Minor Blues Progression in C#/Db Minor for Guitar

The C#/Db Minor scale on guitar (C sharp / D flat minor): the Minor Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C# D# E F# G# A B

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--9--11--12-|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|--9--11-----|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--10--12-|
E|--9--11--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 11`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 12 13 11 x x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
III	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`

Minor Blues

Chords: C#m – C#m – C#m – C#m – F#m – F#m – C#m – C#m – G#m – F#m – C#m – G#m

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 2`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`

Minor Blues

Chords: C#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – C#m7 – G#m7 – F#m7 – C#m7 – G#m7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 8 7 5`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 2 1 2 2 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 14 13 14 14 11`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`

Minor Blues

Chords: C#m9 – C#m9 – C#m9 – C#m9 – F#m9 – F#m9 – C#m9 – C#m9 – G#m7b9 – F#m9 – C#m9 – G#m7b9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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