A#/Bb Major Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A#/Bb Major scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat major): scale shapes, chords and progressions, 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)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fifth Position

D|--7---8--10--12--13--15--17-|
B|--3---5---7---8-------------|
G|--5---7---8--10-------------|
D|--8--10--11--13-------------|
G|-12--13--15--17-------------|

4NPS - Sixth Position

D|--7---8--10--12--13--15--17--19-|
B|--5---7---8--10-----------------|
G|--7---8--10--12-----------------|
D|-10--11--13--15-----------------|
G|-13--15--17--19-----------------|

4NPS - Seventh Position

D|--7---8--10--12--13--15--17--19--20-|
B|--7---8--10--12---------------------|
G|--8--10--12--14---------------------|
D|-11--13--15--16---------------------|
G|-15--17--19--20---------------------|

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 0 x x`
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 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`

Arpeggios

Chords: Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim

D|--------------------3---7---3-----------------------------------|--------------------13------------------------------------------|
B|3-----------1---3---------------3-------------------3-----------|8-----------11--13------13--10--------------8-----------11--13--|
G|2-------2---------------------------3---2-----------2-------2---|8---8---12----------------------12--8-------8---8---12----------|
D|0---3---------------------------------------3---0---0---3-------|10--------------------------------------10--10------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|10------------------------------------------10------------------|

D|--------------------15------------------------------------------|--------------------12--15--12----------------------------------|
B|10----------13--15------15--11--------------10----------13--15--|6-----------10--11--------------11------------------6-----------|
G|10--10--14----------------------14--10------10--10--14----------|7-------10--------------------------12--10----------7-------10--|
D|12--------------------------------------12--12------------------|8---12--------------------------------------12--8---8---12------|
G|12------------------------------------------12------------------|8---------------------------------------------------8-----------|

D|--------------------13--17--13----------------------------------|--------------------3---7---3-----------------------------------|
B|8-----------11--13--------------13------------------8-----------|3-----------1---3---------------3-------------------3-----------|
G|8-------12--------------------------14--12----------8-------12--|2-------2---------------------------3---2-----------2-------2---|
D|10--13--------------------------------------13--10--10--13------|0---3---------------------------------------3---0---0---3-------|
G|10--------------------------------------------------10----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|5-------5---8---7---------------5-------5---8---7---------------|
B|4---4---------------6---3-------4---4---------------6---3-------|
G|5---------------------------5---5---------------------------5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------10------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|------------------------10------11--10--------------------------|
G|----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|--------8-------12--------------------------12----------8-------|
D|0-------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|10--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------11------13--11--------------------------|--------------------------------10------------------------------|
G|--------10------14--------------------------14----------10------|----------------10------12----------12------10------------------|
D|12--------------------------------------------------------------|8-------12----------------------------------------------12------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------11------------------------------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
G|----------------12------14----------14------12------------------|----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|
D|10------13----------------------------------------------13------|0-------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------5-------7-------8---7-------5-------------------|
B|--------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|
G|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 2 1 0`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`7 0 5 3 3`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`7 0 5 6 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 x`
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 3 2 1 1`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 3`
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	`0 0 3 3 3`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 0 1 1`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 2 1 1`
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`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 x`
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 1 5`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 5 3 1 1`

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