The 12 Harmonica Positions With Note Bends by Glenn Weiser

Here are scale degree charts for the 10-hole diatonic harmonica
in all 12 positions.
Note bends: H==half step, W=whole step, M3= minor third
(one and a half steps).

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1^st Position-Ionian Mode (Major Scale) – Root note C on the C-scale harmonica

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	2 b2	5 b5 4	7 b7 6 b6	2 b2	4 b3	6 b6	7	2	4	6
Blow H W	1	3	5	1	3	5	1 7	3 b3	5 b5	1 7 b7

2^nd Position - Mixolydian Mode - Root note on G

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	5 b5 4	1 7 b7	3 b3 2 b2	5 b5	b7 6	2 b2	3	5	b7	2
Blow H W	4	6	1	4	6	1	4 3	6 b6	1 7	4 3 b3

3^rd Position - Dorian Mode - Root note on D

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	1 7	4 3 b3	6 b6 5 b5	1 3	b3 2	5 b5	6	1	b3	5
Blow H W	b7	2	4	b7	2	4	b7 6	2 b2	4 3	b7 6 b6

4^th Position - Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor) - Root note on A

Hole

Draw
H
W
M3

4
3

b7
6
b5

2
b2
1
7

4
b3
2

b6
5

1
7

Blow
H
W

b3
2

5
b5

b7
6

b3
2
b2

5^th Position - Phyrgian Mode - Root note on E

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	b7 6	b3 2 b2	5 b5 4 3	b7 6	b2 1	4 3	5	b7	b2	4
Blow H W	b6	1	b3	b6	1	b3	b6 6	1 7	b3 2	b6 5 b5

6^th Position- Locrian Mode - Root note on B

Hole

Draw
H
W
M3

b3
2

b6
5

1
7
b7
6

b3
2

b5
4

b7
6

Blow
H
W

b2
1

4
3

b6
5

b2
1
7

7^th Position - Root on b5 (F#)

Hole

Draw
H
W
M3

b6
5

b2
1
7

4
3
b3
2

b6
5

7
b7

b3
2

Blow
H
W

b5
4

b7
6

b2
1

b5
4
3

8^th Position-Root on b2 (Db)

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	b3 2	b6 5 b5	1 7 b7	b3 2	b5 4	b7 6	1	b3	b5	b7
Blow H W	b2	4	b6	b2	4	b6	b2 1	4 3	b6 5	b2 1 7

9^th Position – Root on b6 (Ab)

Hole

Draw
H
W
M3

b5
4

7
b7

b3
2
b2
1

b7
6

b2
1

b3
2

Blow
H
W

3
b3

b6
5

7
b7

3
b3
2

10^th Position - Root on b3 (Eb)

Hole

Draw
H
W
M3

4
3

b7
6
b6

2
b2
1
7

4
3

b6
5

1
7

Blow
H
W

b3
2

5
b5

b7
6

b3
2
b2

11^th Position – Root on b7 (Bb)

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	3 b3	6 b6 5	b2 1 7 b7	3 b3	5 b5	7 b7	b2	3	5	7
Blow H W	2	b5	6	2	b5	6	2 b2	b5 4	6 b6	2 b2 1

12^th Position - Lydian Mode – Root note on F

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Draw H W M3	6 b6	2 b2 1	#4 4 3 b3	6 b6	1 7	3 b3	#4	6	1	3
Blow H W	5	7	2	5	7	2	5 b5	7 b7	2 b2	5 b5 4