Diatonic vs chromatic harmonica
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- Опубликовано: 9 ноя 2020
- Diatonic - simple construction, easy to carry and clean. Relatively cheaper than chromatic, plays single notes, Needs advanced techniques such as Bending, Tounge blocking, Overblowing, etc. comes in more number of keys. good for jazz, blues and western music. Selected bollywood songs can also be played on some keys and all others can be played once advanced techniques are learnt or more keys are added to your collection.
Chromatic- This can be considered as an advanced type of Harmonica. The construction is a bit more complex as it has the moving slider which when pressed or depressed opens up another semitone of the notes. It needs more care in cleaning or dismantling and reassembly. It can broaden the range of playing by only a single instrument and without developing the skills such as Bending or Overblowing. However, Bending on chromatic does add character to your playing but it's not mandatory and a wider range can be played on a single instrument as compared to the diatonic. It can be used for playing western classical and is a favorite for bollywood songs.
Hope this gives a good insight to these 2 types of harmonica.
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Well friends, you can' compare the two. They're two different types of harmonicas. Each one is designed to play different types of music. You wouldn't play Blues on a chromatic. You could, but it wouldn't sound the same. The diatonic is more for folk, country, sitting around a campfire...you get the idea. A chromatic can play song like Waves of the Danube, Jazz tunes and so on.
At first, I used think diatonic harmonicas are only for Blues. Thanks to RUclips's tonnes of diatonic tutorials. So I tried hard to learn bending for few days and abandoned the little harmonica. But somehow, a while back, somehow I picked it up again and casually started playing the filmy songs I know, instead of blindly following the Blues gurus. Believe me, the little 4 inches thing surprised me to the core. It's way too capable of doing things! Still exploring it.
Very instructive!
Informative
Good to know, thank you sir.
You answered my question about diatonic and chromatic thanks !!!!!
Thank you
Hello Sir, Amazing music!
As an absolute beginner I was going to buy Hohner special 20, just wanted to check if it was a good choice and I could also play bollywood songs on it. Thanks
It is a good choice!! Do start with a C scale then build forward!!
What is model of the chromatic you are playing?
Sir, please make a Harmonica cover of Yeh Honsla - Dor ( bollywood)
nice video! may I ask? Can songs that can be played on a chromatic harmonica be played on a diatonic harmonica?
BRAVO BRAVO !!!!!!
Thank you!!
For Bollywood music chromatic 1 to buy ?
I would like to start with a chromatic, do you think it s a mistake?
Nice and useful video thanks for this sir
Thank you!!
@@siddpandya sir , which one would be better to beatbox with
@@Spacez3n
A diatonic with a key of G will be my first choice, with a plastic comb and not a wooden one to protect from extra saliva while beat boxing. I personally do not possess the skill for beat box but have heard quite a few with this key of Diatonic. Happy harping!
Sir i need help, i am thinking to buy Tremelo and diotonic both harmonica, which key should i buy. Should i buy key C both harmonica? Or different key??
In case you are a beginner, it would be best to go for a diatonic harmonica in the key of C. As for tremolo, you could go for Hohner Echo harp which plays on both sides-- on one side you have 'C' and on the other side you have 'G' key.
I agree. But you should have both in the scale of C atleast.
I want chromatic harmonica c scales how many piece
I am guessing you are asking how many chromatic C scale should you own, well that's a personal choice I own over a dozen but at least a 2 to 3 is a good investment. Don't buy very Cheap Harmonicas I have a video on that too. ruclips.net/video/gCxMr7-IQrI/видео.html
There are tonnes of Bollywood songs which can be played on a diatonic without bending. One can always play in different key positions to get the minor scale songs or raga based songs. The major problem that most people face is the two missing notes in the lower octave of a standard Richter tuned diatonic. That problem can be solved if the diatonic harps in solo tuning ( just like Tremolo harps ) were easily available. But unfortunately, that is not the case.
Another myth is that diatonic is for blues and jazz. Trust me, it is far easy to play jazz on a chromatic than on a diatonic because jazz music is full of chromatic notes and you need to learn overbends on a diatonic to be able to pull off a jazz composition. Same with blues. It is true that diatonic is an instrument of choice for blues players. However, you can not play a blues scale without mastering standard bends in low octave and overbends in middle and high octave. So we are again back to square one. We HAVE to learn bending in diatonic regardless of genre of music.
Also, try to watch George Harmonica Smith video for listening to blues on chromatic. One can play the blues on chromatic and that too beautifully !
IMHO, one should start on a diatonic for its simplicity, size and economy. And then later decide based on how much effort they want to invest in mastering the advanced techniques. Thanks for this video. I liked your narration a lot 👍
Thank you very much Sir, your kind words are encouragement to me. Have just subscribed to your channel too. Will try to keep learning and sharing. Regards. Thank you!
Nice👌👌
Thank you!!
Would love to see a video teaching how to produce clear single note.....
Surely, will make one soon. Thanks, Regards
Absolutely Loved your video and I hope to see many videos for this wonderful instrument coming by, but sir I've a question
I want to pick up Harmonica and start from scratch
but i want a durable and a 'one-time-investment' kind of piece to start
i.e the one which can allow to me to play a majority of songs, what should it be... a diatonic or chromatic?
ps: im ready to do hardwork..and i just need a piece to suit my ever widening musical interests and would last long too
it would be really helpful if you kindly mention some popular names in this field too ❤
Dear Cyrus, I believe you will not be able to stop at one. Generally The better your playing gets, the more instruments you will want to get. Each has it's different feel, weight, resonance, tuning, etc. Also you might want to get multiple scales. However as per your question, for a rugged one I would suggest a Suzuki scx-64 that if cared for will last longer and has 4 extra holes for playing lower notes. Regards
@@siddpandya thank you so much for the input sir 🙏
@Erin Stevens thank you so much sir
@Erin Stevens A chromatic 20 hole harmonica with a tremolo slider? Can you please name the model?
Diatonic harmonica needs more expertise to play and learn like bending and over blowing. But chromatic with slider you can play any notes. If you master diatonic and learn bending and over blow notes then chromatic is piece of cake.
True that, but one has to remember and train for slider use as well!! Thank you!
No, they're altogether different instruments. Chromatic Harmonica's learning curve has many complexities. You're making things way too simpler.
@@AsadAli-jc5tg since how long you are playing harmonica?
Very well explained. Thanks
Thank you
His experience in playing diatonic is very limited and deceiving. If don't know don't come on you tube.
Exemplary
Thank you