One-Chord Vamp Progression in A#/Bb Dorian for Ukulele

The A#/Bb Dorian scale on ukulele (A sharp / B flat dorian): the One-Chord Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|-10--12--13--15-|
E|-10--12--13-----|
C|-11--13--15-----|
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	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 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	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 1`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 7 3 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 7 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	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
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`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Bbm – 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---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|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	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 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	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 1`
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	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 3 3 3`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Bbm7 – 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---|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	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 3`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 1`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 3 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	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 3 1 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 3 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 1 4 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 0 3 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 3 3 1`

One-Chord Vamp (i–i)

Chords: Bbm9 – Bbm9

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|
E|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------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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