Neo-Soul Descent Progression in A#/Bb Major for Mandolin

The A#/Bb Major scale on mandolin (A sharp / B flat major): the Neo-Soul Descent progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G A

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--3---5---7---8-|
A|--3---5---7---8-|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
G|--3---5---6---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 6 8`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 10 10 8`
III	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
III	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
III	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
III	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
V	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
V	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
V	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
V	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`5 7 6 5`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`8 7 3 5`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb

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

E|3-----------------------3---6---8---3-----------------------3---|1-----------------------3---1-----------------------3---1-------|
A|6---------------3---6---------------6---------------3---6-------|1-----------0---1---5-------1-----------0---1---5-------1-------|
D|5-------5---8-----------------------5-------5---8---------------|0---0---3-------------------0---0---3-------------------0---0---|
G|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 5`
I	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 10`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`5 5 6 6`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
III	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`5 3 6 5`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`8 3 3 8`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`8 3 6 5`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
VII	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Bbmaj7

E|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|5-----------------------3---6---8---5-----------------------3---|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|3---------------3---6---------------3---------------3---6-------|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|3-------5---8-----------------------3-------5---8---------------|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|5---8-------------------------------5---8-----------------------|

E|3-----------------------1---5---6---3-----------------------1---|5-----------------------5---8---10--5-----------------------5---|
A|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|8---------------5---8---------------8---------------5---8-------|
D|1-------3---7-----------------------1-------3---7---------------|7-------7---10----------------------7-------7---10--------------|
G|3---7-------------------------------3---7-----------------------|7---10------------------------------7---10----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
I	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 3`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
III	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`5 3 6 5`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 x`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 3 0 3`
V	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 3`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 1`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
VI	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 1`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`2 1 1 x`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 3`
VII	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 x`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Ebmaj9 – Dm7b9 – Cm9 – Bbmaj9

E|1---------------------------3---5---1---------------------------|5-------------------5---8---5-------------------5---8---5-------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|6-------3---6---8-----------6-------3---6---8-----------6-------|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|3---7-----------------------3---7-----------------------3---7---|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|
A|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|3-----------0---1---5-------3-----------0---1---5-------3-------|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|0---0---3-------------------0---0---3-------------------0---0---|
G|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|

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