Complete 10-Hole Diatonic Harmonica Series: F#
Richter System ........................................................3
How To Use This Book ..........................................4
The Staff and Notes ................................................5
INTERVALS
Understanding Intervals ..........................................6
Range of the 10-hole F# Diatonic Harp ..................7
BENDING and OVERBENDING
Bending, The Intervals ............................................8
Overbending, The Intervals ....................................9
Understanding the Major Diatonic Scale ..............10
Seven Modes and 12 Positions ..............................11
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 ....................................12
2nd Position: Mixolydian (Major)
C#7 scale, C#7 scale with a bend
Playing C# Blues
C# Dorian, C#m pentatonic scale,
C# blues scale,
C# blues progression ................................13
3rd Position: Dorian (minor)
G#m7 scale, G#m7 scale with bends
Playing Ab Blues
Abm pentatonic scale, Ab blues scale,
Ab blues progression ..................................14
4th Position: Aeolian (minor)
D# natural minor scale,
D# natural minor scale with a bend
Playing Eb Blues
Ebm pentatonic scale, Eb blues scale,
Eb blues progression ....................................15
5th Position: Phrygian (minor)
A# Phrygian, A# Phrygian with bends
Playing Bb Blues
Bbm pentatonic scale, Bb blues scale,
Bb blues progression ..................................16
6th Position: Locrian (minor)
E# Locrian, E# Locrian with a bend
Playing F Blues (E#)
Fm pentatonic scale, F blues scale,
F blues progression ..................................17
12th Position: Lydian (Major)
B Lydian, B Lydian with bends
Playing B Blues
B major pentatonic scale,
B major blues scale,
B blues progression ......................................18
MORE BLUES SCALES
Key of F#, C#, Ab and Bb ..........................19
CHORDS
Building Chords, Inversions ..................................20
Voicings, Chord Substitutions ..............................21
Blow ChordF# major chord, F# dyad ................22
Draw ChordsC# major, C#7, C#9,
C# and G# dyads ........................................22
Draw ChordsG#m, G#m6, G#sus4,
Fm7b5, Fdim triad, B dyad ..........................23
ARPEGGIOS
Getting The Most Out Of Arpeggios ....................24
Arpeggios
A#m, A#m7, A#m11, A#sus4, A#7sus4 ..............25
B, B6, B6/9, Bmaj7, Bmaj9, Bmaj13 ..................26
C#, C#7, C#9, C#11, C#13 ..............................27
C#6, C#6/9, C#sus2,
C#sus4, C#7sus4, C#9sus4 ..................................28
D#m, D#m7, D#m9,
D#m11, D#sus2, D#sus4 ....................................29
F#, F#maj7, F#maj9, F#maj11, F#maj13 ................30
F#sus2, F#sus4, F#6,
F#6/9, F#add9, F#add11 ......................................31
G#m, G#m7, G#m9, G#m11, G#m13 ................32
G#m6, G#sus2, G#sus4, G#7sus4, G#9sus4 ..........33
MAJOR SCALESAdvanced ........................34
Major Scales Ab, A, Bb, B ......................................35
Major Scales C, Db, D, Eb ......................................36
Major Scales E, F, F#, G ......................................37
DIATONIC HARPSKnow Your Options
Low-tuned Diatonic Harps , XB40 ..........................38
F# HarpRelative to:
Piano, Guitar and Mandolin ......................39
Glossary ................................................................40