Fletch Diatonic User`s Manual
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1. All standard bends Standard overblows Standard overdraws Ornaments blow bends 1 semitone Nonstandard draw bends 1 semitone Blow bends lowered 2 semitones Blow bends lowered 3 semitones Overblows Overblows raised 1 semitone Overblows raised 2 semitones Overblows raised 3 semitones Draw bends lowered 2 semitones Draw bends lowered 3 semitones Overdraws Overdraws raised 1 semitone Overdraws raised 2 semitones Overdraws raised 3 semitones Fletch Diatonic User s Manual Le 12 Draw 1 6 Blow 7 12 Blow 1 6 Draw 7 10 n a keyboard keyboard keyboard keyboard keyboard keyboard Keyboard Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Extended character set Page 2 of 16 Getting Started with Fletch Diatonic Blow notes and draw notes The most basic information you can tab for harmonica is e What hole you play e Whether you blow or draw The holes of a harmonica are traditionally numbered starting with Hole 1 at the left For each tabbed note Fletch Diatonic uses a number to indicate which hole is played Above the number is an arrow that points up for a blow note down for a draw note Up arrow blow Down arrow draw Osa 5 6 Hole 6 Each tabbed note can be produced by a single2. a rhythmic succession Fletch Diatonic Page 9 of 16 User s Manual Articulations An articulation is a distinctive way of beginning or ending a note The diatonic harmonica offers several characteristic articulations Bending UP the lt v gt key l You can initiate a note bent down in pitch then J2 approach it by releasing the bend Or you can slide up to release a bend as you leave a 2 note Bending DOWN the lt b gt key You can approach a bent note by starting it unbent 2 then sliding down to it Or you can end a note by bending the pitch down N Rip UP the lt n gt key You can start several holes below your target note and ry rip across several holes to approach it You can end a note by ripping upward across several Bu holes Rip DOWN the lt m gt key l You can start several holes above your target note and 2 rip across several holes to approach it You can end a note by ripping downward across Ds several holes Fletch Diatonic User s Manual Page 10 of 16 Alternating notes Shakes the lt gt period key To rapidly alternate one hole with the hole to the left use this symbol p found on the period key DZ Shimmers the lt gt period key l l Alternately you can name both holes This works for tongue split shakes 124 as well Tremulando the lt gt period key Using the symbol on both side of a note indicates a tongue flick or l trem
3. keystroke The blow note row The top row of the keyboard is labeled with numbers 1 through 9 and O Fletch uses this row to tab blow notes The lt 1 gt key is for Blow 1 the lt 2 gt key is for Blow 2 and so on The lt 0 gt is Blow 10 The neighboring keys extend to Blow 12 The draw note row The second row places the draw notes beneath the blow notes Fletch Diatonic Page 3 of 16 User s Manual The diagonal path Each row of the keyboard is offset to the right from the one above it This creates a series of diagonal columns A number key a numbered blow note is at the head of each diagonal column The rest of the column contains additional notes and bends available in the same hole The shifted keys in the same column also contain symbols for that hole To get your bearings always start with the number key for any hole and follow the column down diagonally Fletch Diatonic Page 4 of 16 User s Manual Beyond blow and draw Notes on the harmonica may be treated in a variety of ways that go beyond hole numbers and breathing in and out New pitches may be created by lowering the pitch of a note or bending Notes may be combined into chords and they may be approached combined and alternated using physical actions that are characteristic to the harmonica Fletch Diatonic includes symbols for these Bent notes Fletch Diatonic indicates bends with slashes one slash for each semitone Slashe
4. s Manual Reference Keyboard layouts Unshifted backspace SNES ETT ST TTT _ a Pg We L N tc it lo or as a ESET TA A A TS A A E E azae N Rn m Shifted DHE C3 ROHRI BANS TTD DS nnn ween soe balance balance balance balance balance balance balance space space space space space space space ae ex ey BN Me Fletch Diatonic Page 13 of 16 User s Manual Extended character set What extended characters do Using extended characters you can notate e blow bends lowered as much as three semitones in Holes 1 10 e draw bends lowered as much as three semitones in Holes 1 10 e overblows in Holes 1 10 e overblows raised in pitch by as much as three semitones in Holes 1 10 e overdraws in Holes 1 10 e overdraws raised in pitch by as much as three semitones in Holes 1 10 Access from the Windows Character Map Windows has a cut and paste utility called the Character Map It maps all the characters in a font using a grid You can click on the desired character and paste it into your document This is easy to see but can be slow if multiple characters are needed To access it go Start Programs Accessories System Tools You may want to drag a shortcut to your desktop or a toolbar for convenience Access from the keyboard To enter an extended character from the keyboard e hold down the lt alt gt key e type the 4 digit code from the numeric keypad the numbers on the main key
