Minor Blues Progression in E Minor for Mandolin

The E Minor scale on mandolin: the Minor Blues 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--12--14-|
A|--9--10--12--14-|
D|--9--10--12--14-|
G|--8--10--12--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IEmE G B0 2 2 0
IEmE G B4 2 2 3
IEmE G B0 2 2 3
IEmE G B9 9 10 7
IIF#dimF# A C2 4 3 2
IIF#dimF# A C5 4 0 2
IIIGG B D0 0 2 3
IIIGG B D4 5 5 3
IIIGG B D4 0 2 3
IIIGG B D7 5 2 3
IVAmA C E2 2 3 0
IVAmA C E2 2 3 5
IVAmA C E5 2 3 5
IVAmA C E5 7 7 5
VBmB D F#4 4 5 2
VBmB D F#4 4 5 7
VBmB D F#7 4 5 7
VBmB D F#7 9 9 7
VICC E G0 2 3 0
VICC E G0 2 3 3
VICC E G5 2 3 3
VICC E G5 5 7 8
VIIDD F# A2 0 0 2
VIIDD F# A2 4 5 2
VIIDD F# A2 4 5 5
VIIDD F# A7 4 5 5

Minor Blues

Chords: Em – Em – Em – Em – Am – Am – Em – Em – Bm – Am – Em – Bm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IEm7E G B D0 0 2 3
IEm7E G B D4 0 2 3
IEm7E G B Dx 2 5 3
IEm7E G B D4 5 5 3
IIF#m7b5F# A C E2 2 3 0
IIF#m7b5F# A C E2 2 3 5
IIIGmaj7G B D F#4 4 5 2
IIIGmaj7G B D F#4 4 5 7
IVAm7A C E G0 2 3 0
IVAm7A C E G0 2 3 3
IVAm7A C E G2 2 3 3
IVAm7A C E G5 5 7 8
VBm7B D F# A2 0 0 2
VBm7B D F# A2 4 5 2
VBm7B D F# A2 4 5 5
VBm7B D F# A4 4 5 5
VICmaj7C E G B9 9 10 7
VICmaj7C E G B9 9 10 12
VIID7D F# A C2 0 3 2
VIID7D F# A Cx 0 3 2
VIID7D F# A C5 0 0 5
VIID7D F# A C5 0 3 2

Minor Blues

Chords: Em7 – Em7 – Em7 – Em7 – Am7 – Am7 – Em7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Em7 – Bm7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IEm9E G B D F#0 0 2 2
IEm9E G B D F#x 0 2 2
IEm9E G B D F#x 2 2 2
IEm9E G B D F#0 4 2 x
IIF#m7b5b9F# A C E G0 2 0 2
IIF#m7b5b9F# A C E G0 2 0 x
IIF#m7b5b9F# A C E Gx 2 0 3
IIF#m7b5b9F# A C E G0 2 3 2
IIIGmaj9G B D F# A0 0 0 x
IIIGmaj9G B D F# A0 0 0 2
IIIGmaj9G B D F# Ax 0 0 2
IIIGmaj9G B D F# A2 0 2 2
IVAm9A C E G B0 2 2 x
IVAm9A C E G B2 2 2 x
IVAm9A C E G B2 2 2 3
IVAm9A C E G Bx 2 2 3
VBm7b9B D F# A Cx 0 3 2
VBm7b9B D F# A C2 0 3 2
VICmaj9C E G B D0 0 2 0
VICmaj9C E G B D0 0 2 x
VICmaj9C E G B Dx 0 2 0
VICmaj9C E G B D0 0 3 x
VIID9D F# A C Ex 0 0 0
VIID9D F# A C Ex 2 0 2
VIID9D F# A C Ex 0 3 0
VIID9D F# A C E2 0 3 0

Minor Blues

Chords: Em9 – Em9 – Em9 – Em9 – Am9 – Am9 – Em9 – Em9 – Bm7b9 – Am9 – Em9 – Bm7b9

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

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

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

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

E|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|----------------------------2---3-------------------------------|
A|3-------0---3---5-----------3-------0---3---5-----------3-------|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-----------------------|

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

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