One-Chord Vamp Progression in B Dorian for Banjo

The B Dorian scale on banjo: the One-Chord Vamp 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--13---------|
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#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
III	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
III	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
IV	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
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#dim	G# B D	`x x x 0 0`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
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`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Bm – Bm

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---------------|

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#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
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	E7	E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 1 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	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 3 4`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 4 0 4`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Bm7 – Bm7

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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 2 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	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 0`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 4 2 0 0`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Bm9 – Bm9

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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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