12-Bar Blues Progression in B Mixolydian for Mandolin

The B Mixolydian scale on mandolin: the 12-Bar Blues 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---7---9-|
D|--4---6---7---9-|
G|--4---5---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#dim	D# F# A	`11 13 12 11`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`14 13 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#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#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	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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: B – B – B – B – E – E – B – B – F#m – E – B – F#m

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

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

E|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|
D|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

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

E|2---------------------------4---5---2---------------------------|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|
D|4-------2---6---7-------------------4-------2---6---7-----------|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

E|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|2---------------------------4---5---2---------------------------|
A|2-----------0---2---6-----------2-----------0---2---6-----------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|4-------2---6---7-------------------4-------2---6---7-----------|
G|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 2 5`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 6 5`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 5`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 7`
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#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
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#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	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: B7 – B7 – B7 – B7 – Emaj7 – Emaj7 – B7 – B7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – B7 – F#m7

E|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

E|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
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-----------------------|

E|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

E|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

E|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`4 1 4 x`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 4 2`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 2`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 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#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 4 0`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
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#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#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 9 12 11`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`11 9 12 11`
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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: B9 – B9 – B9 – B9 – Emaj9 – Emaj9 – B9 – B9 – F#m9 – Emaj9 – B9 – F#m9

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

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

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-----------------------|

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

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

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

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