12-Bar Blues Progression in D Mixolydian for Banjo

The D Mixolydian scale on banjo: the 12-Bar Blues 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---4-|
G|--0---2---4-|
D|--1---3---5-|
G|--4---5---7-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
I	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
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#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 4`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 4`
IV	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
V	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: D – D – D – D – G – G – D – D – Am – G – D – Am

D|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|
B|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|
G|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|
D|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|
G|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|

D|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|
B|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|
G|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|
D|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|
G|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|
B|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|
G|0-------2-------------------0-------2-------------------0-------|0-------2-------------------0-------2-------------------0-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

D|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|
B|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|
G|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|
D|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|
G|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|

D|7-------------------10--7-------------------10--7---------------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|
B|5-----------8---10------5-----------8---10------5-----------8---|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|
G|5---5---9---------------5---5---9---------------5---5---9-------|0-------2-------------------0-------2-------------------0-------|
D|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

D|4-------------------5---9---4-------------------5---9---4-------|7-------------------10--7-------------------10--7---------------|
B|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|5-----------8---10------5-----------8---10------5-----------8---|
G|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|5---5---9---------------5---5---9---------------5---5---9-------|
D|0---5-----------------------0---5-----------------------0---5---|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|
G|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x x 2 1 0`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 4`
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	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 4 2 1 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`
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	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: D7 – D7 – D7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – D7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – Am7

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---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---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---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---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4---|4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4---|
B|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---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---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4---|
B|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 4 3 4`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 0 4`
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	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 4 1 0`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 4`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: D9 – D9 – D9 – D9 – Gmaj9 – Gmaj9 – D9 – D9 – Am9 – Gmaj9 – D9 – Am9

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---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---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---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---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---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---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|0---1---5-----------0---1---5-----------0---1---5-----------0---|------------1---3-----------------------1---3-------------------|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|0---1---5-----------0---1---5-----------0---1---5-----------0---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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