Re: [Harp-L] Questions for chromatic players

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

Scales.  Not just majors, scales for minor songs and blues songs too.
There are about 10 scales that you need to play non jazz music.
1. Major C D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2. Major pentatonic C D E G A C 1 2 3 5 6 8
3. Minor Penatatonic C Eb F G Bb C 1 3b 4 5 7b 8
4.  Blues C Eb F Gb G Bb C 1 3b 4 5b 5 7b 8
5. Dorian C D Eb F G A Bb C 1 2 3b 4 5 6 7b 8
6. Mixolydian C D E F G A Bb C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7b 8
7. Aeolian C D Eb F G Ab Bb C 1 2 3b 4 5 6b 7b 8
8. Harmonic Minor C D Eb F G Ab B C 1 2 3b 4 5 6b 7 8
9. Jazz Melodic Minor C D Eb F G A B C 1 2 3b 4 5 6 7 8
10.  Phyrgian Major C Db E F G Ab Bb C 1 2b 3 4 5 6b 7b 8
(The numbers are for any key)

 Turn melodies into scale degrees and play them up to speed in all 12
keys. Mary had a Little Lamb: 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 5  3 2 1 2 3 3 3
3 2 2 3 2 1, you can do this for any key, even if the scale has an
accidental.  If the original key is C and there is a Gb in the song,
play a 5b, the fifth note in the major scale of your current key
lowered on half step.
I did Donna Lee in all 12 keys on both a single diatonic and
chromatic. It is a very helpful song because every note in the
chromatic scale is in the melody.

 Play with any song on the radio or your CDs.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On 1/16/10, Doug Parrish <mtnbluz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Thank you John and  Smo-Joe,
> I can relate "positions" and breath patterns on the diatonic to the keys on
> a chromatic, and I do play pos 1, 2, and 3, but  I think the problem I'd
> like to work out is how to deal with not just the sharps and flats, but to
> memorize where the duplicate notes fall in each new key that I learn on a my
> "C" chromo (ie: holes 4-5 and 8-9 etc.).  Does that become instinctive
> enough to not stumble with a moderate or fast beat?
> Are scales the best way to practice other keys, or should one just jump into
> a few fun songs and keep moving up a hole every month and work them out?
> I'm hoping some of you on Harp L who play multiple keys on one chromo can
> offer your experience  and degree of practice  needed.  I can't afford more
> chromatics nor do I want to carry them around  along with my diatonics.
> Thanks and regards.  I've been a lurker here for over three years, and have
> learned a lot.  Doug Parrish
>
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