C mixolydian chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Common progressions

• I – ♭VII – I: C – B♭ – C
• I – IV – I – ♭VII: C – F – C – B♭ (reels in D or A mix)
• I – ♭VII – IV – I: C – B♭ – F – C (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 C mixolydian

1. I C3 2 3 5
2. ii Dm0 0 0 3
3. iii° Edim7 5 7 8
4. IV F0 3 3 3
5. v Gm5 5 5 8
6. vi Am0 2 3 2
7. ♭VII B♭1 3 1 0

Other modes on C

Other mixolydian keys

C mixolydian in other tunings

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