50s Doo-Wop Progression in E Major for Mandolin

The E Major scale on mandolin: the 50s Doo-Wop progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: E F# G# A B C# D#

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--9--11--13--14-|
A|--9--11--13--14-|
D|--9--11--12--14-|
G|--9--11--12--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: E – C#m – A – B

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Emaj7 – C#m7 – Amaj7 – B7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Emaj9 – C#m9 – Amaj9 – B9

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

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

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