First Five Harmonica Scales in Pictures
Click on the name of a scale to see the same scale in word format.
1st Position (Ionian Mode)
Ionian (Major) Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Blues Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Major Pentatonic Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
2nd Position (Mixolydian Mode)
Mixolydian Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Blues Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Major Pentatonic Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
3rd Position (Dorian Mode)
Dorian Minor Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Blues Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
4th Position (Aeolian Mode)
Aeolian (Natural) Minor Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Blues Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
5th Position (Phrygian Mode)
Phrygian Minor Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Blues Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
Minor Pentatonic Scale:
| bb |
|
Bb |
| b |
|
Eb |
Gb |
B |
| BLOW |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
E |
G |
C |
| HOLE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| DRAW |
D |
G |
B |
D |
F |
A |
B |
D |
F |
A |
| b |
Db |
Gb |
Bb |
Db |
|
Ab |
|
| bb |
|
F |
A |
|
| bbb |
|
Ab |
|
