Bluegrass I–IV–V Progression in F Major for Banjo

The F Major scale on banjo: the Bluegrass I–IV–V progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F G A Bb C D E

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--7---8--10-|
B|--3---5---7-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--5---6---8-|
G|--7---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
III	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
VI	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`

Bluegrass I–IV–V (I–I–IV–I–I–I–V–I)

Chords: F – F – Bb – F – F – F – C – F

D|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

D|3-------------------3---7---3-------------------3---7---3-------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|3-------2-------------------3-------2-------------------3-------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

D|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|
G|0---0---3---------------0---0---3---------------0---0---3-------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
I	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
I	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
I	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
III	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
III	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
III	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
III	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
VII	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`

Bluegrass I–IV–V (I–I–IV–I–I–I–V–I)

Chords: Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – Fmaj7

D|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|
B|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|3-------------------3---7---3-------------------3---7---3-------|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|
B|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|
B|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
G|3---0---3---------------3---0---3---------------3---0---3-------|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
I	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
I	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
I	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
III	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
III	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
III	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
III	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
V	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
VI	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
VI	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
VI	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VI	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 3 3 3`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
VII	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`

Bluegrass I–IV–V (I–I–IV–I–I–I–V–I)

Chords: Fmaj9 – Fmaj9 – Bbmaj9 – Fmaj9 – Fmaj9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – Fmaj9

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

D|--------------------3---7-----------------------3---7-----------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2---0---3---------------2---0---3---------------2---0---3-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

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

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

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