Brendan Power & Alternative Harmonicas Forum

NAME: Not yet sure. Maybe "7th Heaven Blues"? BASIC CONCEPT: For blues in G, it sure would be nice to have the full I, IV and V chords , as well as their dom7 variants as well as at least one full and proper G minor hexatonic "blues" scale . The "standard" Richter diatonic harp lacks many of these p...

Similar... yes, that is fair to say.

When you have played the Suzuki for a while, please share your assessment with us or me.

Cheers.

Suzuki offers a 14-hole "chromatic" chord slide harmonica which has more chords than this (e.g. augmented chords). My approach to the tuning has some similarities and some distinct differences. I expect that users with access to both might disagree as to which one is easier or more intuitive to lear...

NAME: Major/Minor Chord King. BASIC IDEA: Some folks want or need major and minor chords for harmonic play. In this 12-hole slide harmonica, ALL 12 major triads and ALL 12 minor triads are available in a pocket-sized instrument. HOW/WHEN: This is a natural extension of what I was posting to this for...

Addendum #1: There are multiple ways of eliminating two channels (e.g. channels 1 and 7, or channels 6 and 12) and still retain as many as 12 chords in a standard 10-hole harp model.

NAME: This is my earlier "Chord Buddy" idea all grown up, therefore: "Super Chord Buddy". BASIC CONCEPT: For harmony/backup play. WHEN/HOW: August of 2017. I have not yet had one of these made, but intend to do so soon. LAYOUT: This could be one 12-hole harp (e.g. Solist Pro), or it could be a serie...

I see that Seydel's Configurator can specify PowerChromatics down to LB (B2, 123Hz). Would this tuning function well in that low register?

If forum members have requests for diagrams of specific tunings, feel free to pm me.

Notes of the Blues Scale in G: G — A#/Bb — C — C#/Db — D — F — G (one octave)


I Gmaj yes, x2, and 7th
ii Amin yes, x2
iii Bmin no
IV Cmaj yes, x4
V Dmaj no
vi Emin no
vii F#dim no
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Also: Dmin

NAME: (Don't know yet.) BASIC CONCEPT: PowerChromatic is a phenomenal achievement in terms of playing expressively in a variety of keys, including but not restricted to Gmaj, Dmaj, Bmin and G “blues.” As I study it, I can see that PowerChromatic’s chordal capabilities can be enhanced considerably by...