One-Chord Vamp Progression in A Dorian for Guitar

The A Dorian scale on guitar: the One-Chord Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A B C D E F# G

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--5---7---8-|
B|--5---7-----|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---5---7-|
A|--5---7---8-|
E|--5---7---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
VII	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Am – Am

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
B|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 5`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Am7 – Am7

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
B|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
G|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Am9 – Am9

e|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|
B|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|
G|2---------------2---5---------------2---------------2---5-------|2---------------2---5---------------2---------------2---5-------|
D|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|
A|2---3-------------------------------2---3-----------------------|2---3-------------------------------2---3-----------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|

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