Major Diatonic
The traditional Blues Harmonica tuning, suitable for Blues, Rock, Folk, Country and Pop music. (http://youtu.be/aoF9hTWAXTA)
Melody Maker
This variation of the Major Diatonic tuning is designed for playing single-note melodies in 2nd Position (Cross Harp). It’s excellent for playing Reggae, African, Country, R&B, Pop, and World Music. (http://youtu.be/yfz_ZSSaE-8)
Harmonic Minor
The Harmonic Minor tuning has a very soulful, Eastern European sound. This multi-cultural harmonica is designed to play Traditional Ethnic Music of many cultures. Minor Eastern European, Gypsy, Yiddish, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian and European / American folk music, as well as various selections of jazz and classic show tunes, can be played easily with this harmonica. It is excellent for playing Minor Blues, Rock, Latin and Reggae music. (http://youtu.be/OxICstBn4r8)
Natural Minor
This variation of the Major Diatonic tuning is designed for playing Minor Blues in 2nd Position (Cross Harp). The first demo is in C minor. It is excellent for playing Minor Blues, Rock, Latin and Reggae music. (http://youtu.be/hKMkuMgQXos)
Other leading harmonica manufacturers such as Hohner, Seydel and Suzuki also offer special tunings plus ranges of Bass, Chord and Chromatic models, these will be reviewed as this website expands.
Lee Oskar models were selected first because the demonstration examples were excellent.