A mixolydian chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Main chords: A (I), G (♭VII), D (IV)

The scale: A B C♯ D E F♯ G

Drones: Open A rings in A mixolydian; D fits the key too. The courses are A D A D, low to high.

Print it: A mixolydian on one page (PDF), or the session pack: the chord chart and a page for each session key.

Common progressions

• I – ♭VII – I: A – G – A
• I – IV – I – ♭VII: A – D – A – G (reels in D or A mix)
• I – ♭VII – IV – I: A – G – D – A (down and back home)

Basis: DADGAD Guitar blog (2009) and common session practice: the flat 7th's major chord (C in D mix) answers the tonic.

The seven chords in A mixolydian

1. I A0 2 4 2
2. ii Bm2 4 2 0
3. iii° C♯dim4 2 4 5
4. IV D0 0 0 4
5. v Em2 2 2 5
6. vi F♯m0 4 4 4
7. ♭VII G2 5 5 5

Other modes on A

Other mixolydian keys

A mixolydian in other tunings

All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · A mixolydian sheet (PDF) · Printable chart (PDF) · The app