50s Doo-Wop Progression in C Major for Ukulele

The C Major scale on ukulele: the 50s Doo-Wop progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D E F G A B

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

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

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: C – Am – F – G

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Cmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G7

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|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|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---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

50s Doo-Wop (I–vi–IV–V)

Chords: Cmaj9 – Am9 – Fmaj9 – G9

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

A|0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0-----------2---3---0---|0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0-----------3---5---0---|
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---|

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