One-Chord Vamp Progression in G#/Ab Dorian for Mandolin

The G#/Ab Dorian scale on mandolin (G sharp / A flat dorian): the One-Chord Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Ab Bb B Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 1 2 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`8 6 6 7`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`4 1 2 2`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`8 9 9 7`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 3 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 1 2`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 8 9 11`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 3 2 1`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`16 15 11 13`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 6`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm – Abm

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 9 7`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`3 3 4 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 4 7`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 8 7`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 7`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 9`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`13 13 14 11`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm7 – Abm7

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 2 2`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 11 14 13`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`13 11 14 13`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`4 1 4 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 4 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 4 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 2`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Abm9 – Abm9

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|1-------------------2---6-----------1-------------------2---6---|1-------------------2---6-----------1-------------------2---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

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