Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet

Lesson Length: 2:15
Instructor: George Goodman

Learn the tabs for the vi Minor Pentatonic Scale to use when soloing over the vi minor or vim7 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 vi Minor 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 vi Minor chord.

Looking at the vi - Minor section of the chart, the first row of tabs begins with the third at blow 1
the 4th is -1,
the 5th is blow 2
and the 7th is blow 3

Our lowest root starts the second row at -3bb
The 3rd is blow 4
The 4th is -4
The 5th is blow 5
and the 7th is blow 6

Next octave
Root is -6
3rd is blow 7
4th is -8
5th is blow 8
7th is blow 9

The scale continues with the root at -10 and third at blow 10

So the vi minor pentatonic scale over the entire range of the harmonica is:

1 -1 2 3
-3bb 4 -4 5 6
-6 7 -8 8 9
-10 10

Wrap Up

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

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