Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in C Mixolydian for Banjo

The C Mixolydian scale on banjo: the Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D E F G A Bb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
I	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
I	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
I	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`
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	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
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`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: C – F – C – C – F – F – C – C – Gm – F – C – Gm

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|0---0---3---------------0---0---3---------------0---0---3-------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

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

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

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

D|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|--------2---------------------------2---------------------------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
I	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
I	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
I	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`
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	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`
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	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 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`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: C7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – C7 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – C7 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – Gm7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 3 3 3`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 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	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 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`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: C9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – C9 – Fmaj9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – C9 – Gm9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – Gm9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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