Epic Minor Progression in A Minor for Ukulele

The A Minor scale on ukulele: the Epic Minor progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A B C D E F G

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--9--10--12--14-|
E|--9--11--12-----|
C|-10--12--13-----|
G|-10--12--14-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 0`
I	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 3`
I	Am	A C E	`5 4 0 0`
I	Am	A C E	`5 4 5 0`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 2`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 x`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x x 1 2`
II	Bdim	B D F	`4 2 1 2`
III	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
III	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`
IV	Dm	D F A	`2 2 1 0`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 8`
IV	Dm	D F A	`10 9 5 5`
V	Em	E G B	`0 4 3 2`
V	Em	E G B	`4 4 3 2`
V	Em	E G B	`0 4 0 2`
V	Em	E G B	`9 7 7 7`
VI	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
VI	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
VI	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
VI	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
VII	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
VII	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
VII	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
VII	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Am – F – C – G

A|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

A|3-----------2---3---3-----------2---3---3-----------2---3---3---|2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|3---1---5-----------3---1---5-----------3---1---5-----------3---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 3 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 3 2`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 3 2`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 3`
VII	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
VII	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
VII	G7	G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
VII	G7	G B D F	`4 2 1 2`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Am7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G7

A|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2---|2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am9	A C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`2 0 3 2`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 3 2`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 2`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 2`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 3`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 2 0 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 4 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`2 0 3 x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`0 2 1 0`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 x`

Epic Minor (i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII)

Chords: Am9 – Fmaj9 – Cmaj9 – G9

A|2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2---|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|
E|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
C|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2-----------3---5---2---|0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0---|
E|0---1---5-----------0---1---5-----------0---1---5-----------0---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

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