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.

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Richter System

The Staff and Notes

INTERVALS

Understanding Intervals

Range of the 10-hole Bb 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)

Bb major scale, Bb major scale with bends

Playing Bb Blues

Bb Mixolydian, Bb Dorian,

Bbm pentatonic scale, Bb blues scale, Bb blues progression

2nd Position: Mixolydian (Major)

F7 scale, F7 scale with a bend

Playing F Blues

F Dorian, Fm pentatonic scale, F blues scale, F blues progression

3rd Position: Dorian (minor)

Cm7 scale, Cm7 scale with bends

Playing C Blues

Cm pentatonic scale, C blues scale, C blues progression

4th Position: Aeolian (minor)

G natural minor scale,

G natural minor scale with a bend

Playing G Blues

Gm pentatonic scale, G blues scale, G blues progression

5th Position: Phrygian (minor)

D Phrygian, D Phrygian with bends

Playing D Blues

Dm pentatonic scale, D blues scale, D blues progression

6th Position: Locrian (minor)

A Locrian, A Locrian with a bend

Playing A Blues

Am pentatonic scale, A blues scale, A blues progression

 12th Position: Lydian (Major)

Eb Lydian, Eb Lydian with bends

Playing Eb Blues

Eb major pentatonic scale, Eb major blues scale, Eb blues progression

MORE BLUES SCALES

Key of Bb, F, C and D

CHORDS

Building Chords, Inversions

Voicings, Chord Substitutions

Blow Chord—Bb major chord, Bb dyad

Draw Chords—F major, F7, F9, F and C dyads

Draw Chords—Cm, Cm6, Csus4, Am7b5, Adim triad, Eb dyad

ARPEGGIOS

Getting The Most Out Of Arpeggios

Arpeggios

Bb, Bbmaj7, Bbmaj9, Bbmaj11, Bbmaj13

Bbsus2, Bbsus4, Bb6, Bb6/9, Bbadd9, Bbadd11

Cm, Cm7, Cm9, Cm11, Cm13

Cm6, Csus2, Csus4, C7sus4, C9sus4

Dm, Dm7, Dm11, Dsus4, D7sus4

Eb, Eb6, Eb6/9, Ebmaj7, Ebmaj9, Ebmaj13

F, F7, F9, F11, F13

F6, F6/9, Fsus2, Fsus4, F7sus4, F9sus4

Gm, Gm7, Gm9, Gm11, Gsus2,Gsus4

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

Tremolo and Octave Harps , XB40

Bb Harp—Relative to:

Piano, Guitar and Mandolin