Pop Axis Progression in E Major for Banjo

The E Major scale on banjo: the Pop Axis progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: E F# G# A B C# D#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--2---4---6-|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--4---5---7-|
G|--6---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`

Pop Axis (I–V–vi–IV)

Chords: E – B – C#m – A

D|9-------------------13--16--9-------------------13--16--9-------|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|
B|9-----------10--12----------9-----------10--12----------9-------|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|
G|9-------11------------------9-------11------------------9-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|
B|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`

Pop Axis (I–V–vi–IV)

Chords: Emaj7 – B7 – C#m7 – Amaj7

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
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---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 1`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`

Pop Axis (I–V–vi–IV)

Chords: Emaj9 – B9 – C#m9 – Amaj9

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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