C Dorian Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C Dorian scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, 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)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fourth Position

D|--7---8--10--12--13--15--17-|
B|--3---5---7---8-------------|
G|--5---7---8--10-------------|
D|--8--10--11--13-------------|
G|-12--13--15--17-------------|

4NPS - Fifth Position

D|--7---8--10--12--13--15--17--19-|
B|--5---7---8--10-----------------|
G|--7---8--10--12-----------------|
D|-10--11--13--15-----------------|
G|-13--15--17--19-----------------|

4NPS - Sixth Position

D|--7---8--10--12--13--15--17--19--20-|
B|--7---8--10--12---------------------|
G|--8--10--12--14---------------------|
D|-11--13--15--16---------------------|
G|-15--17--19--20---------------------|

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 0 x x`
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 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`

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

D|--------------------13------------------------------------------|--------------------15------------------------------------------|
B|8-----------11--13------13--10--------------8-----------11--13--|10----------13--15------15--11--------------10----------13--15--|
G|8---8---12----------------------12--8-------8---8---12----------|10--10--14----------------------14--10------10--10--14----------|
D|10--------------------------------------10--10------------------|12--------------------------------------12--12------------------|
G|10------------------------------------------10------------------|12------------------------------------------12------------------|

D|--------------------12--15--12----------------------------------|--------------------13--17--13----------------------------------|
B|6-----------10--11--------------11------------------6-----------|8-----------11--13--------------13------------------8-----------|
G|7-------10--------------------------12--10----------7-------10--|8-------12--------------------------14--12----------8-------12--|
D|8---12--------------------------------------12--8---8---12------|10--13--------------------------------------13--10--10--13------|
G|8---------------------------------------------------8-----------|10--------------------------------------------------10----------|

D|--------------------3---7---3-----------------------------------|5-------5---8---7---------------5-------5---8---7---------------|
B|3-----------1---3---------------3-------------------3-----------|4---4---------------6---3-------4---4---------------6---3-------|
G|2-------2---------------------------3---2-----------2-------2---|5---------------------------5---5---------------------------5---|
D|0---3---------------------------------------3---0---0---3-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|10------------------------------10------------------------------|

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

Walks

Chords: Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------11--10--------------------------|------------------------11------13--11--------------------------|
G|--------8-------12--------------------------12----------8-------|--------10------14--------------------------14----------10------|
D|10--------------------------------------------------------------|12--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------10------------------------------|--------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|----------------10------12----------12------10------------------|----------------12------14----------14------12------------------|
D|8-------12----------------------------------------------12------|10------13----------------------------------------------13------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------5-------7-------8---7-------5-------------------|
B|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|--------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|
G|----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 x`
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 3 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 3`
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	`0 0 3 3 3`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 0 1 1`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 3 2 1 1`
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`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 x`
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 1 5`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 5 3 1 1`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 2 1 0`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`7 0 5 3 3`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`7 0 5 6 0`

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