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Musical Notation and Diatonic Harmonica Tablature for Natural Notes

~ All notes have been moved one octave down on the staff for ease of presentation.
E.g., When reading standard musical notation, the first noteGon a harmonica
in the key of G, would appear here

D
G
C

-1

+2

-2

-2
+3

-3

-3

+4

-4

+5

-5

+6

-6

+6o

+7

-8

+8

-9

+9

-10

Ab

-1

+1o

+2

-2

-3

-3

-3

-4

+4o

+5

+5o

-6

-6

-7

-7o

+8

+8

+9

-9o

-10

+10 -10o

+1

-1

+1o

-2

+2
+3

-3

-3

+4

-4

+4o

-5

+6

-6

+6o

+7

-8

+8

-9

+9

-9o

+10 +10

Bb

-1

-1

+2

-2

-2
+3

-3

-3

-4

-4

+5

+5o

+6

-6

-7

-7o

-8

+8

+9

+9

-10

+10 +10o

+1

-1

+1o

-2

-2

-3

-3

+3o

-4

+4o

-5

+5o

-6

+6o

+7

-7o

+8

-9

+9

-9o

+10 +10

+1

-1

+2

-2

+3
-2

-3

-3

+4
+3o

-4

+5

-5

+6

-6

-7

+7

-8

+8
-8o

-9

+9

-10

+10

Db

-1

+1o

+2

-2

+2o

-3

-3

-4

+4o

+5

+5o

-6

+6o

-7

-7o

+8

+8

+9

-9o

+10 +10 +10o

+1

-1

+1o

-2

-2
+3

-3

-3

+4

-4

+4o

-5

+6

-6

+6o

+7

-8

+8

-9

+9

-10

Eb

-1

+1

+2

-2

+2o
-3

-3

-3

-4

-4

+5

+5o

-6

-6

-7

-7o

-8

+8

+9

-9o

-10

+10 -10o

+1

-1

+1o

-2

-2
+3

+2o
-3

-3

+4

-4

+4o

-5

+6

-6

+6o

+7

-7o

+8

-9

+9

-9o

+10 +10 -10o

+1

-1

+2

-2

-2
+3

-3

-3

+4

-4

+5

+5o

+6

-6

-7

+7

-8

+8

+9

+9

-10

+10 +10

-1

+1o

-2

-2

+2o
-3

-3

-3

-4

+4o

-5

+5o

-6

+6o

-7

-7o

+8

-8o

+9

-9o

+10 +10 +10o

KEY OF HARMONICA

+1

F
F#
G

+ = blow
- = draw
= halfstep bend

= two halfsteps (whole step) bend


= three halfsteps bend
o = over blow/draw

+10 +10

-10o
+10

+10 +10

2007, M.W.Molino

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