One way to play the E harmonic minor scale is on the low or high E string of your guitar. To play the scale in this way, you’ll need to shift your hand several times as you move up the neck. Practicing this scale will help you build the coordination you need to play solos and ...
Raising the seventh degree of the natural minor scale solves the problem and gives you the Harmonic Minor scale. Here’s the interval pattern: But the harmonic minor scale has its own quirk to watch out for. The raised seventh degree creates an extra wide step between scale degrees six and ...
How to Play the Harmonica: Beginner Tips Tip- "Move Harmonica, Not Head" A simple playing tip to speed up your movement and add accuracy in single notes. Beginner Harmonica Chords Dave gives a general overview of what you can obtain from both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in regards to...
Dave gives a general overview of what you can obtain from both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in regards to harmonica chords. Sample Video "Advanced Harmonica Tips" Breathing Tip: Follow Thru with Airflow Dave explains how the concept of "Follow Through", as found in many sports, also appl...
A simple playing tip to speed up your movement and add accuracy in single notes. Beginner Harmonica Chords Dave gives a general overview of what you can obtain from both diatonic and chromatic harmonicas in regards to harmonica chords.
If you play two notes that have the same name, but are separated by twelve half-steps, those notes are said to be an "octave" apart. You can play the twelve notes of the chromatic scale on your keyboard and hear how the relationship between each of the twelve notes is the same. Each...
Basically, you’ve got two keys: major and minor (there are others, but they aren’t used very often), and these keys define the notes in the scale. At the same time, they define the chords that are assigned to each of these notes. So what this means for us (once we figure out...
While knowing a scale can be useful for playing over a static sound, relying solely on scales to create your solos can severely limit the harmonic possibilities available to you. Thinking of a dorian scale will work for a modal tune with extended sections of minor 7th tonalities, but as you...
The D Harmonic minor looks quite similar to the chord, but am I allowed to play this scale in the background? Doesn't that contradict with the fact that the song is in D natural minor? I moved to the C minor 6th which is C, Eb, G, A. I see that the Eb is in this...
You want to learn your favorite song on harmonica, you’ve found the harmonica tabs for it, and you’ve got your diatonic C harmonica. You’re all ready to play the song, right? But wait a second, how the heck do you even read harmonica tabs?!? https://w