50s Doo-Wop Progression in A#/Bb Major for Banjo

The A#/Bb Major scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat major): the 50s Doo-Wop progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G A

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
III	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
V	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Bb – Gm – Eb – F

D|3-------------------3---7---3-------------------3---7---3-------|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|
G|3-------2-------------------3-------2-------------------3-------|--------2---------------------------2---------------------------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

D|8-------------------12--15--8-------------------12--15--8-------|10------------------13--17--10------------------13--17--10------|
B|8-----------10--11----------8-----------10--11----------8-------|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|8---12----------------------8---12----------------------8---12--|10--13----------------------10--13----------------------10--13--|
G|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
I	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
I	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
I	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
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	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 1 1`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F7

D|3-------------------3---7---3-------------------3---7---3-------|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|3-------3-----------3-------3-----------3-------3-----------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-------------------5---0-------------------5---0---------------|1-----------5---7---1-----------5---7---1-----------5---7---1---|
B|3-----------3---4-------3-----------3---4-------3-----------3---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|0---0---3---------------0---0---3---------------0---0---3-------|2---5---------------2---5---------------2---5---------------2---|
D|1-----------------------1-----------------------1---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Bbmaj9 – Gm9 – Ebmaj9 – F9

D|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

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

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