Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in C#/Db Mixolydian for Banjo

The C#/Db Mixolydian scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat mixolydian): the Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb B

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|-11--13--15--16--18-|
B|-11--13--15---------|
G|-11--13--15---------|
D|-12--14--16---------|
G|-15--16--18---------|

Basic Chords

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	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Db – Gb – Db – Db – Gb – Gb – Db – Db – Abm – Gb – Db – Abm

D|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|
B|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

D|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|
B|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|
G|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|
D|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|
G|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

D|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|
B|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

D|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|
B|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|
G|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|
D|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|
G|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

D|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|
B|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|
G|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
G|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 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	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 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	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
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	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Db7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7 – Gbmaj7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7 – Abm7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7 – Abm7

D|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
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|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
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|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|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|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
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 x 3 2 3`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Db9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9 – Db9 – Gbmaj9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9 – Db9 – Abm9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9 – Abm9

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|--------------------6-----------------------6-------------------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
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---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
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---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
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---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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