Minor Descent Progression in G#/Ab Minor for Banjo

The G#/Ab Minor scale on banjo (G sharp / A flat minor): the Minor Descent 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|--6---8---9--11--13-|
B|--6---8---9---------|
G|--6---8---9---------|
D|--7---9--11---------|
G|--9--11--13---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x x 2 2`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
III	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`13 13 11 11 13`
VI	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`11 11 11 11 11`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: G#m – F# – E – F#

D|6-------------------9---6-------------------9---6---------------|11------------------14--18--11------------------14--18--11------|
B|4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---9-------4-----------7---|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|4---4---8---------------4---4---8---------------4---4---8-------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|11--14----------------------11--14----------------------11--14--|
G|6-----------------------6-----------------------6---------------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

D|9-------------------13--16--9-------------------13--16--9-------|11------------------14--18--11------------------14--18--11------|
B|9-----------11--12----------9-----------11--12----------9-------|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|9-------11------------------9-------11------------------9-------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|11--14----------------------11--14----------------------11--14--|
G|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 1`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 1`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 3 2 2`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: G#m7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – F#7

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3---6---------------3---6---------------3---6---------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3---6---------------3---6---------------3---6---------------3---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 4`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 4 3 0 1`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 3 0 2`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 3 0 x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 2 1`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 1 3 2 2`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 1`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: G#m9 – F#9 – Emaj9 – F#9

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

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

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