Minor Blues Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Guitar

The D#/Eb Minor scale on guitar (D sharp / E flat minor): the Minor Blues 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`

Minor Blues

Chords: Ebm – Ebm – Ebm – Ebm – Abm – Abm – Ebm – Ebm – Bbm – Abm – Ebm – Bbm

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

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

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

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

e|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
G|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

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

Minor Blues

Chords: Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7

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

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

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

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

e|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
G|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

e|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
B|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
G|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|
D|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|
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`

Minor Blues

Chords: Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Abm9 – Abm9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9 – Bbm7b9 – Abm9 – Ebm9 – Bbm7b9

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

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

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

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

e|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
B|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|
G|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|
D|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---2-------------------------------1---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|7-------------------9---7-------------------9---7---------------|
B|11----------------------11----------11----------------------11--|9-----------9---11------9-----------9---11------9-----------9---|
G|8---------------8---11--------------8---------------8---11------|6---6---10--------------6---6---10--------------6---6---10------|
D|11------8---11----------------------11------8---11--------------|8-----------------------8-----------------------8---------------|
A|8---9-------------------------------8---9-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|11----------------------------------11--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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