A mixolydian chordson the 5-string banjo, C Tuning tuning (gCGBD)

The scale: A B C♯ D E F♯ G

Open strings: No open string is in the A chord in this tuning. G, B and D fit the key.

Capo: capo 2 and play G mixolydian shapes, with the 5th string spiked at the 7th fret (or tuned up to a).

The seven chords in A mixolydian

  1. I A3111gEAC♯E4 2 2 2
  2. ii Bm1324gDBDF♯2 4 3 4
  3. iii° C♯dim123gC♯GC♯E1 0 2 2
  4. IV D1123gDADF♯2 2 3 4
  5. v Em1gGBEx 0 0 2
  6. vi F♯m1234gC♯AC♯F♯1 2 2 4
  7. ♭VII G1gDGBD2 0 0 0

The chords built on each note of the scale, with the shape the app leads with. The app’s key page also suggests progressions to play them in.

Hear them in the app ›

Other modes on A

A majorA dorianA minor

Other mixolydian keys

GDCBEF

A mixolydian in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillOpen D

All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app