Funk ii–V Vamp Progression in D#/Eb Major for Ukulele

The D#/Eb Major scale on ukulele (D sharp / E flat major): the Funk ii–V Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 1`
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 6`
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 7 3 6`
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 7 6 6`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 6 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`7 7 6 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 3 5`
III	Gm	G Bb D	`12 10 10 10`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`3 5 6 5`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`7 5 6 5`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`10 10 10 8`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 x x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 2 4 x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 1 5`

Funk ii–V Vamp (ii–V)

Chords: Fm – Bb

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 2 3 1`
I	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 1`
I	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 1`
I	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
III	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 3`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 3`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 3 3 3`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 1`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`1 2 4 1`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`3 2 4 1`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 1`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 3`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 2 1 3`
VII	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 2 1 3`

Funk ii–V Vamp (ii–V)

Chords: Fm7 – Bb7

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
I	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
I	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
I	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 3`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 x`
III	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 1`
III	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
III	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`1 2 3 x`
III	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 2 4 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 0 3 1`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 0 3 1`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 3 3 1`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
V	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
VI	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 1`
VI	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 3`
VI	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 x`
VI	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 3`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
VII	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 4 3`

Funk ii–V Vamp (ii–V)

Chords: Fm9 – Bb9

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|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|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

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