C Harmonic Minor Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C Harmonic Minor scale on mandolin: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D Eb F G Ab B

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Sixth Position

E|--1---4---5---7-|
A|--1---3---5---6-|
D|--2---3---5---6-|
G|--1---3---4---7-|

4NPS - Seventh Position

E|--4---5---7---8-|
A|--3---5---6---9-|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
G|--3---4---7---8-|

4NPS - First Position

E|--5---7---8--10-|
A|--5---6---9--10-|
D|--5---6---8--10-|
G|--4---7---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 6 8`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 10 10 8`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`10 12 11 10`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`13 12 8 10`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 1 2 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 1 2 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 1 2 3`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 1 2 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`5 3 3 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
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	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 4`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`7 9 8 7`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`10 9 5 7`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 1 2 x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 1 2 3`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 1 2 3`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`4 1 2 3`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 0 2 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`4 0 2 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`4 5 5 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`7 5 5 7`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
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	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 0 2 1`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 0 2 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 3 2 1`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 3 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`0 0 2 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`0 0 3 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 0 2 3`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 0 3 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`7 5 8 7`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 1`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 1 3 3`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 0 2 1`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 0 2 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 3 2 3`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 3 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`0 1 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`1 1 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`1 1 2 3`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x 1 2 3`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 0 3 1`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 0 3 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 3 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 3 5 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 5 4`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 6 5 1`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`7 6 8 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 1 2 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 1 2 3`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`4 5 6 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 5 6 7`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 6 3 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`5 6 8 x`
V	G	G B D	`0 0 2 x`
V	G	G B D	`x 0 2 3`
V	G	G B D	`4 5 5 x`
V	G	G B D	`7 5 2 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 2 1`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`4 3 5 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`7 3 2 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 3 5 7`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 1 2 x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 1 2 3`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`4 1 3 x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`5 1 2 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 3 1`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 3 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 3 4`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 0 2 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 0 2 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 1 5 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 1 5 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 5 3 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 5 3 4`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 0 2 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 3 2 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 0 2 4`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 3 2 4`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`0 0 2 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`0 0 3 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 0 2 3`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 0 3 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 5 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 3 3 3`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 0 2 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 3 2 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 0 2 4`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 3 2 4`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`0 1 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`1 1 2 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x 1 2 3`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x 1 2 4`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 0 3 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`4 0 3 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

E|3-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|11------11----------11----------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|12--12----------12----------12--|
G|5-----------5-----------5-------|10----------10----------10------|

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

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

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

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

E|3-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
A|6-----------6-----------6-------|11----------11----------11------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|12--12----------12----------12--|
G|5-------5-----------5-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

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

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

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

E|3-------3-----------3-----------|10------10----------10----------|
A|6---6-----------6-----------6---|11--11----------11----------11--|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|12----------12----------12------|
G|5-------------------------------|10------------------------------|

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

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

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

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

E|3---3-----------3-----------3---|10--10----------10----------10--|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|11------11----------11----------|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|12----------12----------12------|
G|5-------------------------------|10------------------------------|

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

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

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

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