Neo-Soul Descent Progression in A#/Bb Major for Banjo

The A#/Bb Major scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat major): the Neo-Soul Descent 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`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb

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

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

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Bbmaj7

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

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

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Ebmaj9 – Dm7b9 – Cm9 – Bbmaj9

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

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

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