Minor Blues Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Banjo

The D#/Eb Minor scale on banjo (D sharp / E flat minor): the Minor Blues 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`

Minor Blues

Chords: Ebm – Ebm – Ebm – Ebm – Abm – Abm – Ebm – Ebm – Bbm – Abm – Ebm – Bbm

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

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

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|

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

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|

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

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`

Minor Blues

Chords: Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7

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

D|1-------------------4---8---1-------------------4---8---1-------|1-------------------4---8---1-------------------4---8---1-------|
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|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Minor Blues

Chords: Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Abm9 – Abm9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Bbm7b9 – Abm9 – Ebm9 – Bbm7b9

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

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

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

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