Preferred 1 Hole
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Note → hole → breath → slide
Chromatic harmonica note finder
Choose a note and octave to translate written pitch into a playable 12-hole C chromatic harmonica fingering. See duplicates, hear a reference tone, and continue into a focused drill.
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Enter a written note
Use sharps for slide-in notes. The octave matters: C4 and C5 use different holes.
C41 fingering
How to use it
From notation to a clean note
Choose a note
Select the written note name, including sharps when needed.
Choose the octave
Set the octave between C4 and C7 for the 12-hole C chromatic range.
Read and test the fingering
Use the preferred hole, breath, and slide position, then play the reference tone.
Reference
Note finder FAQ
What notes are on a 12-hole chromatic harmonica in C?
The natural-note span is C4 through C7, and pressing the slide on the top C also provides C#7. Other sharps use combinations of blow or draw and slide in.
Why can one note have more than one fingering?
Solo tuning repeats some notes at the boundary between each four-hole group. Alternate fingerings can make a phrase smoother or change the breath pattern.
Does the slide always make a note sharp?
On standard chromatic harmonica solo tuning, pressing the slide raises the selected blow or draw reed by one semitone.
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