Plagal Cadence Progression in C#/Db Major for Ukulele

The C#/Db Major scale on ukulele (C sharp / D flat major): the Plagal Cadence progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Plagal Cadence (I–IV–I–I)

Chords: Db – Gb – Db – Db

A|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|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|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

A|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|
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---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Plagal Cadence (I–IV–I–I)

Chords: Dbmaj7 – Gbmaj7 – Dbmaj7 – Dbmaj7

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

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|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---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Plagal Cadence (I–IV–I–I)

Chords: Dbmaj9 – Gbmaj9 – Dbmaj9 – Dbmaj9

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

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

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