Diatonic Circle of Fifths Progression in C Major for Mandolin

The C Major scale on mandolin: the Diatonic Circle of Fifths progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D E F G A B

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--5---7---9--10-|
A|--5---7---9--10-|
D|--5---7---8--10-|
G|--5---7---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
I	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
I	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
I	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`
II	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
II	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
II	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
III	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
III	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`
IV	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
IV	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
IV	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
IV	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
V	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
V	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
V	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
V	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`
VI	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
VI	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
VI	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
VI	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`7 9 8 7`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`10 9 5 7`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: C – F – Bdim – Em – Am – Dm – G – C

E|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|1-------------------0---3---1-------------------0---3---1-------|
A|3-------------------2---5-----------3-------------------2---5---|0-----------2---3-----------0-----------2---3-----------0-------|
D|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|3---2---5-------------------3---2---5-------------------3---2---|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|

E|7---------------------------8---10--7---------------------------|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|
A|8-------------------8---12----------8-------------------8---12--|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|9-------7---10--12------------------9-------7---10--12----------|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|
G|7---10------------------------------7---10----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

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

E|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|3-------------------2---5-----------3-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 7`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 12`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
III	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
III	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 0`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 5`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 0 2 1`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 3 2 1`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 3 2 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`7 5 8 7`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 7 8 5`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 7 8 10`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7

E|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|0-----------------------0---3---5---0-----------------------0---|
A|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|3---------------0---3---------------3---------------0---3-------|
D|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|
G|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

E|5-----------------------5---8---10--5-----------------------5---|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|
A|8---------------5---8---------------8---------------5---8-------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|7-------7---10----------------------7-------7---10--------------|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|7---10------------------------------7---10----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

E|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|5-----------------------3---7---8---5-----------------------3---|
A|3-------------------2---5-----------3-------------------2---5---|3---------------3---7---------------3---------------3---7-------|
D|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|3-------5---9-----------------------3-------5---9---------------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|5---9-------------------------------5---9-----------------------|

E|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 0`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 3 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 3 0`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 3 0 0`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`7 5 8 7`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 1`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 0 3`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
V	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 1`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
V	G9	G B D F A	`2 0 2 1`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 3`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 3`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 3 3 x`

Diatonic Circle of Fifths

Chords: Cmaj9 – Fmaj9 – Bm7b5b9 – Em7b9 – Am9 – Dm9 – G9 – Cmaj9

E|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0-------------------2---5-----------0-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

E|1-------------------1---5---1-------------------1---5---1-------|7-------------------7---10--7-------------------7---10--7-------|
A|3-------0---3---5-----------3-------0---3---5-----------3-------|8-------5---8---10----------8-------5---8---10----------8-------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|5---9-----------------------5---9-----------------------5---9---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|0-------------------1---5---0-------------------1---5---0-------|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0-------0---3---5-----------0-------0---3---5-----------0-------|
D|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|
A|0-------------------2---5-----------0-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

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