Celtic Dorian Progression in C Dorian for Banjo

The C Dorian scale on banjo: the Celtic Dorian progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D Eb F G A Bb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|-10--12--13--15--17-|
B|-10--12--13---------|
G|-10--12--14---------|
D|-11--13--15---------|
G|-13--15--17---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
II	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
IV	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Cm – Bb – Cm – F

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

D|10------------------13--10------------------13--10--------------|10------------------13--17--10------------------13--17--10------|
B|8-----------11--13------8-----------11--13------8-----------11--|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|8---8---12--------------8---8---12--------------8---8---12------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|10--13----------------------10--13----------------------10--13--|
G|10----------------------10----------------------10--------------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 1 1`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – F7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Cm9 – Bbmaj9 – Cm9 – F9

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

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

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