Pop Axis Progression in A#/Bb Major for Banjo

The A#/Bb Major scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat major): the Pop Axis 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`

Pop Axis (I–V–vi–IV)

Chords: Bb – F – Gm – Eb

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

D|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|8-------------------12--15--8-------------------12--15--8-------|
B|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|8-----------10--11----------8-----------10--11----------8-------|
G|--------2---------------------------2---------------------------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|8---12----------------------8---12----------------------8---12--|
G|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

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`

Pop Axis (I–V–vi–IV)

Chords: Bbmaj7 – F7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7

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

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

Pop Axis (I–V–vi–IV)

Chords: Bbmaj9 – F9 – Gm9 – Ebmaj9

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

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

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