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Key of Ab Richter-Tuned Diatonic Harmonica for 10th Position - Major Pentatonic Scale

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Major Pentatonic Scale, Ab4 Richter Diatonic in 10th
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B C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb

B Major Pentatonic Scale on a Ab Harmonica

This chart shows the Major Pentatonic scale played in 10th position on a key of Ab Richter-tuned diatonic harmonica. In 10th position, the scale is rooted on B, which means you are playing a B Major Pentatonic scale. The colored notes on the chart above highlight which holes contain notes from this scale.

Notes in the B Major Pentatonic Scale

The B Major Pentatonic scale contains 5 notes: B – Db – Eb – F# – Ab.

How to Play Each Note

Here are the simplest ways to play each note in this scale on your Ab harmonica:

Note Hole Technique Style 1 Tab Style 2 Tab
B 1 overblow 1o +1o
Db 2 draw bend -2'' 2''
Eb 2 draw -2 2
F# 3 draw bend -3' 3'
Ab 4 blow 4 +4

Style 1: A - prefix means draw, no prefix means blow.
Style 2: A + prefix means blow, no prefix means draw.
Both: Apostrophes ' indicate bends — each one is a half step. An o suffix indicates an overblow or overdraw.

About 10th Position

On a Richter-tuned diatonic harmonica, 10th position means the root note of your scale is B. When you pick up a Ab harmonica and play in 10th position, you are playing in the key of B. Each position gives you access to different scales and different note layouts across the 10 holes.

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Other scales on a Ab harmonica in 10th position

Chromatic Scale Ab harp, 10th position Composite Blues Scale Ab harp, 10th position Dorian Scale Ab harp, 10th position Harmonic Minor Scale Ab harp, 10th position Locrian Scale Ab harp, 10th position Lydian Scale Ab harp, 10th position

Major Pentatonic Scale on other harmonicas

Key of C Eb Major Pentatonic in 10th position Key of Db E Major Pentatonic in 10th position Key of D F Major Pentatonic in 10th position Key of Eb F# Major Pentatonic in 10th position Key of E G Major Pentatonic in 10th position Key of F Ab Major Pentatonic in 10th position