F major chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Common progressions

• I – IV – I – V: F – B♭ – F – C (a plain backing for many reels and jigs)
• I – V – I: F – C – F (polkas and simple tunes)
• I – vi – IV – V: F – Dm – B♭ – C (a B part that wanders, or a song)

Basis: DADGAD Guitar blog (2009), the Chiff & Fipple forum, and common session practice: most major-key tunes use I, IV and V; vi now and then.

The seven chords in F major

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

Other modes on F

Other major keys

F major in other tunings

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