Minor Blues Progression in C#/Db Minor for Banjo

The C#/Db Minor scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat minor): the Minor Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|-11--13--14--16--18-|
B|-11--13--14---------|
G|-11--13--14---------|
D|-12--14--16---------|
G|-14--16--18---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`
III	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`

Minor Blues

Chords: C#m – C#m – C#m – C#m – F#m – F#m – C#m – C#m – G#m – F#m – C#m – G#m

D|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|
B|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
G|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|

D|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|
B|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
G|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|

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

D|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|
B|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
G|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|------------6---7---------------6---7---------------6---7-------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|
B|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
G|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`

Minor Blues

Chords: C#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – G#m7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – G#m7

D|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 1`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`

Minor Blues

Chords: C#m9 – C#m9 – C#m9 – C#m9 – F#m9 – F#m9 – C#m9 – C#m9 – G#m7b9 – F#m9 – C#m9 – G#m7b9

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|--------------------6-----------------------6-------------------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-----------4---5-------2-----------4---5-------2-----------4---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|------------4---6---------------4---6---------------4---6-------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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