I–ii–V Turnaround Progression in A#/Bb Major for Banjo

The A#/Bb Major scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat major): the I–ii–V Turnaround 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`

I–ii–V Turnaround (I–ii–V–I)

Chords: Bb – Cm – F – Bb

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

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

I–ii–V Turnaround (I–ii–V–I)

Chords: Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7

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

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

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`

I–ii–V Turnaround (I–ii–V–I)

Chords: Bbmaj9 – Cm9 – F9 – Bbmaj9

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

D|--------------------5-----------------------5-------------------|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|
B|1-----------3---4-------1-----------3---4-------1-----------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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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