Epic Minor Progression in F#/Gb Minor for Mandolin

The F#/Gb Minor scale on mandolin (F sharp / G flat minor): the Epic Minor progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|-11--13--14--16-|
A|-11--12--14--16-|
D|-11--12--14--16-|
G|-10--12--14--16-|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: F#m – D – A – E

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
I	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
III	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
III	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 2 7`
VII	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 5 4`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E7

E|5---------------------------4---5---5---------------------------|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|
D|2-------2---6---7-------------------2-------2---6---7-----------|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
I	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 2`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
III	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 0 4 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`
V	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
V	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
VI	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 0 2 2`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VII	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: F#m9 – Dmaj9 – Amaj9 – E9

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

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

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