D#/Eb Melodic Minor Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The D#/Eb Melodic Minor scale on banjo (D sharp / E flat melodic minor): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C D

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

3NPS - Second Position

D|--6---8--10-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|
G|--6---8--10-|

3NPS - Third Position

D|--6---8--10--12-|
B|--4---6---8-----|
G|--5---7---8-----|
D|--6---7---9-----|
G|--8--10--12-----|

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	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 x x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 3 3 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 4 3 3 0`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 3 4`
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	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
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	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 3 0`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 3 x`
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#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 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	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
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	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 0`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 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#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x x 1 3 3`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 4 1 3 3`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 4 1 3 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	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 0`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 1 0`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x x 3 1 0`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 1 1`
VI	Cm9b5	C Eb Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 0 1 1 1`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 0`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gbaug – Ab – Bb – Cdim – Ddim

D|13--13----------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11----------11----------11------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gbaug – Ab – Bb – Cdim – Ddim

D|13----------13----------13------|--------------------------------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gbaug – Ab – Bb – Cdim – Ddim

D|13------13------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|11----------------------11------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13----------13------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

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

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gbaug – Ab – Bb – Cdim – Ddim

D|13----------13--------------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13--------------13--------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13--------------13------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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