Royal Road Progression in E Major for Banjo

The E Major scale on banjo: the Royal Road 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`

Royal Road (IV–V–iii–vi)

Chords: A – B – G#m – C#m

D|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|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`

Royal Road (IV–V–iii–vi)

Chords: Amaj7 – B7 – G#m7 – C#m7

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

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|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`

Royal Road (IV–V–iii–vi)

Chords: Amaj9 – B9 – G#m7b9 – C#m9

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

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

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