Complete 10-Hole Diatonic Harmonica Series: Bb Harmonica Book (eBook)
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 ...more
Product Number:
20520EB
Format:
eBook
Skill Level:
Beginning
Pages:
40
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-6097-4140-4
ISBN13:
978-16097-4140-2
Series:
Diatonic Harmonica Series
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
10/7/2010
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 B-Flat Harmonica Book is packed with information about chords, arpeggios, modes, positions, scales, bends, overbends and basic music theory unique to the 10-hole B-Flat major diatonic harp. Learn how to effectively play blues scales in seven different keys. It's simple. If you have an B-Flat harmonica you should own the B-Flat Harmonica Book.

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

 

 
Get the extra files for your Mel Bay book by clicking the "Download Extras" button below.

downloadextras
The .zip file contains all of the extras you will need to help you learn from your Mel Bay book. Once it is downloaded to your computer, double-click the file to open. You can find out more about .zip files here.

If you are having trouble opening or downloading this file, please contact us.
eBook
PRICE:
$ 9.99
Master of Harp

Author : by Rene Giessen
Format : Book/CD Set
Harmonica Songbook

Author : by William Bay
Format : eBook
You Can Teach Yourself Harmonica

Author : by George Heaps-Nelson and Barbara McClintock Koehler
Format : eBook + Online Audio/Video