The Diatonic Harp Reference

The Diatonic Harp Reference - Everything about the diatonic harmonica from beginner tips to advanced techniques, with music theory and sound clips (requires Real Audio), and lots of pictures and diagrams.  This one page includes everything shown below, so it takes a couple of minutes to load--but you only need to load the one page.

These links are the contents of the main Diatonic Harp Reference where each section is a separate page so they load much more quickly.

1. Some Basic Definitions
2. Holding the Harp
3. Which harp should I get?
4. Embouchure
5. Notation Convention for Tablature
6. Note Layout
7. Diatonic Harmonica Techniques
8. Bending
9. How Bends Work
10. Harmonica Physics
11. Throat Vibrato
12. Overblows
13. Breathing Patterns
14. Odd Rhythms
15. Positions
16. Note Layout on a Keyboard
17. Note Layout on Standard Notation
18. Layout Generator (requires Javascript, as in Netscape 4.0+ or MS Internet Explorer 3.0+)
19. Key of C Layouts
20. Chords
21. Basic Chords on the Diatonic
22. Arpeggios
23. How to Play Blues
24. Ways to Play Music
25. Jamming Over Chords
26. Ways of Improvisation
27. Circle of 5ths
28. Similarity of Natural Minor and Melody Maker Special Tunings
29. Valves
30. Discrete Combs
31. Reed Gapping
32. Tuning
33. Tubes
34. Customizer Contact Information
35. Recommended Instructional Material
36. Price Comparisons
37. CDs and Books

Other Links

• Harmonica Clearing House Master Link to Harmonica Info and Resources
• Harmonica Industry Resources
• SPAH Member Websites
• SPAH's List of Harmonica Clubs
• Other Harmonica Links
• Harp-L Music in Real Audio and MP3 format




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The following are Real Audio format of some harp music I've recorded on my computer. I would like to encourage suggestions and criticism (even the constructive kind) on these pieces (e-mail address is below).

If you need the Real Audio player, it's free at http://www.real.com/

• Misty
• Too Much Not Enough
• Twinkle
• Improv on a Blues Harp
• Tempting
• Blue Midnight

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