Standard Spiral Harmonicas by Seydel and Hohner
The Standard Spiral Harmonica | → ↑ |
Blues, Rock and Pop improvisations are often based on the minor pentatonic scale. I arrange the "scale spiral'' so 1 draw is the keynote of the natural minor scale.
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Blow notes | m. seventh | second | fourth | m. sixth | root note | m. third | fifth | m. seventh | second | fourth |
Draw notes | root note | m. third | fifth | m. seventh | second | fourth | m. sixth | root note | m. third | fifth |
1. the keynote in 1 draw and
2. on the following scale (standard: natural minor).
For example:
Spiral Standard | ||||||||||
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Blow notes | g | b | d | f | a | c | e | g | b | d |
Draw notes | a | c | e | g | b | d | f | a | c | e |
The keynote of the parallel major scale lies in 2 draw - in this case it is the c of the parallel key c major.
Sound samples for the Spiral Standard you will find → here.Standard Spiral Harmonicas by Seydel and Hohner | → Top of Page |
However Seydel chose a different way of naming - Look out: Seydel calls the spiral harmonica after the note in 1 blow! According to Seydel the pictured standard note arrangement is called Circular Tuning G or Melody King G.
Seydel follows the common way of naming also known from the Richter harmonicas, but this does not say anything about the scale beginning in 1 blow. In the standard arrangement the scale beginning in 1 blow is inevitably a parallel of c major and a minor - namely g mixolydian.
You may keep in mind:In contrast the Hohner Spiral is named after the harmonic context and the basic chord the player also expects - in the given example a minor.
Spiral Harmonica Harmonic Minor | → Top of Page |
Spiral Harmonica A Harmonic Minor | ||||||||||
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Blow notes | g | b | d | f | a | c | e | g# | b | d |
Draw notes | a | c | e | g# | b | d | f | a | c | e |
Spiral Harmonica Dorian | → Top of Page |
Spiral Harmonica A Dorian | ||||||||||
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Blow notes | g | b | d | f# | a | c | e | g | b | d |
Draw notes | a | c | e | g | b | d | f# | a | c | e |