Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet

Lesson Length: 2:10
Instructor: George Goodman

Learn the tabs for the V Major Pentatonic Scale to use when soloing over the V Major or V7 chord.

Harmonica Cheat Sheets pdf

Hohner Special 20 in C
In this lesson, as in most of the lessons, I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in the key of C.

In this session we’ll look at the V Major Pentatonic Scale on the Pentatonic Scale Cheat Sheet and where that is found on the diatonic harmonica. These are the notes that will sound great and offer inspiration for improvising over the V Major chord.

Looking at the V - Major section of the chart, it begins with draw 1 in the fourth note of the scale.
That's followed by blow 2.

The lowest root note is blow 3
Then -3bb
Third note is -3
Fourth note is -4
and the fifth note is blow 5

Next octave
Root is blow 6
2nd is -6
3rd is -7
5th is -8
6th is blow 8

The high root is blow 9
and 2nd is -10

So the V Major pentatonic scale over the entire range of the harmonica is:
-1 2
3 -3bb -3 -4 5
6 -6 -7 -8 8
9 -10

Wrap Up

If you are looking for a source of inspiration for improvising and learning what notes sound good over the V Major chord, learn the V Major pentatonic scale.

Here it is again over the entire range of the harmonica:
-1 2
3 -3bb -3 -4 5
6 -6 -7 -8 8
9 -10