Doom Progression in F#/Gb Minor for Banjo

The F#/Gb Minor scale on banjo (F sharp / G flat minor): the Doom progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---7---9--11-|
B|--4---6---7-----|
G|--4---6---7-----|
D|--5---7---9-----|
G|--7---9--11-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 0 0`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
III	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
III	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
III	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
III	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
VI	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
VI	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
VII	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`

Doom (i–iv–♭VI–v)

Chords: F#m – Bm – D – C#m

D|------------6---7---------------6---7---------------6---7-------|0-------------------12--0-------------------12--0---------------|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|7-----------10--12------7-----------10--12------7-----------10--|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|7---7---11--------------7---7---11--------------7---7---11------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|9-----------------------9-----------------------9---------------|

D|4-------------------6---9---4-------------------6---9---4-------|11------------------14--11------------------14--11--------------|
B|3-----------3---5-----------3-----------3---5-----------3-------|9-----------12--14------9-----------12--14------9-----------12--|
G|2-------4-------------------2-------4-------------------2-------|9---9---13--------------9---9---13--------------9---9---13------|
D|0---6-----------------------0---6-----------------------0---6---|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|
G|7---------------------------7---------------------------7-------|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 3 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 4 0 4`
III	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
III	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
III	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`

Doom (i–iv–♭VI–v)

Chords: F#m7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7

D|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0-----------2---3-----------0-----------2---3-----------0-------|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|2-------------------6---2-------------------6---2---------------|
B|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---5-------0-----------3---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 4 2 0 0`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
V	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
V	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
V	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
V	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 2 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 0`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 x`

Doom (i–iv–♭VI–v)

Chords: F#m9 – Bm9 – Dmaj9 – C#m7b9

D|--------------------6-----------------------6-------------------|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|0-----------4---6---0-----------4---6---0-----------4---6---0---|
B|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|1---4---------------1---4---------------1---4---------------1---|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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