F mixolydian chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Main chords: F (I), E♭ (♭VII), B♭ (IV)

The scale: F G A B♭ C D E♭

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

Common progressions

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 F mixolydian

  1. I F111AFCF0 3 3 3
  2. ii Gm5fr1114DGDB♭5 5 5 8
  3. iii° Adim131AE♭CE♭0 1 3 1
  4. IV B♭131B♭FB♭D1 3 1 0
  5. v Cm3fr1243CGE♭G3 5 6 5
  6. vi Dm1ADAF0 0 0 3
  7. ♭VII E♭5fr2134E♭GE♭B♭6 5 6 8
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Other modes on F

F majorF dorianF minor

Other mixolydian keys

DGAEBC

F mixolydian in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, GDAEMandolin, GDAE

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