Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in G Mixolydian for Banjo

The G Mixolydian scale on banjo: the Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: G A B C D E F

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--7---9--10--12-|
B|--5---7---9-----|
G|--5---7---9-----|
D|--6---8--10-----|
G|--9--10--12-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
II	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 0 3`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 3 3`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 0 3`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
VII	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: G – C – G – G – C – C – G – G – Dm – C – G – Dm

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

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

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

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

D|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|
B|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---5-------1-----------3---|
G|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|
D|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|
G|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

D|0-------------------3---7---0-------------------3---7---0-------|12------------------15--12------------------15--12--------------|
B|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|10----------13--15------10----------13--15------10----------13--|
G|0-------2-------------------0-------2-------------------0-------|10--10--14--------------10--10--14--------------10--10--14------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|
G|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|12----------------------12----------------------12--------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 0 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 0`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 3`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: G7 – Cmaj7 – G7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G7 – G7 – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – G7 – Dm7

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
I	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 2 0 3`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 2 1 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 1 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: G9 – Cmaj9 – G9 – G9 – Cmaj9 – Cmaj9 – G9 – G9 – Dm9 – Cmaj9 – G9 – Dm9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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