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Layout of diatonic harmonicas

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Major Key of C/Crossharp key of G

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blow: |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |
draw: |D |G |B |D |F |A |B |D |F |A |
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Major Key of Db/Crossharp Key of Ab

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blow: |Db|F |Ab|Db|F |Ab|Db|F |Ab|Db|
draw: |Eb|Ab|C |Eb|Gb|Bb|C |Eb|Gb|Bb|
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Major Key of D/Crossharp Key of A

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blow: |D |F#|A |D |F#|A |D |F#|A |D |
draw: |E |A |C#|E |G |B |C#|E |G |B |
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Major Key of Eb/Crossharp Key of Bb

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blow: |Eb|G |Bb|Eb|G |Bb|Eb|G| Bb|Eb|
draw: |F |Bb|D |F |Ab|C |D |F| Ab|C|
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Major Key of E/Crossharp Key of B

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blow: |E |G#|B |E |G#|B |E |G#|B |E |
draw: |F#|B |D#|F#|A |C#|D#|F#|A |C#|
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Major Key of F/Crossharp Key of C

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blow: |F |A |C |F |A |C |F |A |C |F |
draw: |G |C |E |G |Bb|D |E |G |Bb|D |
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Major Key of F#/Crossharp Key of C#

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blow: |F#|A#|C#|F#|A#|C#|F#|A#|C#|F#|
draw: |G#|C#|F |G#|B |D#|F |G#|B |D#|
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Major Key of G/Crossharp Key of D

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blow: |G |B |D |G |B |D |G |B |D |G |
draw: |A |D |F#|A |C |E |F#|A |C |E |
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Major Key of Ab/Crossharp Key of Eb

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blow: |Ab|C |Eb|Ab|C |Eb|Ab|C |Eb|Ab|
draw: |Bb|Eb|G |Bb|Db|F |G |Bb|Db|F |
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Major Key of A/Crossharp Key of E

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blow: |A |C#|E |A |C#|E |A |C#|E |A |
draw: |B |E |G#|B |D |F#|G#|B |D |F#|
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Major Key of Bb/Crossharp Key of F

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blow: |Bb|D |F |Bb|D |F |Bb|D |F |Bb|
draw: |C |F |A |C |Eb|G |A |C |Eb|G |
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Major Key of B/Crossharp Key of F#

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blow: |B |D#|F#|B |D#|F#|B |D#|F#|B |
draw: |C#|F#|A#|C#|E |G#|A#|C#|E |G#|
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Layout of chromatic harmonicas

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12-hole chromatic, key of C

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blow: |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |  key out
draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |
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blow: |C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|  key in
draw: |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |
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12-hole chromatic, key of G

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blow: |G |B |D |G |G |B |D |G |G |B |D |G |  key out
draw: |a |c |e |f#|a |c |e |f#|a |c |e |f#|
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blow: |G#|C |D#|G#|G#|C |D#|G#|G#|C |D#|G#|  key in
draw: |a#|c#|f |g |a#|c#|f |g |a#|c#|f |g |
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12-hole chromatic, key of F

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blow: |F |A |C |F |F |A |C |F |F |A |C |F |  key out
draw: |G |Bb|D |E |G |Bb|D |E |G |Bb|D |E |
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blow: |Gb|Bb|Db|Gb|Gb|Bb|Db|Gb|Gb|Bb|Db|Gb|  key in
draw: |ab|b |eb|f |ab|b |eb|f |ab|b |eb|f |
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12-hole chromatic, key of B

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blow: |B |Eb|Gb|B |B |Eb|Gb|B |B |Eb|Gb|B |  key out
draw: |db|e |ab|bb|db|e |ab|bb|db|e |ab|bb|
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blow: |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |  key in
draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |
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Note: becomes Irish Tuning if the key position are switched

14-hole chromatic, key of C

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blow: |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |  key out
draw: |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |
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blow: |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|  key in
draw: |a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |
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16-hole chromatic, key of C

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blow: |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |C |E |G |C |  key out
draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |
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blow: |C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|C#|F |G#|C#|  key in
draw: |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |
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Layout of alternate tuning, diatonic harmonicas, Key of C based

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Country tune

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blow: |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |
draw: |D |G |B |D |F#|A |B |D |F |A |
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Natural Minor, Crossharp Key of C

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blow: |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C |
draw: |D |G |Bb|D |F |Ab|Bb|D |F |Ab|
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Harmonic Minor

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blow: |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C |Eb|G |C |
draw: |D |G |B |D |F |Ab|B |D |F |Ab|
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Melody Maker, Crossharp Key of G

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blow: |C |E |A |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |
draw: |D |G |B |D |F#|A |B |D |F#|A |
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Melody Maker, Crossharp Key of C

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blow: |F |A |D |F |A |C |F |A |C |F |
draw: |G |C |E |G |B |D |E |G |B |D |
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Bully retrieval

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blow: |C |E |G#|C |E |G#|C |E |G#|C |
draw: |Eb|G |B |Eb|G |B |Eb|G |B |Eb|
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Paddy Richter tuning (Brendan Power)

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blow: |C |E |A |C |E |G |C |E |G |C |
draw: |D |G |B |D |F |A |B |D |F |A |
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Spiral Tuning (Circular Tuning)

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blow: |C |E |G |Bb|D |F |A |C |E |G |
draw: |D |F |A |C |E |G |Bb|D |F |A |
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Optimized Blues Tuning

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blow:         |Bb |Db |F  |Ab |Bb |Db |F  |Ab |Bb |Db |
1 drawbend:   |   |D  |   |A  |   |D  |   |A  |   |D  |
1/2 drawbend: |B  |Eb |Gb |Bb |B  |Eb |Gb |Bb |B  |Eb |
draw:         |C  |E  |G  |B  |C  |E  |G  |B  |C  |E  |
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Layout of alternate tuning, chromatic harmonicas, Key of C based

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Bebop tuning

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blow: |C |E |G |Bb|C |E |G |Bb|C |E |G |Bb|C |E |G |Bb|  key out
draw: |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |d |f |a |b |
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blow: |C#|F |G#|B |C#|F |G#|B |C#|F |G#|B |C#|F |G#|B |  key in
draw: |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |d#|f#|a#|c |
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Classical tuning

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blow: |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B |C |E |G |B |  key out
draw: |d |f |a |c |d |f |a |c |d |f |a |c |d |f |a |c |
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blow: |C#|F |G#|C |C#|F |G#|C |C#|F |G#|C |C#|F |G#|C |  key in
draw: |d#|f#|a#|c#|d#|f#|a#|c#|d#|f#|a#|c#|d#|f#|a#|c#|
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See also

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