C#/Db Melodic Minor (Classical) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C#/Db Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat melodic minor (classical)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: C# D# E F# G# A# C

Notes coming down: C# B A G# F# E D#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

D|--4---6---7-|
B|--2---4---5-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--1---2---4-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Third Position

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

Coming down

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--2---4---6-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|--8--10--11-----|
B|--5---7---9-----|
G|--5---6---8-----|
D|--4---6---8-----|
G|--6---8--10--11-|

Coming down

D|--7---9--11-|
B|--5---7---9-|
G|--4---6---8-|
D|--4---6---7-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`13 13 11 11 13`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 2 1 1 2`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 2 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 1 1 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`11 11 11 11 11`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x x 1 1`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 1`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x x 1 4`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x x 4 4`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 1 5 1 4`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 1 5 4 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 2 1 1 2`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 2 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x x 1 1 2`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 2 5 2 2`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 1`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 1`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 2 1 1 1`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 3 2 2`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 1 1 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 1 4 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x 1 1 1 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x 1 1 4 4`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 1 3 1 1`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x x 3 1 1`
VII	Cm7b5	C D# F# A#	`x 1 3 1 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 2 1 1 1`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 2 1`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 1 3 2 2`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 1`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 2 1 4 4`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 1 1 4`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 1 4 4`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 1 1 1 4`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 1 3 1 x`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x x 3 1 1`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 1 3 1 4`
V	G#9	G# C D# F# A#	`x 4 3 1 1`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x 2 1 1 x`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x x 1 1 2`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x x 3 1 2`
VI	A#m9b5	A# C# E G# C	`x 2 3 1 x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C D# F# A# C#	`x 4 3 2 1`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: C#m – D#m – Eaug – F# – G# – A#dim – Cdim

D|11--11----------11----------11--|13--13----------13----------13--|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|13------13----------13----------|

D|--------------------------------|11--11----------11----------11--|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|1-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|11------11----------11----------|

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

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

Backward Roll

Chords: C#m – D#m – Eaug – F# – G# – A#dim – Cdim

D|11----------11----------11------|13----------13----------13------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|13------13----------13----------|

D|--------------------------------|11----------11----------11------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|1-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|11------11----------11----------|

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

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: C#m – D#m – Eaug – F# – G# – A#dim – Cdim

D|11------11------11----------11--|13------13------13----------13--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|11----------------------11------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|13----------13------------------|

D|--------------------------------|11------11------11----------11--|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|11----------------------11------|
D|--------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|11----------11------------------|

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

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: C#m – D#m – Eaug – F# – G# – A#dim – Cdim

D|11----------11--------------11--|13----------13--------------13--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|13--------------13--------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|13------13--------------13------|

D|--------------------------------|11----------11--------------11--|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|1-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|11--------------11--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|11------11--------------11------|

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

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

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