Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in C#/Db Mixolydian for Ukulele

The C#/Db Mixolydian scale on ukulele (C sharp / D flat mixolydian): the Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb B

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--1---3---4---6-|
E|--1---3---5-----|
C|--2---4---6-----|
G|--2---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	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 2`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 4 2`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 5 1 2`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 5 4 2`
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	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 8 7 6`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`8 8 7 6`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 8 4 6`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`13 11 11 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	B	B Eb Gb	`4 3 2 2`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`4 6 7 6`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`8 6 7 6`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`11 11 11 9`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Db – Gb – Db – Db – Gb – Gb – Db – Db – Abm – Gb – Db – Abm

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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-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4---|4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4-----------2---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---|

A|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1---|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1---|
E|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|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|4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4---|4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4-----------2---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---|

A|6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1---|
E|7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|
C|8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

A|4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4-----------2---4---4---|6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---|
E|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`1 1 1 2`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 1 1 2`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`1 1 4 2`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`4 1 1 2`
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	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 2`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 x`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 2`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 4 2`
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	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 2`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 3 2 2`
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	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 2`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 x`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Db7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7 – Gbmaj7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7 – Db7 – Abm7 – Gbmaj7 – Db7 – Abm7

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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|2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2---|2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2---|
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---|

A|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1---|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2---|2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2-----------2---4---2---|
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---|

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 2`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 3 1 x`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 2`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`4 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	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 2`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`4 3 2 x`
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	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 2 1`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 2`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 x`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`1 1 1 2`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 1 1 2`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`3 1 4 2`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`4 1 4 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Db9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9 – Db9 – Gbmaj9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9 – Db9 – Abm9 – Gbmaj9 – Db9 – Abm9

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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|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|
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---|

A|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1---|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---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---|

A|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2-----------4---6---2---|
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---|

A|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1-----------2---4---1---|
E|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|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---|

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

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