Introduction
The major scale is a great way to practice your single-note technique and learn to move around on the harmonica. We’ll look at the basic scale, and then two exercises.
The Major Scale
4 -4 5 -5 6 -6 -7 7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4 4
Exercise #1: Leapfrog
4 5 -4 -5 5 6 -5 -6 6 -7 -6 7 -7 -8 7
And let’s play it back down…
7 -6 -7 6 -6 -5 6 5 -5 -4 5 4 -4 -3 4
Exercise #2: Groups of Four
4 -4 5 4 -4 5 -5 -4 5 -5 6 5 -5 6 -6 -5 6 -6 -7 6 -6 -7 7 -6 -7 7 -8 -7 7
and back down…
7 -7 -6 7 -7 -6 6 -7 -6 6 -5 -6 6 -5 5 6 -5 5 -4 -5 5 -4 4 5 -4 4 -3 -4 4