Minor Descent Progression in G#/Ab Minor for Guitar

The G#/Ab Minor scale on guitar (G sharp / A flat minor): the Minor Descent progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--4---6---7-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--3---4---6-|
A|--4---5---7-|
E|--4---6---7-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
III	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
III	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
III	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: G#m – F# – E – F#

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---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---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: G#m7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – F#7

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---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---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`

Minor Descent (i–♭VII–♭VI–♭VII)

Chords: G#m9 – F#9 – Emaj9 – F#9

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

e|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|6-----------------------9---6-----------------------9---6-------|
B|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|9---------------7---11------9---------------7---11------9-------|
G|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|9-------6---9---------------9-------6---9---------------9-------|
D|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|8---8-----------------------8---8-----------------------8---8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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