Minor Blues Progression in B Minor for Banjo

The B Minor scale on banjo: the Minor Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: B C# D E F# G A

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--9--11--12--14--16-|
B|--9--11--12---------|
G|--9--11--12---------|
D|-10--12--14---------|
G|-12--14--16---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
I	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
I	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 2`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 x`
III	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
III	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
VI	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VII	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`

Minor Blues

Chords: Bm – Bm – Bm – Bm – Em – Em – Bm – Bm – F#m – Em – Bm – F#m

D|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|
B|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
G|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|

D|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|
B|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
G|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|

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

D|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|
B|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
G|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|

D|------------5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7-------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

D|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|------------5---7---------------5---7---------------5---7-------|
B|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`

Minor Blues

Chords: Bm7 – Bm7 – Bm7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Em7 – Bm7 – F#m7

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

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

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

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

D|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0-----------4---5---0---|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|
B|0-----------2---3-----------0-----------2---3-----------0-------|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 4 3 4`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 x x`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 2 0 2 x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 0 4`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`

Minor Blues

Chords: Bm9 – Bm9 – Bm9 – Bm9 – Em9 – Em9 – Bm9 – Bm9 – F#m7b9 – Em9 – Bm9 – F#m7b9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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