Celtic Dorian Progression in D#/Eb Dorian for Mandolin

The D#/Eb Dorian scale on mandolin (D sharp / E flat dorian): the Celtic Dorian progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--8--10--11--13-|
A|--8--10--11--13-|
D|--8---9--11--13-|
G|--8---9--11--13-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Ebm – Db – Ebm – Ab

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Ebm7 – Dbmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ab7

E|6-----------------------4---8---9---6-----------------------4---|8-----------------------8---11--13--8-----------------------8---|
A|4---------------4---8---------------4---------------4---8-------|11--------------8---11--------------11--------------8---11------|
D|4-------6---10----------------------4-------6---10--------------|10------10--13----------------------10------10--13--------------|
G|6---10------------------------------6---10----------------------|10--13------------------------------10--13----------------------|

E|6-----------------------4---8---9---6-----------------------4---|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
A|4---------------4---8---------------4---------------4---8-------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|4-------6---10----------------------4-------6---10--------------|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|
G|6---10------------------------------6---10----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Celtic Dorian (i–♭VII–i–IV)

Chords: Ebm9 – Dbmaj9 – Ebm9 – Ab9

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

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

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