50s Doo-Wop Progression in F#/Gb Major for Banjo

The F#/Gb Major scale on banjo (F sharp / G flat major): the 50s Doo-Wop progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb F

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8---9--11-|
B|--4---6---8-----|
G|--4---6---8-----|
D|--6---7---9-----|
G|--8---9--11-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
II	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
III	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
IV	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
IV	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
IV	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
IV	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`
V	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
VI	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
VII	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VII	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Gb – Ebm – B – Db

D|11------------------15--18--11------------------15--18--11------|13------------------16--13------------------16--13--------------|
B|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|11----------14--16------11----------14--16------11----------14--|
G|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|11--11--15--------------11--11--15--------------11--11--15------|
D|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|
G|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|

D|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|6-------------------9---13--6-------------------9---13--6-------|
B|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|6-----------7---9-----------6-----------7---9-----------6-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---9-----------------------6---9-----------------------6---9---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
I	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
I	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
I	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
II	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
II	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
II	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
II	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
III	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
IV	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
IV	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
IV	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
V	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
V	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
V	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
V	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`
VI	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
VI	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
VI	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
VI	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VII	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
VII	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
VII	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Gbmaj7 – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Db7

D|3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3-----------6---8---3---|1-------------------4---8---1-------------------4---8---1-------|
B|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
I	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
I	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
I	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
II	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
II	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
II	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
II	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
III	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
III	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
III	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
III	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
IV	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
IV	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
IV	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
V	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
V	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
V	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
V	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
VI	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
VI	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
VI	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VI	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
VII	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Gbmaj9 – Ebm9 – Bmaj9 – Db9

D|--------------------6-----------------------6-------------------|3-------------------4---8---3-------------------4---8---3-------|
B|2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---6-------2-----------4---|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
G|1---1---4---------------1---1---4---------------1---1---4-------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------4---8-----------------------4---8-----------|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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