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

 Intervals     

Understanding Intervals

Range of the 10-hole B 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)

B major scale, B major scale with bends

Playing B Blues B Mixolydian, B Dorian, Bm pentatonic scale, B blues scale, B blues progression

2nd Position: Mixolydian (Major) F#7 scale, F#7 scale with a bend

Playing F# Blues F# Dorian, F#m pentatonic scale, F# blues scale, F# blues progression

3rd Position: Dorian (minor) C#m7 scale, C#m7 scale with bends Playing C# Blues C#m pentatonic scale, C# blues scale, C# blues progression

4th Position: Aeolian (minor) G# natural minor scale, G# natural minor scale with a bend Playing Ab Blues Ab m pentatonic scale, Ab blues scale, Ab blues progression

5th Position: Phrygian (minor) D# Phrygian, D# Phrygian with bends Playing Eb Blues Eb m pentatonic scale, Eb blues scale, Eb blues progression

6th Position: Locrian (minor) A# Locrian, A# Locrian with a bend Playing Bb Blues Bb m pentatonic scale, Bb blues scale, Bb blues progression

12th Position: Lydian (Major) E Lydian, E Lydian with bends Playing E Blues E major pentatonic scale, E major blues scale, E blues progression

 

  

More Blues Scales      

Key of B, F#, C# and Eb

 

Chords   

Building Chords, Inversions

Voicings, Chord Substitutions

Blow Chord—B major chord, B dyad

Draw Chords—F# major, F#7, F#9, F# and C# dyads

Draw Chords—C#m, C#m6, C#sus4, A#m7b 5, A#dim triad, E dyad   

 

Arpeggios   

                                Getting The Most Out Of Arpeggios

Arpeggios B, Bmaj7, Bmaj9, Bmaj11, Bmaj13

Bsus2, Bsus4, B6, B6/9, Badd9, Badd11

C#m, C#m7, C#m9 C#m11, C#m13 C#m6, C#sus2, C#sus4, C#7sus4, C#9sus4

D#m, D#m7, D#m11, D#sus4, D#7sus4 E, E6, E6/9, Emaj7, Emaj9, Emaj13 F#, F#7, F#9, F#11, F#13

 

F#6, F#6/9, F#sus2, F#sus4, F#7sus4, F#9sus4

G#m, G#m7, G#m9, G#m11, G#sus2, G

Major Scales - Advanced     

Major Scales Ab , A, Bb , B

Major Scales C, Db , D, Eb

 Major Scales E, F, F#, G 

Instrument Mechanics      

How The Air Flows, Adjusting Reeds

B Harp—Relative to: Piano, Guitar and Mandolin

Diatonic Harps    -Know your opions

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