Diatonic Harmonica Note Layout

Half Step Blow Bend

10

D G B D F A B D F A
Ab D b
Ab D b
Db Gb Bb D b
Whole Step Draw Bend
F A
Minor 3rd Draw Bend
Ab
B
E G C
E
E G B
D b F Ab D b F Ab D b F Ab D b

Overdraw

Half Step Draw Bend

Draw

Whole Step Blow Bend

Blow

Bb
b
b
b
b
b
E G B
E G B
C E G C E G C E G C

Eb

Overblow

Including Bends & Overbends

Db

Eb

10

10

10

Ab

F Bb D F Ab C D F Ab C
B E
B E
E A Db E
b
A C
B
D
m
m m
G A D
G
G A D
m
m
m
E G B E G B E G B E
1

Ab
F A
1

10

10

Bb

G C E G Bb D E G Bb D
Gb B Eb Gb
D b Gb
D b Gb
Bb D
= Standard Note
Db

= Bend

= Overbend

10

10

10

10

10

10

m
m m m
G C E G B D E G B D
D G
D G
G C E G
m
B D
D
F
m
m m m
m m
A
A C F
A C F
G B D G B D G B D G

B
Ab

m
D F A C E F A C E
m
m
m m
m m
C F G
D G
D G
C E
m
D
Gb
b
B D G
B D G
C Eb Ab C Eb Ab C Eb Ab
m

Bb Eb G Bb D b F G Bb D b F
A D Gb A
E A
E A
b
D F
E
G
m
m m
C D G
C
C D G
m
m
m
A
C
E
A
C
E A
A C E
B
m
A

m m m
m
m m
D F A C D F A C
C F
D F
C F
m
C
C
Eb
Ab B E
Ab B E b
C F A C F A C F

A
m
G

m
m
E A C E G B C E G B
m
m m
m m
m m
D G C D
A D
A D
G B
m
A
Db
Gb A D
Gb
Gb A D b
b
b
b
b
b
E G B E G B E G Bb Eb

F B
m
F A
A

Eb Ab C Eb Gb Bb C Eb Gb Bb
A D
A D
D G B D
b
b
G B
A
C
m
m m
F
F G C
F G C
m
m
m
D F A D F A D F A D

E
A C F
A
A C E
m m m m m m m m m m
F A C F A C F A C F

Db
Bb

m
m
E G B D F G B D F
m
m
m
m
F A
F A
D G A
m
D F
F
Ab
Db E A
D b E Ab
b
b
D F B D F B D F Bb
m

C F A C Eb G A C Eb G
B E Ab B
Gb B
Gb B
Eb G
Gb
A
m
D F A
D
D F A
m m
m m
m m
B D F B D F B D F B
m

m
m m
m m m
C F A C E G A C E G
C F A C
G C
G C
m
E G
G
m

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