Minor ii–V–i Progression in D#/Eb Minor for Mandolin

The D#/Eb Minor scale on mandolin (D sharp / E flat minor): the Minor ii–V–i progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F Gb Ab Bb B Db

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--8--10--11--13-|
A|--8---9--11--13-|
D|--8---9--11--13-|
G|--7---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	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 3 2 1`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`16 15 11 13`
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	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 1 2 4`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`8 6 6 7`
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	B	B Eb Gb	`4 1 2 2`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`8 9 9 7`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
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`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: Fdim – Bbm – Ebm – Ebm

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

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

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	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`13 13 14 11`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 9 7`
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	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 4 7`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 8 7`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 7`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 9`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: Fm7b5 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Ebm7

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

E|6-----------------------4---7---9---6-----------------------4---|6-----------------------4---7---9---6-----------------------4---|
A|4---------------4---8---------------4---------------4---8-------|4---------------4---8---------------4---------------4---8-------|
D|4-------6---9-----------------------4-------6---9---------------|4-------6---9-----------------------4-------6---9---------------|
G|6---10------------------------------6---10----------------------|6---10------------------------------6---10----------------------|

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	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 2 2`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 4 2 x`
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	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 2 2`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 11 14 13`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`13 11 14 13`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`4 1 4 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 1`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 1`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 4 x`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: Fm7b5b9 – Bbm7b9 – Ebm9 – Ebm9

E|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|13------------------13--16--13------------------13--16--13------|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|14------11--14--16----------14------11--14--16----------14------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------1-------1---4---6-----------|11--15----------------------11--15----------------------11--15--|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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