5. 0224 0225 Overdraws raised two semitone HHIHH 1 2 5 4 5 0231 0232 0233 0234 0235 Overdraws raised three semitones 1 2 4 5 0241 0242 0243 0244 0245 Fletch and Fletch Diatonic are service marks of Winslow Tully Yerxa Fletch and Fletch Diatonic fonts copyright 2002 2003 2004 Winslow Tully Yerxa Fletch Diatonic Page 16 of 16 User s Manual
6. Fletch Diatonic A Harmonica Tablature Font User s Manual For an interactive table of contents in Acrobat enable bookmarks Window Bookmarks Copyright 2004 Winslow Tully Yerxa Fletch Fletch Diatonic and Discrete Comb are service marks owned by Winslow Yerxa Other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners About Fletch Diatonic What it does Fletch Diatonic is a font for writing harmonica tablature or tab for 10 hole and 12 hole diatonic harmonicas With a single keystroke you can write a tabbed note This includes the hole number and the breath direction HIHHH If the note is bent down you can indicate how many semitones LT siaty 10 10 9 Overblows and overdraws may be notated ity 7 7 middle octave chromatic scale You can also show ways of starting and ending a note with a bend or a rip r tela Jd d 5r 2 You can show various ways of alternating two or more notes with shakes and rakes ft y 4 226 262 42 You can indicate tongue blocked effects such as split intervals 1004 20865 5886 and slaps pull offs and tremolo lifts Tey vty T 5 5 35 Da Dg 4 4 ddd Fletch Diatonic Page 1 of 16 User s Manual Capabilities Fletch Diatonic places the most frequently used characters on the keyboard Characters used less frequently are included in the extended character set Characters include Symbols Range of Holes Accessed via Blow and draw notes
7. atonic Page 8 of 16 User s Manual Tongue Blocking Tongue blocking involves placing several holes of the harmonica in the player s mouth and covering some of them with the tongue so that some holes are exposed and others are covered The symbol for a hole that is tongue blocked is found on the lowercase lt z gt key As with chords tongue blocked intervals may be arranged vertically or horizontally f or 1084 e 8 Ornaments Articulations and ornaments are effects involving ways of beginning ending combining and alternating notes The symbols for these are placed before or after a tabbed note They are grouped on the fourth row of the keyboard These are independent of the hole number and can be placed before or after a note as shown in the following examples Tongue blocked ornaments A harmonica player can create various ornaments and textures by lifting pulling or lowering slapping the tongue on the holes of the mouthpiece These are represented by an asterisk character placed before or after a tabbed note Tongue Slaps the lt gt comma key l A note may be approached by first playing a brief chord then slapping the z4 tongue down to isolate a single note Pull offs the lt gt comma key l A single note may be followed by a lift of the tongue to expose a chord Lifts the lt gt comma key l Single note and chord may be rapidly alternated by using many rapid slaps A espn in
8. board will not work for this purpose For instance lt alt gt 0227 produces 7 the symbol for Overdraw 7 bent up one semitone Keyboard access can be very rapid but requires either Knowing or looking up the codes for specific characters Use the extended character table on the following pages for lookup Fletch Diatonic Page 14 of 16 User s Manual Extended Character Table Note some characters are out of numerical sequence due to limitations in how the operating system maps certain characters Blow bends Blow Bends lowered two semitones TITL 1 2 5 4 5 0131 0132 0133 0134 0135 Blow Bends lowered three semitones 1 2 5 4 5 9 0141 0143 0144 0145 0149 Overblows Overblows at default pitch otal obs obs ota obs 1 2 5 4 5 0151 0152 0153 0154 0155 Overblows raised one semitone 1 2 4 5 0161 0162 0163 0165 Overblows raised two semitones 1 2 5 4 5 0171 0172 0173 0174 0175 Overblows raised three semitones 1 2 5 4 5 T 9 0181 0182 0184 0185 0187 0189 Fletch Diatonic Page 15 of 16 User s Manual Draw bends Draw Bends lowered two semitone HHIHH 1 2 5 4 5 0191 0192 0193 0194 0195 Draw Bends lowered three semitones HHHH 1 2 5 4 5 0201 0202 0203 0204 0205 Overdraws Overdraws at default pitch ARL ALE 1 2 4 5 0211 0212 0213 0214 0215 Overdraws raised one semitone ALALE 1 2 4 5 0221 0222 0223
