One-Chord Vamp Progression in D Dorian for Banjo

The D Dorian scale on banjo: the One-Chord Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F G A B C

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--0---7-----|
B|--0---2---3-|
G|--0---2---4-|
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	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
III	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
IV	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
V	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 0 3`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 3 3`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 0 3`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 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`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Dm – Dm

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	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
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	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 0 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 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	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 0`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 3`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Dm7 – Dm7

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	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
II	Em7b9	E G B 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	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 2 0 3`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 2 1 0`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 1 0`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 1 x`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Dm9 – Dm9

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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