Minor ii–V–i Progression in B Minor for Guitar

The B Minor scale on guitar: the Minor ii–V–i progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: B C# D E F# G A

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--7---9--10-|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--6---7---9-|
A|--7---8--10-|
E|--7---9--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
III	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
III	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
III	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
VI	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
VI	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
VII	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VII	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: C#dim – F#m – Bm – Bm

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`5 4 2 2 2 3`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: C#m7b5 – F#m7 – Bm7 – Bm7

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|
G|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 9`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 12`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: C#m7b5b9 – F#m7b9 – Bm9 – Bm9

e|10------------------12--10------------------12--10--------------|3-------------------5---3-------------------5---3---------------|
B|12----------12--14------12----------12--14------12----------12--|5-----------5---7-------5-----------5---7-------5-----------5---|
G|9---9---12--------------9---9---12--------------9---9---12------|2---2---6---------------2---2---6---------------2---2---6-------|
D|11----------------------11----------------------11--------------|4-----------------------4-----------------------4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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