Harmonica/Harmonica Layouts and Alternate Tunings

Layout of diatonic harmonicas Major Key of C/Crossharp key of G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |E |G |C | draw: |D |G |B |D |F |A |B |D |F |A | ----------------------------- Major Key of Db/Crossharp Key of Ab 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |Db|F |Ab|Db|F |Ab|Db|F |Ab|Db| draw: |Eb|Ab|C |Eb|Gb|Bb|C |Eb|Gb|Bb| ----------------------------- Major Key of D/Crossharp Key of A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |D |F#|A |D |F#|A |D |F#|A |D | draw: |E |A |C#|E |G |B |C#|E |G |B | ----------------------------- Major Key of Eb/Crossharp Key of Bb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |Eb|G |Bb|Eb|G |Bb|Eb|G| Bb|Eb| draw: |F |Bb|D |F |Ab|C |D |F| Ab|C| ----------------------------- Major Key of E/Crossharp Key of B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |E |G#|B |E |G#|B |E |G#|B |E | draw: |F#|B |D#|F#|A |C#|D#|F#|A |C#| ----------------------------- Major Key of F/Crossharp Key of C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |F |A |C |F |A |C |F |A |C |F | draw: |G |C |E |G |Bb|D |E |G |Bb|D | ----------------------------- Major Key of F#/Crossharp Key of C# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |F#|A#|C#|F#|A#|C#|F#|A#|C#|F#| draw: |G#|C#|F |G#|B |D#|F |G#|B |D#| ----------------------------- Major Key of G/Crossharp Key of D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |G |B |D |G |B |D |G |B |D |G | draw: |A |D |F#|A |C |E |F#|A |C |E | ----------------------------- Major Key of Ab/Crossharp Key of Eb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |Ab|C |Eb|Ab|C |Eb|Ab|C |Eb|Ab| draw: |Bb|Eb|G |Bb|Db|F |G |Bb|Db|F | ----------------------------- Major Key of A/Crossharp Key of E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |A |C#|E |A |C#|E |A |C#|E |A | draw: |B |E |G#|B |D |F#|G#|B |D |F#| ----------------------------- Major Key of Bb/Crossharp Key of F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |Bb|D |F |Bb|D |F |Bb|D |F |Bb| draw: |C |F |A |C |Eb|G |A |C |Eb|G | ----------------------------- Major Key of B/Crossharp Key of F# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |B |D#|F#|B |D#|F#|B |D#|F#|B | draw: |C#|F#|A#|C#|E |G#|A#|C#|E |G#| ----------------------------- Layout of chromatic harmonicas 12-hole chromatic, key of C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C | key out draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b | ----------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#| key in draw: |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c | ----------------------------------- 12-hole chromatic, key of G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |G |B |D |G |G |B |D |G |G |B |D |G | key out draw: |a |c |e |f#|a |c |e |f#|a |c |e |f#| ----------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |G#|C |D#|G#|G#|C |D#|G#|G#|C |D#|G#| key in draw: |a#|c#|f |g |a#|c#|f |g |a#|c#|f |g | ----------------------------------- 12-hole chromatic, key of F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |F |A |C |F |F |A |C |F |F |A |C |F | key out draw: |G |Bb|D |E |G |Bb|D |E |G |Bb|D |E | ----------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |Gb|Bb|Db|Gb|Gb|Bb|Db|Gb|Gb|Bb|Db|Gb| key in draw: |ab|b |eb|f |ab|b |eb|f |ab|b |eb|f | ----------------------------------- 12-hole chromatic, key of B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |B |Eb|Gb|B |B |Eb|Gb|B |B |Eb|Gb|B | key out draw: |db|e |ab|bb|db|e |ab|bb|db|e |ab|bb| ----------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C | key in draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b | ----------------------------------- Note: becomes Irish Tuning if the key position are switched 14-hole chromatic, key of C `1 `2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------- blow: |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C | key out draw: |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b | ------------------------------------------ `1 `2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------- blow: |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#| key in draw: |a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c | ----------------------------------------- 16-hole chromatic, key of C `1 `2 `3 `4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C | key out draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b | ----------------------------------------------- `1 `2 `3 `4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------- blow: |C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#| key in draw: |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c | ----------------------------------------------- Layout of alternate tuning, diatonic harmonicas, Key of C based Country tune 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |E |G |C | draw: |D |G |B |D |F#|A |B |D |F |A | ----------------------------- Natural Minor, Crossharp Key of C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C | draw: |D |G |Bb|D |F |Ab|Bb|D |F |Ab| ----------------------------- Harmonic Minor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C | draw: |D |G |B |D |F |Ab|B |D |F |Ab| ----------------------------- Melody Maker, Crossharp Key of G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |E |A |C |E |G |C |E |G |C | draw: |D |G |B |D |F#|A |B |D |F#|A | ----------------------------- Melody Maker, Crossharp Key of C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |F |A |D |F |A |C |F |A |C |F | draw: |G |C |E |G |B |D |E |G |B |D | ----------------------------- Bully retrieval 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |E |G#|C |E |G#|C |E |G#|C | draw: |Eb|G |B |Eb|G |B |Eb|G |B |Eb| ----------------------------- Paddy Richter tuning (Brendan Power) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |E |A |C |E |G |C |E |G |C | draw: |D |G |B |D |F |A |B |D |F |A | ----------------------------- Spiral Tuning (Circular Tuning) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ----------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |Bb|D |F |A |C |E |G | draw: |D |F |A |C |E |G |Bb|D |F |A | ----------------------------- Optimized Blues Tuning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ---------------------------------------- blow: |Bb |Db |F |Ab |Bb |Db |F |Ab |Bb |Db | 1 drawbend: | |D | |A | |D | |A | |D | 1/2 drawbend: |B |Eb |Gb |Bb |B |Eb |Gb |Bb |B |Eb | draw: |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B |C |E | ---------------------------------------- Layout of alternate tuning, chromatic harmonicas, Key of C based Bebop tuning `1 `2 `3 `4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |Bb|C |E |G |Bb|C |E |G |Bb|C |E |G |Bb| key out draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b | ----------------------------------------------- `1 `2 `3 `4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------- blow: |C#|F |G#|B |C#|F |G#|B |C#|F |G#|B |C#|F |G#|B | key in draw: |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c | ----------------------------------------------- Classical tuning `1 `2 `3 `4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------- blow: |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B | key out draw: |d |f |a |c |d |f |a |c |d |f |a |c |d |f |a |c | ----------------------------------------------- `1 `2 `3 `4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ----------------------------------------------- blow: |C#|F |G#|C |C#|F |G#|C |C#|F |G#|C |C#|F |G#|C | key in draw: |d#|f#|a#|c#|d#|f#|a#|c#|d#|f#|a#|c#|d#|f#|a#|c#| ----------------------------------------------- See also - Spiral Tuning, Optimized Blues Tuning