Minor Blues Progression in D Minor for Mandolin

The D Minor scale on mandolin: the Minor Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F G A Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--7---9--10--12-|
A|--7---8--10--12-|
D|--7---8--10--12-|
G|--6---8--10--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
I	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 1 0`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`15 14 10 12`
III	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
III	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
III	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
III	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
V	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
V	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
V	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
V	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
VII	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
VII	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
VII	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
VII	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`

Minor Blues

Chords: Dm – Dm – Dm – Dm – Gm – Gm – Dm – Dm – Am – Gm – Dm – Am

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

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

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

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

E|0-----------------------0---3---5---0-----------------------0---|3---------------------------5---6---3---------------------------|
A|3---------------0---3---------------3---------------0---3-------|5-------------------5---8-----------5-------------------5---8---|
D|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|5-------3---7---8-------------------5-------3---7---8-----------|
G|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|3---7-------------------------------3---7-----------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 0`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 5`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 5`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 10`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 3 6`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 7 6`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 6`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 8`

Minor Blues

Chords: Dm7 – Dm7 – Dm7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Am7

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

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

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

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

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

E|5-----------------------3---6---8---5-----------------------3---|0---------------------------1---3---0---------------------------|
A|3---------------3---7---------------3---------------3---7-------|3-------------------1---5-----------3-------------------1---5---|
D|3-------5---8-----------------------3-------5---8---------------|2-------0---3---5-------------------2-------0---3---5-----------|
G|5---9-------------------------------5---9-----------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 3 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 3 0 0`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 1`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 0 3`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 1`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 10 13 12`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`12 10 13 12`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 1 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`

Minor Blues

Chords: Dm9 – Dm9 – Dm9 – Dm9 – Gm9 – Gm9 – Dm9 – Dm9 – Am7b9 – Gm9 – Dm9 – Am7b9

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

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

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

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

E|12------------------12--15--12------------------12--15--12------|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|
A|13------10--13--15----------13------10--13--15----------13------|0-------------------1---5-----------0-------------------1---5---|
D|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|0-------0---3---5-------------------0-------0---3---5-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

E|0-------------------1---5---0-------------------1---5---0-------|12------------------12--15--12------------------12--15--12------|
A|0-------0---3---5-----------0-------0---3---5-----------0-------|13------10--13--15----------13------10--13--15----------13------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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