Minor ii–V–i Progression in G#/Ab Minor for Banjo

The G#/Ab Minor scale on banjo (G sharp / A flat minor): the Minor ii–V–i 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 ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: A#dim – D#m – G#m – G#m

D|2-------6---9---2-------6---9---2-------6---9---2-------6---9---|13------------------16--13------------------16--13--------------|
B|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|11----------14--16------11----------14--16------11----------14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--11--15--------------11--11--15--------------11--11--15------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|13----------------------13----------------------13--------------|

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

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 ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: A#m7b5 – D#m7 – G#m7 – G#m7

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

D|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4-----------4---6---4---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
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 ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: A#m7b5b9 – D#m7b9 – G#m9 – G#m9

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

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

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