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New member -Play Chromatic on Diatonic!
New member -Play Chromatic on Diatonic!
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HappyHarper!
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Apr 27, 2025
7:42 PM
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Hi -
I am a new member here on this forum. I enjoy harmonica, and wanted to share this tab that I together that is many common scales in all 12 positions on harmonica. This took awhile to build, and I could not find a comparable tab anywhere.
Enjoy!
1st Position: C Major
Blues
1st POSITION: C Eb F F# G Bb C Low Octave: +1 +1o(2b sub) -2" -2' -2 -3' +4 Mid Octave: +4 +4o -5 +5o +6 +6o +7 High Octave: +7 +8' -9 +9' +9 +10" +10 CHROMATIC: +1 <-1 -2 <-2 +3 <-3 +4
Major Pentatonic scale : C D E G A +1 -1 +2 +3 -3
Minor Pentatonic scale: C Eb F G Bb +1 +1o -2" +3 -3'
Full Scale: Chromatic only! C D E F G A B C +1 -1 +2 -2 +3 -3 -4 +4
2nd position: G Major
Blues scale:
2nd POSITION: G Bb C C# D F G Low Octave: -2 -3' +4 -4' -4 -5 +6 Mid Octave: +6 +6o +7 -8o -8 -9 +9 CHROMATIC: +3 <-3 +4 <+4 -5 -6 +7
Major Pentatonic scale : G A B D E -2 -3" -3 -4 +5 Minor Pentatonic scale: G Bb C D F -2 -3' +4 -4 -5
Full Scale: G A B C D E F# G Diatonic: -2 -3" -3 +4 -4+5 +5o +6 Chromatic: +3 -3 -4 +4 -5 +6 <-6 +7
3rd position: D Major
Blues scale: 3rd POSITION: D F G Ab A C D Low Octave: -1 -2" -2 -3"' -3" +4 -4 Mid Octave: -4 -5 +6 -6' -6 +7 -8 CHROMATIC: -1 -2 +3 <+3 -3 +4 -5
Major Pentatonic scale : D E F# A B -4 +5 +5o -6 -7 Minor Pentatonic scale: D F G A C -1 -2" -2 -3" +4 Full scale:
D E F# G A B C# D Diatonic: -4 +5 +5o +6 -6 -7-7od -8 Chromatic: -1 +2 <-2 +3 -3 -4 <+4 -5
4th position: A Major
Blues scale:
4th POSITION: A C D Eb E G A Low Octave: -3" +4 -4 +4o +5 +6 -6 Mid Octave: -6 +7 -8 +8' +8 +9 -10 CHROMATIC: -3 +4 -5 <-5 +6 +7 -7
Major Pentatonic scale : A B C# E F# -3" -3 -4' +5 +5o Minor Pentatonic scale: A C D E G -3" +4 -4 +5 +6 Full scale:
A B C# D E F# G# A Diatonic:-3" -3 -4' -4 +5 +5o -6' -6 Chromatic:-3 -4 <+4 -5 +6 <-6 <+7 -7
5th position: E Major
Blues scale:
5th POSITION: E G A Bb B D E Low Octave: +2 -2 -3" -3' -3 -4 +5 Mid Octave: +5 +6 -6 +6o -7 -8 +8 CHROMATIC +2 +3 -3 <-3 -4 -5 +6
Major Pentatonic scale : E F# G# B C# +2 -2' -3"' -3 -4' Minor Pentatonic scale: E G A B D +2 -2 -3" -3 -4 Full Scale: E F# G# A B C# D# E Diatonic: +2 -2' -3"' -3" -3 -4' +4o +5 Chromatic: +2 <-2 <+3 -3 -4 <+4 <-5 +6
6th position: B Major
Blues scale: 6th POSITION: B D E F F# A B Low Octave: -3 -4 +5 -5 5ob -6 -7 Mid Octave: -7 -8 +8 -9 -9o -10 +10' CHROMATIC: -4 -5 +6 -6 <+7 -7 -8
Major Pentatonic scale : B C# D# F# G# -3 -4' +4o +5o -6'
Minor Pentatonic scale: B D E F# A -3 -4 +5 +5o -6
B C# D# E F# G# A# B Diatonic: -3 -4' +4o +5 +5o -6' +6o -7 Chromatic:-4 <+4 <-5 +6 <-6 <+7 <-7 -8
7th position: F Sharp Major - May contain errors
Blues scale:
