Aeolian Rock Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Guitar

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

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb B Db

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|-11--13--14-|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-11--13-----|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-11--12--14-|
E|-11--13--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Ebm – B – Db – Ebm

e|2-------------------2---6---2-------------------2---6---2-------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|4-----------3---4-------------------4-----------3---4-----------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|2-------------------2---6---2-------------------2---6---2-------|
B|2---------------2---6-------2---------------2---6-------2-------|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|
G|1-------1---4---------------1-------1---4---------------1-------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Db7 – Ebm7

e|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|3-----------3---4-------------------3-----------3---4-----------|
D|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4-----------------------4---7---4-----------------------4---7---|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|
B|2-------------------6-----------2-------------------6-----------|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|
G|4-----------4---6---------------4-----------4---6---------------|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|
D|3---3---6-----------------------3---3---6-----------------------|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|
A|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Ebm9 – Bmaj9 – Db9 – Ebm9

e|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|
B|11----------------------11----------11----------------------11--|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|8---------------8---11--------------8---------------8---11------|3-----------3---4---------------3-----------3---4---------------|
D|11------8---11----------------------11------8---11--------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|8---9-------------------------------8---9-----------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|11----------------------------------11--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|
B|4---------------2---6-------4---------------2---6-------4-------|11----------------------11----------11----------------------11--|
G|4-------1---4---------------4-------1---4---------------4-------|8---------------8---11--------------8---------------8---11------|
D|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|11------8---11----------------------11------8---11--------------|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|8---9-------------------------------8---9-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|11----------------------------------11--------------------------|

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