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What are the draw chords on the harmonica?
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GermanHarpist
1788 posts
Oct 21, 2010
10:42 AM
I know the holes 1-4 are basically the G chord (on a C harmonica). Then

3-5 is the B dim chord.
4-6 is the Dm chord

7-9 is the B dim again and
8-10 is Dm

But around 6-7 I'm not quite sure if that's a chord at all. Or some kind of add4 with the 5 missing or something.

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barbequebob
1374 posts
Oct 21, 2010
10:52 AM
Also, from holes 1-6 draw, it's also a G9 chord as well.
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tookatooka
1817 posts
Oct 21, 2010
11:01 AM
C major. Blow holes 1-2-3, 4-5-6 or 7-8-9,
G major. Draw holes 1-2-3 or 1-2-3-4,
G7.draw holes 2-3-4-5,
D minor. Draw holes 4-5-6 or 8-9-10,
B minor-seven-flat-five. Draw holes 3-4-5-6 or 7-8-9-10.

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Last Edited by on Oct 21, 2010 11:01 AM
ZackPomerleau
1210 posts
Oct 21, 2010
11:37 AM
Bm7b5!
GermanHarpist
1790 posts
Oct 21, 2010
1:38 PM
Thanks guys!

So basically there's no chord that covers the 6-7 slot?

Zack, what holes make up the Bm7b5 chord?
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nacoran
3037 posts
Oct 21, 2010
2:51 PM
5-7B 5-7D 6-8B 6-8D 7-9B 7-9D
EGC FAB GCE ABD CEG BDF
3-5 4-2 5-4 2-3 4-3 3-3
Maj Dim

Out of my depth, but quickly counting they don't seem to be major, minor, diminished or augmented, but playing two notes could suggest a chord:

EG could suggest Major, Minor or Diminished
FA could suggest Major, Minor or Augmented
CE could suggest Major, Minor or Augmented
BD could suggest Major, Minor or Diminished

I haven't figured out what the inversions are though. The 5-7 Blow is just the root in whatever inversion that is. The 6-8 Blow is another inversion.

This hurts my head. I was told there would be no math. With tongue blocks you could create another set of notes to suggest chords.

Don't listen to me while I'm thinking...

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Last Edited by on Oct 21, 2010 2:52 PM
arzajac
384 posts
Oct 21, 2010
3:00 PM
what holes make up the Bm7b5 chord?

5678 Draw.

6 and 7 draw are two semitones apart. When a flat seventh chord is inverted, you can always tell the root by finding the two notes that are two semitones apart. It's the higher one of the two.

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