G mixolydian chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Main chords: G (I), F (♭VII), C (IV)

The scale: G A B C D E F

Drones: Open D rings in G mixolydian; A 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 G mixolydian

  1. I G2fr1444BGDG2 5 5 5
  2. ii Am121AECE0 2 3 2
  3. iii° Bdim121BFBD2 3 2 0
  4. IV C2fr2134CECG3 2 3 5
  5. v Dm1ADAF0 0 0 3
  6. vi Em2fr1114BEBG2 2 2 5
  7. ♭VII F111AFCF0 3 3 3
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Other modes on G

G majorG dorianG minor

Other mixolydian keys

DAEBCF

G mixolydian in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, GDAEMandolin, GDAE

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