Minor ii–V–i Progression in F#/Gb Minor for Banjo

The F#/Gb Minor scale on banjo (F sharp / G flat minor): the Minor ii–V–i 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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: G#dim – C#m – F#m – F#m

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

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

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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: G#m7b5 – C#m7 – F#m7 – F#m7

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

D|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2-----------6---7---2---|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: G#m7b5b9 – C#m7b9 – F#m9 – F#m9

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

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

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