Questions tagged [chromatic-harmonica]
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Why does the blow/draw sequence reverse between B and C on the chromatic harmonica?
An octave of C Major on a standard chromatic harmonica is laid out this way: [ (n) == Draw ]
C - 1 | D (1) | E -2 | F - (2) | G - 3 | A - (3) | B - (4) | C - 4
Why is the sequence of Blow-Draw-Blow-Draw-Blow-Draw for each degree of the scale…
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C Minor Chord on a Chromatic Harmonica in the key of C
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I have a chromatic harmonica tuned to the key of C, with a slide that raises each note by one half step. It's very similar to a piano, with some exceptions: slide out == white keys; slide in == black keys. On it, you can play a…
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Playing Folk Songs on a Chromatic Scale (C) Tremolo Harmonica
I have a guitar campfire songbook which contains folk songs in different keys. Most of them are in D and G, but I also have seen few in Am and C. Now I plan to play the melody with an Asian tuned tremolo harmonica and maybe at a later stage I will…
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Chromonica (chromatic harmonica) notes relating to holes
I have several chromonicas from the 50s/60s, and none seem to be 'standard'. There is only the one C/B hole in each octave, whereas it appears that standard includes two C holes (in a C instrument) next to each other. So it's blow/draw for C/D E/F…
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Chromatic harmonica slider becomes less smooth after playing for about 30min
I have a Suzuki Chromatix SCX64 16-hole chromatic harmonica. Recently I find that the slider becomes less smooth (or even gets stuck somehow) after I play for about 30 minutes. I tried disassembling the mouthpiece and the slider, cleaning them and…
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Which C hole to use in the modern chromatic harmonica?
Let's talk about the standard modern chromatic, tuned to the key of C.
On that instrument,the same C note appears twice at two adjacent holes, both blow notes. The first C hole ends an octave, the second one begins a new octave.
That being the…
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Bending techniques in 16-hole Chromatic harmonicas (like Hohner 64)
Obviously, diatonic harmonica requires bending a note to get a chromatic scale.
Chromatic harmonica (16-hole like Hohner 64) can get a full chromatic scale by pressing or releasing the side button.
According to Anthony Labarre on Chromatic…
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Diatonic harmonica: draw bends from Hole 1 to Hole 6 - principles
Why the diatonic harmonica have different draw bends available? What is the principle behind this setup?
Like:
Hole 1 draw bend has only 1 semitone down.
Hole 2 draw bend has 2 choices of semitones down.
Hole 3 draw bend has 3 choices of semitones…
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