Epic Minor Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Banjo

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

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb B Db

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm – B – Gb – Db

D|13------------------16--13------------------16--13--------------|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|
B|11----------14--16------11----------14--16------11----------14--|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|
G|11--11--15--------------11--11--15--------------11--11--15------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 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	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
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	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7

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

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
B|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
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	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
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	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm9 – Bmaj9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9

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

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

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