E mixolydian chordson the 5-string banjo, Open D tuning (f♯DF♯AD)

The scale: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D

Open strings: No open string is in the E chord in this tuning. F♯, D and A fit the key.

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

The seven chords in E mixolydian

  1. I E1111f♯EG♯BE2 2 2 2
  2. ii F♯m2134f♯F♯AC♯F♯4 3 4 4
  3. iii° G♯dim11f♯DG♯BD0 2 2 0
  4. IV A1231f♯EAC♯E2 3 4 2
  5. v Bm1f♯DF♯BD0 0 2 0
  6. vi C♯m1131f♯EG♯C♯E2 2 4 2
  7. ♭VII Df♯DF♯AD0 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.

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Other modes on E

E majorE dorianE minor

Other mixolydian keys

GADCBF

E mixolydian in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillC Tuning

All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app