Aeolian Rock Progression in A#/Bb Minor for Ukulele

The A#/Bb Minor scale on ukulele (A sharp / B flat minor): the Aeolian Rock progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|-10--11--13--15-|
E|-10--12--13-----|
C|-11--13--14-----|
G|-11--13--15-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 2 3`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Bbm – Gb – Ab – Bbm

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

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|
E|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 3`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 3`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Bbm7 – Gbmaj7 – Ab7 – Bbm7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 3`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 3`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 4`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`3 1 4 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 0 2 1`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`

Aeolian Rock (i–♭VI–♭VII–i)

Chords: Bbm9 – Gbmaj9 – Ab9 – Bbm9

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

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

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