This is a collection of assorted exercises that will help one get comfortable with the whole range of notes on a diatonic harmonica. C SCALES (up & down): Low +1 -1 +2 -2'' -2 -3'' -3 +4 +4 -3 -3'' -2 -2'' +2 -1 +1 Middle +4 -4 +5 -5 +6 -6 -7 +7 +7 -7 -6 +6 -5 +5 -4 +4 High +7 -8 +8 -9 +9 -10 +10' +10 +10 +10' -10 +9 -9 +8 -8 +7 SCALE/POSITION EXERCISES Ex. A +4 +5 -4 -5 +5 +6 -5 -6 +6 -7 -6 +7 -7 -8 +7 +7 -6 -7 +6 -6 -5 +6 +5 -5 -4 +5 +4 -4 -3 +4 Ex. B1 +4 +5 +6 +5 +4 +5 +6 +5 -4 -5 -6 -5 -4 -5 -6 -5 (repeat 2x and end w/ +4) Ex. B2 +1 +2 +3 +2 +1 +2 +3 +2 -1 -2'' -3'' -2'' -1 -2'' -3'' -2'' (repeat 2x and end w/ +1) Ex. B3 +7 +8 +9 +8 +7 +8 +9 +8 -8 -9 -10 -9 -8 -9 -10 -9 (repeat 2x and end w/ +7) Ex. C1 +4 +5 +6 -7 +6 +5 +4 +5 +6 -7 +6 +5 -4 -5 -6 +7 -6 -5 -4 -5 -6 +7 -6 -5 +4 Ex. C2 +1 +2 +3 -3 +3 +2 +1 +2 +3 -3 +3 +2 -1 -2'' -3'' +4 -3'' -2'' -1 -2'' -3 +4 -3'' -2'' +1 Ex. C3 +7 +8 +9 +10' +9 +8 +7 +8 +9 +10' +9 +8 -8 -9 -10 +10 -10 -9 -8 -9 -10 +10 -10 -9 +7 Ex. D1 -1 -4 +4 -4 -1 -4 +4 -4 +3 +6 -5 +6 +3 +6 -5 +6 -1 -4 +4 -4 -1 -4 +4 -4 -1 Ex. D2 -4 -8 +7 -8 -4 -8 +7 -8 +6 +9 -9 +9 +6 +9 -9 +9 -4 -8 +7 -8 -4 -8 +7 -8 -4 Ex. E1 +4 -4 +5 +4 -4 +5 -4 +5 -5 -4 +5 -5 +5 -5 +6 +5 -5 +6 -5 +6 -6 -5 +6 -6 +6 -6 -7 +6 -6 -7 -6 -7 +7 +4 Ex. E2 +1 -1 +2 +1 -1 +2 -1 +2 -2'' -1 +2 -2'' +2 -2'' +3 +2 -2'' +3 -2'' +3 -3'' -2'' +3 -3'' +3 -3'' -3 +3 -3'' -3 -3'' -3 +4 +1 Ex. E3 +7 -8 +8 +7 -8 +8 -8 +8 -9 -8 +8 -9 +8 -9 +9 +8 -9 +9 -9 +9 -10 -9 +9 -10 +9 -10 +10' +9 +10 +10' +10 +10' +10 +7 Ex. F -1 +1 +2 -1 -2'' +2 -2 -2'' -3'' -2 -3 -3'' +4 -3 -4 +4 +5 -4 -5 +5 +6 -5 -6 +6 -7 -6 +7 -7 -8 +7 +8 -8 -9 +8 +9 -9 -10 +9 +10' -10 +10 +10' (play in reverse or play only a portion and then reverse; use this pattern on any scale: 2nd note, 1st note, 3rd note, 2nd note, 4th note, 3rd note, 5th note, 4th note, 6th note, 5th note, etc.) RHYTHM EXERCISES(Note: *=1/8 note or note played at 2x speed; **=1/16 note or note played at 4x speed) Ex. G (-2-3) (+1+2) (-1-2) (+1+2) (-2-3)* (-2-3)* (+1+2)* (+1+2)* (-1-2)* (-1-2)* (+1+2)* (+1+2)* (-3-4) (-3-4) (rest) (rest) (-2-3)* (-2-3)* (+1+2)* (+1+2)* (-1-2)* (-1-2)* (+1+2)* (+1+2)* Ex. H (+1+2) (+1+2) (-2-3) (-2-3) (+1+2)* (+1+2)* (+1+2)* (+1+2)* (-2-3)* (-2-3)* (-2-3)* (-2-3)* (+1+2) (+1+2) (-2-3)* (+1+2)* (-2-3)* (+1+2)* (-2-3) (-2-3) (+1+2)* (-2-3)* (+1+2)* (-2-3)* Ex. I (If you tap your foot to get a steady beat, you should be playing 4 rapid notes for every tap below) (-1-2)** (-3-4)** (-3-4)** (-3-4)** (-1-2)** (-3-4)** (-3-4)** (-3-4)** (-1-2)** (-3-4)** (-1-2)** (-3-4)** (-1-2)** (-3-4)** (-3-4)** (-3-4)** (+1+2)** (+3+4)** (+3+4)** (+3+4)** (+1+2)** (+3+4)** (+3+4)** (+3+4)** (+1+2)** (+3+4)** (+1+2)** (+3+4)** (+1+2)** (+3+4)** (+3+4)** (+3+4)** BENDING EXERCISES Ex. J1 (draw 2 bends) -1 -2 -1 -2' -1 -2'' -1 -2' -1 -2 (repeat) Ex. J2 (draw 2 bends) -3 -2 -3 -2' -3 -2'' -3 -2' -3 -2 (repeat) Ex. K1 (draw 3 bends) -2 -3 -2 -3' -2 -3'' -2 -3''' -2 -3'' -2 -3' -2 -3 (repeat) Ex. K2 (draw 3 bends) -4 -3 -4 -3' -4 -3'' -4 -3''' -4 -3'' -4 -3' -4 -3 (repeat) Ex. L (note 5 draw does bend ever so slightly, but donât force it) -1 -1' +1 -2 -2' -2'' +2 -3 -3' -3'' -3''' +3 -4 -4' +4 -5 -5' +5 -6 -6' +6 (then play in reverse) OCTAVE EXERCISES (youâll need to tongue block) Ex. M (+1+4) (-1-4) (+2+5) (-2''-5) (+3+6) (-3'''-6) (-3-7) (+4+7) (reverse here or continue) (-4-8) (+5+8) (-5-9) (+6+9) (-6-10) (-7) (+7+10) (repeat in reverse) Ex. N (-1-4) (+2+5) (+3+6) (-3-7) (-4-8) (+5+8) (+6+9) (-6-10) (then play in reverse)