Hello….excellent help, with your tabs I can transfer that to my sheet music knowledge…really great teaching tool for me (68 yo chromatic harmonica player of nearly 2 yrs after playing the violin and diatonic harmonicas for 10-12 yrs)…chromatic only now and interested in jazz work for my songs. Dana via Maine USA
Thank you for the suggestions Sarah. It is something that I would love to do and have been working on setting up. Unfortunately time is always a barrier as I teach so many private lessons in the week. Fingers crossed I can get more content produced. I have just invested in a new camera which should help. Thanks Steve.
As a chromatic harmonica player I have two words for you: Thank you I have just one question, what would be the difference between playing A minor pentatonic and C minor pentatonic in this song ?
Thank you Alex. Pleased you like the video. The Am pentatonic scale works because the key of C Major and A Minor are related. Essentially both scales are made up of the same notes: C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B A Minor Scale: A, B, C, D, E, F, G Because Amazing Grace is in the key of C. Both of these scales will work - as well as the A Minor Pentatonic. The C Minor Pentatonic is derived from a completely different scale so will not fit the notes found in the key of C Major: C Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb Hope that helps. Would be worth checking out the Circle of Fiths 👍
Thank you for the reply and it really helps if you were to do more videos like this, as a chromatic harmonica player there seems to be a lack of this type of instruction. Back to the original question of scales, I thought A minor pentatonic if it’s the key of C would be the major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic in the key of C would be the minor due to the flat 3rd and flat 7th. I’ll have to study my music theory a bit more
Hello….excellent help, with your tabs I can transfer that to my sheet music knowledge…really great teaching tool for me (68 yo chromatic harmonica player of nearly 2 yrs after playing the violin and diatonic harmonicas for 10-12 yrs)…chromatic only now and interested in jazz work for my songs. Dana via Maine USA
Great tutorial and thanks so much for sharing the backing track so we can try this! I am sharing the Gospel Harmonica Community on Facebook!
Thank you so much
great stuff Steve, love the jazzy feel
Cheers Pete 👍
Thanks for sharing.
Steve...great demo of 'slide jabs' that can be used in any key to spice up the Chromatic.
Steve would you consider doing a chromatic course online? Im sure you would get loads of paid subscribers. Or how about a patreon page for chromatic?
Thank you for the suggestions Sarah. It is something that I would love to do and have been working on setting up.
Unfortunately time is always a barrier as I teach so many private lessons in the week.
Fingers crossed I can get more content produced. I have just invested in a new camera which should help. Thanks Steve.
Beautiful tone. What is the type of harmonica you are using? Hohner 270 Deluxe? Thanks
Thanks Scott - yes it is!
I pay $27 a month to Yvonne Prene. I'd be happy along with others to subscribe to a course you put out
As a chromatic harmonica player I have two words for you: Thank you
I have just one question, what would be the difference between playing A minor pentatonic and C minor pentatonic in this song ?
Thank you Alex. Pleased you like the video.
The Am pentatonic scale works because the key of C Major and A Minor are related. Essentially both scales are made up of the same notes:
C Major Scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B
A Minor Scale: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Because Amazing Grace is in the key of C. Both of these scales will work - as well as the A Minor Pentatonic.
The C Minor Pentatonic is derived from a completely different scale so will not fit the notes found in the key of C Major:
C Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb
Hope that helps. Would be worth checking out the Circle of Fiths 👍
Thank you for the reply and it really helps if you were to do more videos like this, as a chromatic harmonica player there seems to be a lack of this type of instruction. Back to the original question of scales, I thought A minor pentatonic if it’s the key of C would be the major pentatonic and C minor pentatonic in the key of C would be the minor due to the flat 3rd and flat 7th. I’ll have to study my music theory a bit more