Celtic Dorian Progression in A#/Bb Dorian for Banjo

The A#/Bb Dorian scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat dorian): the Celtic Dorian progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--8--10--11--13--15-|
B|--8--10--11---------|
G|--8--10--12---------|
D|--9--11--13---------|
G|-11--13--15---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 3 2 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 5`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Bbm – Ab – Bbm – Eb

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1---|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 1`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 1`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb7

D|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
G|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 1`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 0 2 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 3 2 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 0 2 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 3`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 x x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Bbm9 – Abmaj9 – Bbm9 – Eb9

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|
B|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

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