Royal Road Progression in D Major for Ukulele

The D Major scale on ukulele: the Royal Road progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F# G A B C#

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
I	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
I	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
I	D	D F# A	`7 6 5 5`
II	Em	E G B	`0 4 3 2`
II	Em	E G B	`4 4 3 2`
II	Em	E G B	`0 4 0 2`
II	Em	E G B	`9 7 7 7`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 5 4`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`6 6 5 4`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 2 4`
III	F#m	F# A C#	`11 9 9 9`
IV	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
IV	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
IV	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
IV	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
V	A	A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
V	A	A C# E	`2 4 5 4`
V	A	A C# E	`6 4 5 4`
V	A	A C# E	`9 9 9 7`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 5`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 2 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 7 2`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 x x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 1 3 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 0 4`

Royal Road (IV–V–iii–vi)

Chords: G – A – F#m – Bm

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
I	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
III	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 4`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
V	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
V	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
V	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 3 0`
V	A7	A C# E G	`2 1 3 0`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 3 2`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`

Royal Road (IV–V–iii–vi)

Chords: Gmaj7 – A7 – F#m7 – Bm7

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 2 0 x`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 0`
I	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 2 x`
III	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 1 3 0`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`2 1 3 2`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
VI	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 2`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 3 2`

Royal Road (IV–V–iii–vi)

Chords: Gmaj9 – A9 – F#m7b9 – Bm9

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

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

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