Neo-Soul Descent Progression in F Major for Banjo

The F Major scale on banjo: the Neo-Soul Descent 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`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Bb – Am – Gm – F

D|3-------------------3---7---3-------------------3---7---3-------|7-------------------10--7-------------------10--7---------------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|5-----------8---10------5-----------8---10------5-----------8---|
G|3-------2-------------------3-------2-------------------3-------|5---5---9---------------5---5---9---------------5---5---9-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|7-----------------------7-----------------------7---------------|

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

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Gm7 – Fmaj7

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

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

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`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Bbmaj9 – Am7b9 – Gm9 – Fmaj9

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-------|3---0---3---------------3---0---3---------------3---0---3-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

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

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