Epic Minor Progression in A#/Bb Minor for Banjo

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

Notes: Bb C Db Eb F Gb 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--11---------|
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	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 1 4`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 1 4`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
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	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
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`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Bbm – Gb – Db – Ab

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|11----------13--14----------11----------13--14----------11------|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

D|6-------------------10--13--6-------------------10--13--6-------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|6---10----------------------6---10----------------------6---10--|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
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	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
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	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 4 4`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Bbm7 – Gbmaj7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7

D|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
G|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 3 2 1`
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	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 1 4 4`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 1 1`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Bbm9 – Gbmaj9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|--------------------6-----------------------6-------------------|
B|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|--------------------4---8-----------------------4---8-----------|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|1-----------2---4-----------1-----------2---4-----------1-------|
G|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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