Bluegrass I–IV–V Progression in G Major for Mandolin

The G Major scale on mandolin: the Bluegrass I–IV–V progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: G A B C D E F#

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
I	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
I	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
I	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`
II	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
II	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
II	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
II	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
III	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
III	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
III	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
III	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`
V	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
V	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
V	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
V	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
VI	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
VI	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 4 3 2`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`5 4 0 2`

Bluegrass I–IV–V (I–I–IV–I–I–I–V–I)

Chords: G – G – C – G – G – G – D – G

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 7`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 12`
V	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 3 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`5 0 0 5`
V	D7	D F# A C	`5 0 3 2`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 0`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 5`

Bluegrass I–IV–V (I–I–IV–I–I–I–V–I)

Chords: Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – Gmaj7

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

E|7-----------------------7---10--12--7-----------------------7---|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|10--------------7---10--------------10--------------7---10------|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|9-------9---12----------------------9-------9---12--------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|9---12------------------------------9---12----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 0 x`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 0 2`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 3`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 3`
III	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
III	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`2 0 3 2`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 3 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 3 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`2 0 3 0`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 0 2 2`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 2`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 3 2`

Bluegrass I–IV–V (I–I–IV–I–I–I–V–I)

Chords: Gmaj9 – Gmaj9 – Cmaj9 – Gmaj9 – Gmaj9 – Gmaj9 – D9 – Gmaj9

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

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