Minor Descent Progression in C#/Db Minor for Banjo

The C#/Db Minor scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat minor): the Minor Descent 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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: C#m – B – A – B

D|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|
B|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: C#m7 – B7 – Amaj7 – B7

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

D|2-------------------6---2-------------------6---2---------------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|2-----------4---5-------2-----------4---5-------2-----------4---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: C#m9 – B9 – Amaj9 – B9

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

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

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