C#/Db Major Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C#/Db Major scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat major): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Third Position

D|--6---8--10--11--13--15--16-|
B|--3---4---6---8-------------|
G|--5---6---8--10-------------|
D|--7---9--11--13-------------|
G|-11--13--15--16-------------|

4NPS - Fourth Position

D|--6---8--10--11--13--15--16--18-|
B|--4---6---8--10-----------------|
G|--6---8--10--11-----------------|
D|--9--11--13--14-----------------|
G|-13--15--16--18-----------------|

4NPS - Fifth Position

D|--6---8--10--11--13--15--16--18--20-|
B|--6---8--10--11---------------------|
G|--8--10--11--13---------------------|
D|-11--13--14--16---------------------|
G|-15--16--18--20---------------------|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
VII	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 1 4`
VII	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4`
VII	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 5 1 4`
VII	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 1 4`

Arpeggios

Chords: Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab – Bbm – Cdim

D|--------------------10--13--10----------------------------------|--------------------16------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------7---9---------------9-------------------4-----------|11----------14--16------16--13--------------11----------14--16--|
G|5-------8---------------------------10--8-----------5-------8---|11--11--15----------------------15--11------11--11--15----------|
D|6---10--------------------------------------10--6---6---10------|13--------------------------------------13--13------------------|
G|6---------------------------------------------------6-----------|13------------------------------------------13------------------|

D|1-----------4---6-------------------1-----------4---6-----------|--------------------15--18--15----------------------------------|
B|1-------4-----------6---4-----------1-------4-----------6---4---|9-----------13--14--------------14------------------9-----------|
G|1---5-----------------------5---1---1---5-----------------------|10------13--------------------------15--13----------10------13--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--15--------------------------------------15--11--11--15------|
G|6-----------------------------------6---------------------------|11--------------------------------------------------11----------|

D|1-----------4---6-------------------1-----------4---6-----------|--------------------11------------------------------------------|
B|1-------4-----------6---4-----------1-------4-----------6---4---|6-----------9---11------11--7---------------6-----------9---11--|
G|1---5-----------------------5---1---1---5-----------------------|6---6---10----------------------10--6-------6---6---10----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------8---8-------------------|
G|6-----------------------------------6---------------------------|8-------------------------------------------8-------------------|

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

Walks

Chords: Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab – Bbm – Cdim

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------7-------------------------------|------------------------13------14--13--------------------------|
G|----------------8-------10----------10------8-------------------|--------11------15--------------------------15----------11------|
D|6-------10----------------------------------------------10------|13--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------4-------6-----------6-------4-------------------|--------------------------------13------------------------------|
G|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|----------------13------15----------15------13------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11------15----------------------------------------------15------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------4-------6-----------6-------4-------------------|------------------------7-------9---7---------------------------|
G|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|--------6-------10--------------------------10----------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|
B|--------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|
G|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
I	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
I	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
I	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 4 4`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
VII	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
VII	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
VII	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 3`
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 5 2 1`
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 5 2 3`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 4`
III	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 1 4 4`
III	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
III	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 4 1 1 1`
III	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 4 1 4 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 4`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`6 4 1 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 4`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 1 1`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 3 1 4`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 3 1 4`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 3 1 3`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 3 1 6`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 1 3`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 1 6`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 3 2 1`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`8 4 6 4 4`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`8 4 6 4 8`

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