Minor Descent Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Guitar

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

Chords: Ebm – Db – B – Db

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

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

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm7 – Db7 – Bmaj7 – Db7

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

e|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|4-----------------------4---7---4-----------------------4---7---|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2-------------------6-----------2-------------------6-----------|
G|3-----------3---4-------------------3-----------3---4-----------|4-----------4---6---------------4-----------4---6---------------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|3---3---6-----------------------3---3---6-----------------------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4-------------------------------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 Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: Ebm9 – Db9 – Bmaj9 – Db9

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

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

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