Hello, Cisco.
The easiest way to answer your questions, is to look at a harmonica note chart. Examine the chart for answers.
In the following slide chromatic harmonica note chart, small letters (d,f,a,b) are inhale reeds; and large letters
(C,E,G) are exhale reeds:
KEY OF C SLIDE CHROMATIC HARMONICA; SOLO SYSTEM REED PLACEMENT; 12 MOUTHPIECE HOLES;
HORIZONTAL OPEN HOLES ("KNITTLINGER" REED PLACEMENT):
||C d |E f |G a |b C |C d |E f |G a |b C |C d |E f |G a |b C || slide out
||C# d# |E# f# |G# a# |b# C# |C# d# |E# f# |G# a# |b# C# |C# d#|E# f# |G# a#|b# C# || slide in
The positions of the notes (reeds) are permanent, but the spellings change, from one music scale to another.
For example, a bb note will be spelled a# in a different music scale. a# will have the same ("enharmonic")
tone (pitch) as bb. An E# note in one music scale will be spelled f in another music scale. A C# note in one
scale will be a db note in another scale.
The direction of air (inhale or exhale) for the same pitch (enharmonic tone), will change on a slide harmonica, from
an E# (blow) reed to an f reed (draw), and from a C reed (blow) to a b# reed (draw), but the tone is the same,
and the hole is the same (C and b# are in the same mouthpiece hole, and E# and f have their same hole).
You will also notice that the "do" reeds of a slide chromatic harp are duplicated in holes 4-5 and 8-9. The holes change,
but the notes and breath patterns are identical (C-C; C#-C# blow).
The scale formula (breath and hole location) within one octave scale to the next (same spelling) octave scale remain the
same, in distance ("interval") between the notes in a scale.
To find the flat (b) notes on a slide chromatic harp, start at the right side (highest-pitched reeds) and go down the scale.
To find the sharp (#) reeds, start at the left side of the mouthpiece (lowest pitched reeds), and go up the scale.
Best Regards
John Broecker
