One-Chord Vamp Progression in A Dorian for Ukulele

The A Dorian scale on ukulele: the One-Chord Vamp 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--11--12--14-|
E|--9--11--12-----|
C|-10--12--14-----|
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	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 5`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 2 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 7 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	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
IV	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
IV	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
IV	D	D F# A	`7 6 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#dim	F# A C	`2 0 2 0`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`2 0 x x`
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`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Am – Am

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|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

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	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 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	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 0`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 2 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	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 0`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 x`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 0 0 3`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 2 2 2`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Am7 – Am7

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---|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	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`2 0 2 2`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`2 0 2 x`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 0`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 0 2 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	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`2 2 0 x`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 0`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`2 0 0 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 0 2 x`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`2 0 3 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Am9 – Am9

A|2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2---|2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2-----------2---3---2---|
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---|

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