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Type of harmonica
The chromatic harmonica is a type of harmonica that uses a button-activated sliding bar to redirect air from the hole in the mouthpiece to the selected reed-plate desired. When the button is not pressed, a diatonic major scale of the key of the harmonica is available, while pressing the button accesses the same scale a semitone higher in each hole. Thus, the instrument is capable of playing the 12 notes of the Western chromatic scale. The chromatic harmonica can thus be contrasted with a standard harmonica, which can play only the notes in a given musical key. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Chromatic harmonicaA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Complete Chromatic Harmonica MethodThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Chromatic playing on a diatonic harmonicaCited 1 times
- Go sideways: HarmonicaA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Tremolo harmonicaA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Complete Chromatic Harmonica MethodPhil Duncan · 1993- 📕Blues HarpPhil Duncan · 1993
Mel Bay QwikguidePhil Duncan · 2000
Basic Chromatic HarmonicaPhil Duncan · 2015- 📕Classical Themes for Chromatic HarmonicaYvonnick Prene · 2015
Mel Bay's Complete Chromatic Harmonica MethodPhil Duncan · 1993- 📕Jazz Etudes for Chromatic HarmonicaYvonnick Prene · 2015
- 📕Major Scales and Modes for Chromatic HarmonicaYvonnick Prene · 2017
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