Minor ii–V–i Progression in G#/Ab Minor for Mandolin

The G#/Ab Minor scale on mandolin (G sharp / A flat minor): the Minor ii–V–i 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|--1---3---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4---6-|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
G|--0---2---4---6-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 8 7 6`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`9 8 4 6`
III	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
III	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
III	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
III	B	B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`3 1 1 2`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`
V	D#m	D# F# A#	`11 8 9 11`
VI	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
VI	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
VI	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
VII	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 6`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: A#dim – D#m – G#m – G#m

E|6---------------------------7---9---6---------------------------|2-----------------------0---4---6---2-----------------------0---|
A|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|1---------------1---4---------------1---------------1---4-------|
D|8-------6---9---11------------------8-------6---9---11----------|1-------2---6-----------------------1-------2---6---------------|
G|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
I	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
III	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
V	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 4 9`
VII	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 7 6`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: A#m7b5 – D#m7 – G#m7 – G#m7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 1 1 x`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 1 1 2`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 1 2`
I	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`3 1 2 2`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 2 2 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 4`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`4 1 4 x`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 4 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 0`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 0`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
V	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 2 2`
VI	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 2 0`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 2`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 1 0`
VII	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 4 0`

Minor ii–V–i (ii°–v–i–i)

Chords: A#m7b5b9 – D#m7b9 – G#m9 – G#m9

E|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|6-------------------6---9---6-------------------6---9---6-------|
A|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|7-------4---7---9-----------7-------4---7---9-----------7-------|
D|2-------1---4---6-------------------2-------1---4---6-----------|4---8-----------------------4---8-----------------------4---8---|
G|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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