Harmonica Theory

Resources

  • Practice Log PDF
  • Ukulele Chord Chart PDF

Diatonic Resources:

  • Diatonic Notes and Scales in C PDF

Chromatic Resources:

  • Chromatic Notes in C PDF
  • Chromatic Scales PDF ~ MP3

Ear Training

Try a few tunes on diatonic harmonica “by ear” without using sheet music. Try to guess what the next note is without writing anything down. Play the backing track MP3 and start on the hole listed after the name of the song:

  • London Bridge is Falling Down 6 MP3
    • Play it by ear! Don’t click on this PDF
  • Michael Row Your Boat Ashore 4 MP3
    • Play it by ear! Don’t click on this PDF
  • This Old Man 6 MP3
    • Play it by ear! Don’t click on this PDF
  • CHROMATIC: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 3 MP3
    • Play it by ear! Don’t click on this PDF

Practice Tabbing

Use your diatonic and chromatic resources above and grab each worksheet below. Use the standard notation to tab out each song and then check your work against the answer sheet. If you can do these, you can probably do any song you want. Remember, if a song has sharps (♯) or flats (♭) (and most songs have those) then you must tab it out using a chromatic harmonica.

Drunken Sailor 

  • Worksheet PDF
  • Sound File MP3
  • Answers (No peeking! Do worksheet first!) PDF

Frère Jacques

  • Worksheet PDF
  • Sound File MP3
  • Answers (No peeking! Do the worksheet first!) PDF

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

  • Worksheet PDF
  • Sound File MP3
  • Answers (No peeking! Do the worksheet first!) PDF

Merrily We Roll Along

  • Worksheet PDF
  • Sound File MP3
  • Answers (No peeking! Do the worksheet first!) PDF

My Spaghetti Monster

  • Worksheet PDF
  • Sound File MP3
  • Answers (No peeking! Do the worksheet first!) PDF