Minor Descent Progression in C#/Db Minor for Guitar

The C#/Db Minor scale on guitar (C sharp / D flat minor): the Minor Descent 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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: C#m – B – A – B

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

e|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: C#m7 – B7 – Amaj7 – B7

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|
G|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: C#m9 – B9 – Amaj9 – B9

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|9-----------------------9-----------9-----------------------9---|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|6---------------6---9---------------6---------------6---9-------|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|9-------6---9-----------------------9-------6---9---------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|6---7-------------------------------6---7-----------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|9-----------------------------------9---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|------------------------5---9-------------------------------5---|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|4-------------------6---------------4-------------------6-------|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|6-----------6---7-------------------6-----------6---7-----------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4---4---7---------------------------4---4---7-------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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