  

Draw Chords—Gm, Gm6, Gsus4, Em7b5, Edim triad, Bb dyad  

ARPEGGIOS

Getting The Most Out Of Arpeggios

Arpeggios

Am, Am7, Am11, Asus4, A7sus4  

Bb, Bb6, Bb6/9, Bbmaj7, Bbmaj9, Bbmaj13  

C, C7, C9, C11, C13

C6, C6/9, Csus2, Csus4, C7sus4, C9sus4

Dm, Dm7, Dm9, Dm11, Dsus2, Dsus4

F, Fmaj7, Fmaj9, Fmaj11, Fmaj13

Fsus2, Fsus4, F6, F6/9, Fadd9, Fadd11

Gm, Gm7, Gm9, Gm11, Gm13  

Gm6, Gsus2, Gsus4, G7sus4, G9sus4  

MAJOR SCALES—Advanced  

Major Scales Ab, A, Bb, B

Major Scales C, Db, D, Eb  

Major Scales E, F, F#, G

INSTRUMENT MECHANICS

Air Flow, Tuning, Adjusting Reeds  

F Harp—Relative to:

Piano, Guitar and Mandolin

DIATONIC HARPS—Know Your Options

Low-tuned Diatonic Harps , XB40  

SBS, Tremolo-tuned F Harps  

Octave-tuned F Harps

Tongue Block Trills

Glossary