Dorian Vamp Progression in F Dorian for Banjo

The F Dorian scale on banjo: the Dorian Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F G Ab Bb C D Eb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8--10-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--4---6---8-|
G|--6---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
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	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
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	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: Fm – Bb

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
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	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: Fm7 – Bb7

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 x x`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 3 3`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 0`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 3`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 0`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 0 1 1 1`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: Fm9 – Bb9

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

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