9. ental bent notes Blow 1 6 or in Draw 7 10 do not bend on a standard diatonic harmonica However they do bend on various other 10 hole harmonicas such as the Discrete Comb Suzuki Overdrive Suzuki Valved Promaster and Hohner XB 40 as well as on various alternate tunings If you hold down the lt shift gt key the one semitone bends in Row 3 will reverse breath direction Draw 1 bend becomes Blow 1 bend and so on Fletch Diatonic Page 6 of 16 User s Manual Overblows and overdraws A standard unvalved 10 hole diatonic harmonica produces 10 overbends with overblows in Holes 1 6 and overdraws in Holes 7 10 The symbol for an overbend is a small circle through the arrow shaft 4 Overblow A Overdraw 4 1 oa Hole 4 Hole 7 Standard overblows and overdraws are indicated by holding down the lt shift key gt and using the second row Again the hole number follows the diagonal path down from the number row Extended bends and overbends Beyond the limits of the standard diatonic there are many bends and overbends made available by modifying standard instruments with alternate tunings and the addition of valves There are also several new models that offer extended bending capabilities such as the Discrete Comb Overdrive and XB 40 Fletch Diatonic offers symbols for these bends through the extended character set Each type of bend is included for both blow and draw in all 10 holes i E 5 5 Blow and draw no
10. s for notes that are bent down in pitch incline downward from left to right and are placed across the arrow shaft Pea Blow Draw bent down 2 semitones bent down 1 semitone N Hole 10 NS Hole 4 The standard diatonic harmonica has a limited number of bent notes available These are all represented on the keyboard One semitone bends One semitone bends in holes Draw 1 6 and Blow 7 10 appear on the third row of the keyboard below the draw notes To find the bend for any hole number follow the diagonal path from the number row down two rows Two semitone bends Two semitone bends occur only in Draw 2 Draw 3 and Blow 10 These occur on the fourth row below the one semitone bends E EA FF HHH HHH Shift a A Three semitone bend The only three semitone bend is in Draw 3 To access it hold down the lt shift gt key and press the key for a two semitone bend Fletch Diatonic Page 5 of 16 User s Manual Holes 11 and 12 The 12 hole diatonic harmonica is seldom used but it offers some spectacular bending possibilities Blow 11 and 12 each bend four semitones Fitting these on the keyboard is a challenge You can see that Hole 11 follows the diagonal path while Hole 12 is forced to veer off to the right Four semitone bends are placed in then upper left corner of the keyboard to the left of the lt 1 gt key For Hole 11 use the key unshifted For Hole 12 hold down the lt shift gt key Supplem
11. tes bent down 3 semitones tt 7 Overblow and overdraw raised by 1 semitone 8 Overblow and overdraw raised by 2 semitone 6 4 For a complete list and how to access these characters see Extended Character Sets under the Reference section at the end of this document Blow and draw notes bent down 2 semitones Overblow and overdraw raised by 3 semitones Fletch Diatonic Page 7 of 16 User s Manual Chords Playing more than one hole at a time produces a chord All notes in the chord are either blow or draw so only the top note in a chord needs a breath arrow A N CLN E The keys for hole numbers without arrows are accessed by holding down the lt shift gt key and using the number row Chords may be arranged horizontally or vertically or 1254 A N CLN E Vertical alignment is traditional in publishing and is easy with notation software But when you just want to jot down a lick in a text notepad vertical alignment can be incredibly difficult to produce while horizontal alignment is fast and easy But how do you tell which holes go with which chord 1254 521 5678 2545 By using a ligature to tie chord notes together you can easily see which holes go together 1 2 5 4 2 5 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 5 4 5 1_2 5_4 The ligature symbol is found on the upper case lt X gt key If you are using a word processor that supports underlined text you can get a similar effect 1254 2545 23545 2545 1254 Fletch Di
12. ulando You can rapidly flick the tip of your tongue from side to side 4 across the opening in your mouth getting a soft rapid note repetition that works with both blow and draw notes W W Rakes the lt gt key T T Raking the tongue across several holes produces a textured effect sort like 1a4 9 wet shake Shift the lt gt key to lt gt for this symbol Fletch Diatonic Page 11 of 16 User s Manual Vertical alignment characters Balance spaces are special space characters They are used when tabbed notes must be vertically aligned with other tab or with musical notation Balance spaces are used to keep tab in vertical alignment with each other and with music notation There is one for each of the articulations and effects that may be placed before or after a tabbed note If a tabbed note is centered under a note of music placing an effect symbol next to it will throw the centering off as in the example below VP yt tT 4 43 23 4 4 44 5 5 4 4 35 6 5 To compensate a balance space of equal width is placed on the opposite side of the tabbed note J J fo oUt s4 s4 Tab is Bend Invisible space centered pushes tab character creates to the right symmetry This way vertical alignment is preserved To access a balance character use the same key as for the effect character but with the shift key Here is the same piece of music with balance characters Fletch Diatonic Page 12 of 16 User
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