Epic Minor Progression in C#/Db Minor for Mandolin

The C#/Db Minor scale on mandolin (C sharp / D flat minor): the Epic Minor 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|--6---8---9--11-|
A|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--6---7---9--11-|
G|--5---7---9--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 13 12 11`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`14 13 9 11`
III	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VI	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: C#m – A – E – B

E|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|
A|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

E|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2-----------0---2---6-----------2-----------0---2---6-----------|
D|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|4-------------------------------4-------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 2 5`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 4 6 5`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 5`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`4 7 6 7`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: C#m7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – B7

E|4-----------------------2---5---7---4-----------------------2---|4-----------------------4---7---9---4-----------------------4---|
A|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|7---------------4---7---------------7---------------4---7-------|
D|2-------4---7-----------------------2-------4---7---------------|6-------6---9-----------------------6-------6---9---------------|
G|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|

E|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|5-----------------------2---5---7---5-----------------------2---|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|4---8-------------------------------4---8-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 4 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 2 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 9 12 11`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`11 9 12 11`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`4 1 4 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 4 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 4 x`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: C#m9 – Amaj9 – Emaj9 – B9

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

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|------------------------2---5---------------------------2---5---|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4-----------0---2---6-----------4-----------0---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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