One-Chord Vamp Progression in G#/Ab Dorian for Guitar

The G#/Ab Dorian scale on guitar (G sharp / A flat dorian): the One-Chord Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Ab Bb B Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--4---6---7-|
B|--4---6-----|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--3---4---6-|
A|--4---6---7-|
E|--4---6---7-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 7`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 3 1 0 1`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 2 3 1 x x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 6 7 6`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm – Abm

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|
D|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
A|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
E|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 4 4 6`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 1`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 4`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 4 4 4`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 9 x`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 3 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 3 3 2 2`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 6 6 6`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm7 – Abm7

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|
D|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
A|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
E|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 10 9 7`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 6 8 6 x x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 9 8 6 x x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 9 6 7 6`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 4`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 11 11 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 13 11 11 11 13`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 0 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 4`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 1 3 1 x x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 1 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 6 6 4`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm9 – Abm9

e|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
B|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|
D|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|
A|1---2-------------------------------1---2-----------------------|1---2-------------------------------1---2-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

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