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"Major Scale"

The songs and tabs here are samples from Harmonica Lessons.com and range in level from beginning to more advanced. This song tab below is designed for a standard 10-hole diatonic harmonica (click to buy one), sometimes referred to as blues harp or short harp.



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A simple playing tip to speed up your movement and add accuracy in single notes.
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Dave gives a general overview of what you can obtain from both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in regards to harmonica chords.
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In this excerpt, Dave discusses some of the reasons for playing in either 1st Position or 2nd Position.

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Dave explains how the concept of "Follow Through", as found in many sports, also applies directly to your breathing and airflow.
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Dave explains the value of not just learning a scale up and down, but dividing it into smaller "bite-size" chunks, which can then be used as blues riffs.
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Dave demonstrates how you can use the "Tonguing" technique to create interesting sounds such as the "Chicken Call".


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"Fun Blues Harmonica Jam"
Here are Dave Gage's sons, Brody and Alex, now called the Brothers Gage, back when they were 10 and 12 year old kids. This video shot in 2015, is an unedited take playing an improvised blues and country based jam and having a bunch of fun.

One plays rhythm beatbox harmonica while the other takes a solo. They are both playing a standard key of "C" 10-hole diatonic in 2nd Position (which is also known as "Crossharp"). They both learned to play harmonica around age 5 and now also sing, play guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. The key to getting good is consistency. They still practice every single day.
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Major Scale in text tab
AUDIO: "Major Scale"

Audio example available in HarmonicaLessons.com Members Area. More Info

  • "Major Scale" playing tips- Before you even attempt your first melody, the best place to start to practice clean single notes is on the major scale (your basic "do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do"). Remember to move the harmonica and not your head when you move from hole to hole (watch yourself in a mirror to check).

  • "Tabs" (or Tablature) defined- Tabs are a simplified way to notate harmonica solos, harmonica parts, melodies and songs, without having to formally read music. Directly below is an example of our tab system.

    The Harmonica Lessons.com tab system
    The HarmonicaLessons.com "tab" system.

  • Master Song and Tab List- This song is a sample from our main website, Harmonica Lessons.com. Click here to view the Master Song and Tab list which shows all the tabs available in our Harmonica Lessons.com Members Area.




SAMPLE VIDEO:  Advanced Harmonica Tips
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Dave explains how the concept of "Follow Through", as found in many sports, also applies directly to your breathing and airflow.
Click to play video
Dave explains the value of not just learning a scale up and down, but dividing it into smaller "bite-size" chunks, which can then be used as blues riffs.
Click to play video
Dave demonstrates how you can use the "Tonguing" technique to create interesting sounds such as the "Chicken Call".

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