B mixolydian chordson the 5-string banjo, Sawmill tuning (gDGCD)

The scale: B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A

Open strings: No open string is in the B chord in this tuning.

Capo: capo 4 and play G mixolydian shapes, with the 5th string spiked at the 9th fret (or tuned up to b).

The seven chords in B mixolydian

  1. I B2314gF♯BD♯F♯4 4 3 4
  2. ii C♯m2113gEG♯C♯E2 1 1 2
  3. iii° D♯dim3124gF♯AD♯F♯4 2 3 4
  4. IV E4fr3114gG♯BEG♯6 4 4 6
  5. v F♯m3214gF♯AC♯F♯4 2 1 4
  6. vi G♯m3fr3214gG♯BD♯G♯6 4 3 6
  7. ♭VII A2314gEAC♯E2 2 1 2

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 B

B majorB dorianB minor

Other mixolydian keys

GADCEF

B mixolydian in other tunings

Open GDouble COpen DC Tuning

All Sawmill banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app