Richter-tuned harmonica

A Richter-diatonic harmonica ( blues harp also ) is a diatonic harmonica in "judge mood," the 10 Kanz Ellen ( blowing holes ) features. By blowing and drawing can be generated at each comb two different tones.

With a standard Richter harmonica can be both melodies and chords to play. However, an instrument is always designed on a key. The following diagrams illustrate the arrangement of the tones in the judges mood that number refers to the respective comb, uppercase letters denote blown, lowercase solid tones:

C major Comb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10         . -----------------------------. Bubbles: | C | E | G | C | E | G | C | E | G | C | Drag: | d | g | h | d | f | a | h | d | f | a |          ' ----------------------------- ' D Major: Comb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10         . -----------------------------. Bubbles: | D | F # | A | D | F # | A | D | F # | A | D | Drag: | e | a | c # | e | g | h | c # | e | g | h |          ' ----------------------------- ' E major: Comb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10         . -----------------------------. Bubbles: | E | G # | H | E | G # | H | E | G # | H | E | Drag: | F # | h | d # | F # | a | c # | d # | F # | a | c # |          ' ----------------------------- ' The following diagram shows the distribution of 12 semitones ( numbered from 1 to 12) on the Richter harmonica with arbitrary root. This is determined by the tone 1.

Comb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10         . -----------------------------. Bubbles: | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | Drag: | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 |          ' ----------------------------- ' Be noted here is that when the comb 1-6 blow note is always lower than the Ziehton. In comb 7-10 the schema is the other way around. Only with the Kanz Ellen 4-7, a complete C- major scale is played. The Chancellor Ellen 1-4 to missing the tones F and A. The Chancellor Ellen 7-10 to the sound is missing H. In addition to the diatonic harmonica missing all tonart strange sounds: for example, in C major: C # / Db, D # / Eb, F # / Gb, G # / Ab, A # / Bb

The standard diatonic harmonica the Tone Scheme works well for simple songs, and there are game techniques with which you can reach all the missing semitones of the chromatic scale, they are called bending and overblow. These articulations have been invented by Blue players, therefore it is called the diatonic harmonica and blues harp.

Playing blues songs

In the games or accompaniment of blues songs, the blues harp is usually " cross", that is, Mixolydian, played. The key of the harmonica is therefore a fourth above that of the piece being played. So he selected a harmonica in G for a piece in D major. Similarly, played a harmonica in D, for example, for a blues in A Major.

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