One-Chord Vamp Progression in G#/Ab Dorian for Banjo

The G#/Ab Dorian scale on banjo (G sharp / A flat dorian): the One-Chord Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Ab Bb B Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8---9--11--13-|
B|--6---8---9---------|
G|--6---8--10---------|
D|--7---9--11---------|
G|--9--11--13---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm – Abm

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm7 – Abm7

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm9 – Abm9

D|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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