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Key of Eb Richter-Tuned Diatonic Harmonica for 1st Position - Harmonic Minor Scale

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Harmonic Minor Scale, Eb4 Richter Diatonic in 1st
Note Length
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Metronome
Overblows/Overdraws
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Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B C Db D

Eb Harmonic Minor Scale on a Eb Harmonica

This chart shows the Harmonic Minor scale played in 1st position on a key of Eb Richter-tuned diatonic harmonica. In 1st position, the scale is rooted on Eb, which means you are playing a Eb Harmonic Minor scale. The colored notes on the chart above highlight which holes contain notes from this scale.

Notes in the Eb Harmonic Minor Scale

The Eb Harmonic Minor scale contains 7 notes: Eb – F – F# – Ab – Bb – B – D.

How to Play Each Note

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

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

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 1st Position

On a Richter-tuned diatonic harmonica, 1st position means the root note of your scale is Eb. When you pick up a Eb harmonica and play in 1st position, you are playing in the key of Eb. Each position gives you access to different scales and different note layouts across the 10 holes.

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Other scales on a Eb harmonica in 1st position

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Harmonic Minor Scale on other harmonicas

Key of C C Harmonic Minor in 1st position Key of Db Db Harmonic Minor in 1st position Key of D D Harmonic Minor in 1st position Key of E E Harmonic Minor in 1st position Key of F F Harmonic Minor in 1st position Key of F# F# Harmonic Minor in 1st position