Neo-Soul Descent Progression in B Major for Mandolin

The B Major scale on mandolin: the Neo-Soul Descent 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---8---9-|
A|--4---6---8---9-|
D|--4---6---7---9-|
G|--4---6---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
I	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
I	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
I	B	B D# F#	`8 4 6 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#m	D# F# A#	`3 1 1 2`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`
III	D#m	D# F# A#	`11 8 9 11`
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#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 6`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 8 7 6`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`9 8 4 6`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: E – D#m – C#m – B

E|4-----------------------2---6---7---4-----------------------2---|2-----------------------0---4---6---2-----------------------0---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|
D|2-------4---8-----------------------2-------4---8---------------|1-------2---6-----------------------1-------2---6---------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

E|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|2-----------------------2---6---2-----------------------2---6---|
A|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|2-----------1---2---6-----------2-----------1---2---6-----------|
D|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
I	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`
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	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
III	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 4 9`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 7 6`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VII	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Emaj7 – D#m7 – C#m7 – Bmaj7

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|6-----------------------4---7---9---6-----------------------4---|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4---------------4---7---------------4---------------4---7-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|4-------6---9-----------------------4-------6---9---------------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Neo-Soul Descent (IV–iii–ii–I)

Chords: Emaj9 – D#m7b9 – C#m9 – Bmaj9

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

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

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