Diatonic Harmonica Note Layout

Including Bends & Overbends

Bb Whole Step Blow Bend E

v
Overblow Eb b b
E G B b b b
E G B Half Step Blow Bend A A C E A C F

v
v m m m m m m m m m m
Blow C E G C E G C E G C F A C F A C F A C F
v

C F
m
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
m m m m m
m m m
Draw D G B D F A B D F A G C E G B D E G B D
v

Half Step Draw Bend Db Gb Bb D b Ab D b Ab D b Overdraw G C E G D G D G

v
v

m
Whole Step Draw Bend F A B D
v

Minor 3rd Draw Bend Ab D

B F
m m m m m m
E E G B E G C A A C F A C F
D b F Ab D b F Ab D b F Ab D b G B D G B D G B D G
Db 5 G 5
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
m m
Eb Ab C Eb Gb Bb C Eb Gb Bb A D F A C E F A C E
m m m m m m m
D G B D A D A D G C F G D G D G
b
G B b C E
m
A D
C Gb
m m m b
F F G C F G C B B D G B D G
m m m
D F A D F A D F A D Ab C Eb Ab C Eb Ab C Eb Ab
D 5 Ab 5
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
m m
E A C E G B C E G B Bb Eb G Bb D b F G Bb D b F
m m m m m m m
D G C D A D A D A D Gb A E A E A
G B b
D F
m
A E
Db G
m m m
Gb Gb A D b Gb A D C C D G C D G
m m m
E G B E G B E G Bb Eb
b b b b b A C E A C E A C E A
Eb 5 A 5
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
m m m m
F Bb D F Ab C D F Ab C B E G B D F G B D F
m m m m m
E A Db E B E B E A D G A F C F C
b m
A C D F
B F
D Ab
m m m
G G A D G A D Db D b E Ab Db E A
m m m
E G B E G B E G B E Bb D F B D F B D F Bb
b b
E 5 Bb 5
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
m m m m m m m
F B D F A C D F A C C F A C Eb G A C Eb G
m
F A D F C F C F B E Ab B Gb B Gb B
m
A C Eb G
C Gb
Eb A
m
Ab Ab B E b Ab B E D D F A D F A
m m m m m m
F A C F A C F A C F B D F B D F B D F B
F 5 B 5
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
m m m
m m m m m
G C E G Bb D E G Bb D C F A C E G A C E G
Gb B Eb Gb D b Gb D b Gb C F A C G C G C
m
Bb D E G
Db = Standard Note = Bend = Overbend G
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