8-Bar Blues Progression in C#/Db Major for Mandolin

The C#/Db Major scale on mandolin (C sharp / D flat major): the 8-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--6---8--10--11-|
A|--6---8--10--11-|
D|--6---8---9--11-|
G|--6---8---9--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
I	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
I	Db	Db F Ab	`6 3 4 4`
I	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 1 2`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 8 9 11`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`5 3 3 4`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 4`
III	Fm	F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 6`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
V	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 4`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 4 6`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6`
VII	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 10 9 8`
VII	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`11 10 6 8`

8-Bar Blues (I–V–IV–IV–I–V–I–V)

Chords: Db – Ab – Gb – Gb – Db – Ab – Db – Ab

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

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

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
I	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
III	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 1 3 2`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 2`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 4`
V	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`3 3 4 4`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
VII	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
VII	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`

8-Bar Blues (I–V–IV–IV–I–V–I–V)

Chords: Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Gbmaj7 – Gbmaj7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7

E|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|1-----------------------1---4---6---1-----------------------1---|1-----------------------1---4---6---1-----------------------1---|
A|4---------------1---4---------------4---------------1---4-------|4---------------1---4---------------4---------------1---4-------|
D|3-------3---6-----------------------3-------3---6---------------|3-------3---6-----------------------3-------3---6---------------|
G|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

E|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

E|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 1`
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
I	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 4 x`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
III	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 6 9 8`
III	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 2`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
V	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 3 2`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 x`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 4`
VI	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
VII	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`

8-Bar Blues (I–V–IV–IV–I–V–I–V)

Chords: Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Gbmaj9 – Gbmaj9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9

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

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

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

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

All mandolin lessons · The Guitar Scales