Minor ii–V–i Progression in D Minor for Banjo

The D Minor scale on banjo: the Minor ii–V–i 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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: Edim – Am – Dm – Dm

D|--------------------5-----------------------5-------------------|7-------------------10--7-------------------10--7---------------|
B|------------3---5-------------------3---5-------------------3---|5-----------8---10------5-----------8---10------5-----------8---|
G|3---0---3---------------3---0---3---------------3---0---3-------|5---5---9---------------5---5---9---------------5---5---9-------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|

D|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|
B|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|
G|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|
D|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|
G|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: Em7b5 – Am7 – Dm7 – Dm7

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

D|0-------------------3---7---0-------------------3---7---0-------|0-------------------3---7---0-------------------3---7---0-------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: Em7b5b9 – Am7b9 – Dm9 – Dm9

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

D|2-------------------3---7---2-------------------3---7---2-------|2-------------------3---7---2-------------------3---7---2-------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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