Mountain Minor Progression in B Dorian for Mandolin

The B Dorian scale on mandolin: the Mountain Minor progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--4---6---7---9-|
A|--4---6---7---9-|
D|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--4---5---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
III	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
III	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
III	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
III	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
IV	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
IV	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
IV	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`4 6 5 4`
VI	G#dim	G# B D	`7 6 2 4`
VII	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VII	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VII	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VII	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`

Mountain Minor (i–♭VII–i–i)

Chords: Bm – A – Bm – Bm

E|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|
A|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

E|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 2 7`
IV	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 5 4`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
VI	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`

Mountain Minor (i–♭VII–i–i)

Chords: Bm7 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – Bm7

E|2-----------------------0---4---5---2-----------------------0---|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|
A|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|
D|0-------2---6-----------------------0-------2---6---------------|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|

E|2-----------------------0---4---5---2-----------------------0---|2-----------------------0---4---5---2-----------------------0---|
A|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0-------2---6-----------------------0-------2---6---------------|0-------2---6-----------------------0-------2---6---------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 0 4 x`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 2`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
II	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 0 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 x`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 2`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
VI	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`

Mountain Minor (i–♭VII–i–i)

Chords: Bm9 – Amaj9 – Bm9 – Bm9

E|------------------------2---5---------------------------2---5---|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
A|4-----------0---2---5-----------4-----------0---2---5-----------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|0---0---4-----------------------0---0---4-----------------------|2-------0---4---6-------------------2-------0---4---6-----------|
G|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

E|------------------------2---5---------------------------2---5---|------------------------2---5---------------------------2---5---|
A|4-----------0---2---5-----------4-----------0---2---5-----------|4-----------0---2---5-----------4-----------0---2---5-----------|
D|0---0---4-----------------------0---0---4-----------------------|0---0---4-----------------------0---0---4-----------------------|
G|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|

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