12-Bar Blues Progression in G#/Ab Mixolydian for Mandolin

The G#/Ab Mixolydian scale on mandolin (G sharp / A flat mixolydian): the 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--1---3---5---6-|
A|--1---3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4---6-|
G|--1---2---4---6-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 4`
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	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 10 9 8`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`11 10 6 8`
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	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`5 3 3 4`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 4`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab – Ab – Ab – Ab – Db – Db – Ab – Ab – Ebm – Db – Ab – Ebm

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|
A|4-------------------3---6-----------4-------------------3---6---|4-------------------3---6-----------4-------------------3---6---|
D|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|2-----------------------1---4---6---2-----------------------1---|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|
A|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|4-------------------3---6-----------4-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------3---6-----------------------1-------3---6---------------|3-------1---4---6-------------------3-------1---4---6-----------|
G|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|2-----------------------1---4---6---2-----------------------1---|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------3---6-----------------------1-------3---6---------------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 1 3 2`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 2`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
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	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
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	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ebm7

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|
A|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|
D|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|
G|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|6-----------------------4---8---9---6-----------------------4---|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|
A|4---------------4---8---------------4---------------4---8-------|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|
D|4-------6---10----------------------4-------6---10--------------|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|
G|6---10------------------------------6---10----------------------|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|6-----------------------4---8---9---6-----------------------4---|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|4---------------4---8---------------4---------------4---8-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|4-------6---10----------------------4-------6---10--------------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|6---10------------------------------6---10----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 3 2`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 4`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C 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	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 6 9 8`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Dbmaj9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Ebm9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ebm9

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|
A|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|1-------------------2---6---1-------------------2---6---1-------|1---------------------------2---4---1---------------------------|
A|1-------1---4---6-----------1-------1---4---6-----------1-------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|1-------------------2---6---1-------------------2---6---1-------|
A|1-------------------3---6-----------1-------------------3---6---|1-------1---4---6-----------1-------1---4---6-----------1-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
G|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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