Aeolian Rock Progression in D Minor for Banjo

The D Minor scale on banjo: the Aeolian Rock progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F G A Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Dm – Bb – C – Dm

D|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|3-------------------3---7---3-------------------3---7---3-------|
B|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|
G|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|3-------2-------------------3-------2-------------------3-------|
D|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|
G|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|
B|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|
G|0---0---3---------------0---0---3---------------0---0---3-------|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Dm7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 3 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Dm9 – Bbmaj9 – C9 – Dm9

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

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

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