12-Bar Blues Progression in D#/Eb Mixolydian for Banjo

The D#/Eb Mixolydian scale on banjo (D sharp / E flat mixolydian): the 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
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	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 3 2 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 5`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 x`
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	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Eb – Eb – Eb – Eb – Ab – Ab – Eb – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Bbm

D|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|
B|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|
G|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|
G|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

D|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|
B|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|
G|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|
G|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

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

D|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|
B|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|
G|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|
G|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

D|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1---|
B|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|8-------------------11--8-------------------11--8---------------|
B|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|6-----------9---11------6-----------9---11------6-----------9---|
G|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|
D|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|
G|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 1`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 x`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 1`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 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	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
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	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Eb7 – Eb7 – Eb7 – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – Bbm7

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
G|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 0 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 3 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 0 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 3`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 x x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
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	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 x`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Eb9 – Eb9 – Eb9 – Eb9 – Abmaj9 – Abmaj9 – Eb9 – Eb9 – Bbm9 – Abmaj9 – Eb9 – Bbm9

D|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
G|3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---|3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

D|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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