Celtic Dorian Progression in D#/Eb Dorian for Banjo

The D#/Eb Dorian scale on banjo (D sharp / E flat dorian): the Celtic Dorian progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8-----|
B|--1---3---4-|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--2---4---6-|
G|--4---6---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Ebm – Db – Ebm – Ab

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

D|13------------------16--13------------------16--13--------------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|11----------14--16------11----------14--16------11----------14--|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|11--11--15--------------11--11--15--------------11--11--15------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Ebm7 – Dbmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ab7

D|1-------------------4---8---1-------------------4---8---1-------|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|1-----------4---6-------1-----------4---6-------1-----------4---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-------------------4---8---1-------------------4---8---1-------|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Ebm9 – Dbmaj9 – Ebm9 – Ab9

D|3-------------------4---8---3-------------------4---8---3-------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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