Minor Descent Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Banjo

The D#/Eb Minor scale on banjo (D sharp / E flat minor): the Minor Descent 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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm – Db – B – Db

D|13------------------16--13------------------16--13--------------|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---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---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|
G|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

D|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|
B|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|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`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm7 – Db7 – Bmaj7 – Db7

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

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
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---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|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`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm9 – Db9 – Bmaj9 – Db9

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

D|--------------------4---8-----------------------4---8-----------|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-------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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