7th POSITION: F# A B C C# E F# Low Octave: -2' -3" -3 +4 -4' +5 +5o Mid Octave: +5o -6 -7 +7 -7o +8 +9' CHROMATIC: <-2 -3 -4 +4 <+5 +6 <-6
Major Pentatonic scale : F# G# A# C# D# -2' -3"' -3' -4' +4o
Minor Pentatonic scale: F# A B C# D -2' -3" -3 -4' -4 Full scale:
F# G# A# B C# D# E# F# Diatonic-2' -3"' -3' -3 -4' +4o -5 +5o Chromatic<-2 <+3 <-3 -4 <+4 <-5 <+6 <-6
8th position: D Flat Major -
Blues scale: 8th POSITION: Db E Gb G Ab B Db Low Octave: -1' +2 -2' -2 -3' -3 -4' Mid Octave: -4' +5 +5o +6 -6' -7 -8o CHROMATIC: <+1 +2 <-2 +3 <+3 -4 <+4
Major Pentatonic scale : Db Eb Fb Ab Bb -1' +1o +2 -3'" -3' Minor Pentatonic scale: Db Fb Gb Ab Cb -1' +2 -2' -3"' -3
Full scale
Db Eb Fb Gb Ab Bb C Db Diatonic:-1' +1o +2 -2' -3'" -3' +4 -4' Chromatic:<+1 <-1 <+2 <-2 <+3 <-3 +4 <+4
9th position: A Flat Major
Blues scale:
9th POSITION: Ab B Db D Eb F# Ab Low Octave: -3' -3 -4' -4 +4o +5o -6' Mid Octave: -6' -7 -7o -8 +8' +9' -9o CHROMATIC: <+3 -4 <+4 -5 <-5 <-6 <+7
Major Pentatonic scale : Ab B Db Eb F# -3' -3 -4' +4o +5o
Minor Pentatonic scale: Ab Cb Db Eb Gb -3"' -3 -4' +4o +5o
Full scale:
Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Diatonic:-3"' -3' +4 -4' 4o -5 +6 -6' Chromatic:<+3 <-3 +4 <+4 <-5 -6 +7 <+7
10th position: E Flat Major
Blues scale:
10th POSITION: Eb F Ab A Bb Db Eb Low Octave: +1o -2" -3"' -3" -3' -4' +4o Mid Octave: +4o -5 -6' -6 +6o -7o +8' CHROMATIC: <-1 -2 <+3 -3 <-3 <+4 <-5
Major Pentatonic scale : Eb F G Bb C +4o -5 +6 +6o +7
Minor Pentatonic scale: Eb Gb Ab Bb Db +4o +5o -6' +6o -7od Full scale:
Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb Diatonic: 4o -5 +6 -6' +6o +7 -8 +8o Chromatic: <-1 -2 +3 <+3 <-3 +4 -5 <-5
11th position: B Flat Major
Blues scale:
11th POSITION: Bb Db Eb E F Ab Bb Low Octave: -3' -4' +4o +5 -5 -6' +6o Mid Octave: +6o -7o +8' +8 -9 -9o +10" CHROMATIC: <-3 <+4 <-5 +6 -6 <+7 <-7
Major Pentatonic scale : Bb C D F G -3' +4 -4 -5 +6 Minor Pentatonic scale: Bb Db Eb F Ab -3' -4' +4o -5 -6' Full scale:
Bb C D Eb F G A Bb Diatonic: -3'+4 -4 +4o -5 +6 -6 +6o Chromatic:<-3 +4 -5 <-5 -6 +7 -7 <-7
12th position: F Major
Blues scale:
12th POSITION: F Ab Bb B C Eb F Low Octave: -2" -3"' -3' -3 +4 +4o -5 Mid Octave: -5 -6' +6o -7 +7 +8' -9 CHROMATIC: -2 <+3 <-3 -4 +4 <-5 -6
Major Pentatonic scale : F G A C D -2" -2 -3" +4 -4 Minor Pentatonic scale: F Ab Bb C Eb -2 -3"' -3' +4 +4o
Full scale: F G A Bb C D E F Diatonic: -2” -2 -3” -3’ +4 -4 +5 -5 Chromatic:-2 +3 -3 <-3 +4 -5 +6 -6
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Gnarly
Alternatetuning
3187 posts
Apr 27, 2025
8:42 PM
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Hey, thanks for sharing! I will play thru some of these when I get a chance. Nice that you included the chromatic, but I am more interested in seeing what challenges some of the harder positions might pose. I put more time into chromatic, but diatonic is sooo fun . . .
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