Sensitive Pop Progression in D Major for Mandolin

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

Notes: D E F# G A B C#

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--7---9--11--12-|
A|--7---9--11--12-|
D|--7---9--10--12-|
G|--7---9--10--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IDD F# A2 0 0 2
IDD F# A2 4 5 2
IDD F# A2 4 5 5
IDD F# A7 4 5 5
IIEmE G B0 2 2 0
IIEmE G B4 2 2 3
IIEmE G B0 2 2 3
IIEmE G B9 9 10 7
IIIF#mF# A C#2 4 4 2
IIIF#mF# A C#6 4 4 5
IIIF#mF# A C#2 4 4 5
IIIF#mF# A C#11 11 12 9
IVGG B D0 0 2 3
IVGG B D4 5 5 3
IVGG B D4 0 2 3
IVGG B D7 5 2 3
VAA C# E2 2 4 5
VAA C# E6 7 7 5
VAA C# E6 2 4 5
VAA C# E9 7 4 5
VIBmB D F#4 4 5 2
VIBmB D F#4 4 5 7
VIBmB D F#7 4 5 7
VIBmB D F#7 9 9 7
VIIC#dimC# E G9 11 10 9
VIIC#dimC# E G12 11 7 9

Sensitive Pop (vi–IV–I–V)

Chords: Bm – G – D – A

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

E|2-----------------------0---3---5---2-----------------------0---|5---------------------------3---5---5---------------------------|
A|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
D|0-------2---5-----------------------0-------2---5---------------|2-------2---5---7-------------------2-------2---5---7-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IDmaj7D F# A C#11 11 12 9
IDmaj7D F# A C#11 11 12 14
IIEm7E G B D0 0 2 3
IIEm7E G B D4 0 2 3
IIEm7E G B Dx 2 5 3
IIEm7E G B D4 5 5 3
IIIF#m7F# A C# E2 2 4 5
IIIF#m7F# A C# E6 2 4 5
IIIF#m7F# A C# Ex 4 7 5
IIIF#m7F# A C# E6 7 7 5
IVGmaj7G B D F#4 4 5 2
IVGmaj7G B D F#4 4 5 7
VA7A C# E G2 2 0 3
VA7A C# E G2 2 4 3
VA7A C# E G2 5 4 3
VA7A C# E G2 5 4 5
VIBm7B D F# A2 0 0 2
VIBm7B D F# A2 4 5 2
VIBm7B D F# A2 4 5 5
VIBm7B D F# A4 4 5 5
VIIC#m7b5C# E G B9 9 10 7
VIIC#m7b5C# E G B9 9 10 12

Sensitive Pop (vi–IV–I–V)

Chords: Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – A7

E|2-----------------------0---3---5---2-----------------------0---|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|0-------2---5-----------------------0-------2---5---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

E|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|3-----------------------0---3---5---3-----------------------0---|
A|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|
G|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IDmaj9D F# A C# Ex 0 0 0
IDmaj9D F# A C# Ex 2 0 2
IDmaj9D F# A C# Ex 0 4 0
IDmaj9D F# A C# Ex 4 0 0
IIEm9E G B D F#0 0 2 2
IIEm9E G B D F#x 0 2 2
IIEm9E G B D F#x 2 2 2
IIEm9E G B D F#0 4 2 x
IIIF#m7b9F# A C# E Gx 7 10 9
IIIF#m7b9F# A C# E G9 7 10 9
IVGmaj9G B D F# A0 0 0 x
IVGmaj9G B D F# A0 0 0 2
IVGmaj9G B D F# Ax 0 0 2
IVGmaj9G B D F# A2 0 2 2
VA9A C# E G B0 2 2 x
VA9A C# E G B2 2 2 x
VA9A C# E G B2 2 2 3
VA9A C# E G Bx 2 2 3
VIBm9B D F# A C#4 0 4 x
VIBm9B D F# A C#x 0 4 2
VIBm9B D F# A C#2 0 4 2
VIBm9B D F# A C#2 0 4 x
VIIC#m7b5b9C# E G B D0 0 2 0
VIIC#m7b5b9C# E G B D0 0 2 x
VIIC#m7b5b9C# E G B Dx 0 2 0
VIIC#m7b5b9C# E G B Dx 0 2 3

Sensitive Pop (vi–IV–I–V)

Chords: Bm9 – Gmaj9 – Dmaj9 – A9

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

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

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