Solo tuning

Solo tuning is a system of choosing the reeds for a diatonic wind instrument (such as a harmonica or accordion) to fit a pattern where blow notes repeat a sequence of

C E G C

(perhaps shifted to begin with E or with G) and draw notes follow a repeating sequence of

D F A B

(perhaps correspondingly shifted). Or. alternately, these blow notes and draw notes, raised by a semitone, to

C F G C

and to

D F A C

Traditionally, this tuning is used with chromatic harmonicas, as opposed to the more common and popular diatonic harmonicas, which use Richter tuning.

For example:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
blow C E G C C E G C C E G C
draw D F A B D F A B D F A B

and

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
blow C F G C C F G C C F G C
draw D F A C D F A C D F A C

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