Melody Maker Major Scales
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- Melody Maker
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Melody Maker second position major scale:
First octave:
-2 +3 -3 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6
Second octave:
+6 -6 -7 +7 -8 +8 -9 +9
Both octaves:
-2 +3 -3 +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -7 +7 -8 +8 -9 +9
Down:
+9 -9 +8 -8 +7 -7 -6 +6 -5 +5 -4 +4 -3 +3 -2
Ladder scale one:
-2 +3 -3 +3 -3 +4 -3 +4 -4 +4 -4 +5 -4 +5 -5 +5 -5 +6 -5 +6 -6
+6 -6 -7 -6 -7 +7 -7 +7 -8 +7 -8 +8 -8 +8 -9 +8 -9 +9 -9 +9 -10 +9
Down:
+9 -9 +8 -9 +8 -8 +8 -8 +7 -8 +7 -7 +7 -7 -6 -7 -6 +6 -6 +6 -5
+6 -5 +5 -5 +5 -4 +5 -4 +4 -4 +4 -3 +4 -3 +3 -3 +3 -2 +3 -2 -2b -2
(can leave out bent note and just play two draw 2 notes)
Ladder scale two:
-2 -3 +3 +4 -3 -4 +4 +5 -4 -5 +5 +6 -5 -6 +6 -7 -6 +7 -7 -8 +7 +8
-8 -9 +8 +9 -9 -10 +9
Down:
+9 +8 -9 -8 +8 +7 -8 -7 +7 -6 -7 +6 -6 -5 +6 +5 -5 -4 +5 +4
-4 -3 +4 +3 -3 -2 +3 -2b -2 (can replace the last three notes
with just another draw 2 if you don't want the bend)
Major pentatonc:
-2 +3 -3 -4 +5 +6 +6 +5 -4 -3 +3 -2
-2 -2 +3 -3 -4 +5 -4 +6
Octave higher:
+6 -6 -7 -8 +8 +9 +9 +8 -8 -7 -6 +6
+6 +6 -6 -7 -8 +8 -8 +9