F major chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAD 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 F2 3 3 3
2. ii Gm0 0 1 0
3. iii Am2 2 3 2
4. IV B♭3 3 1 0
5. V C0 2 3 2
6. vi Dmx 0 0 3
7. vii° Edim0 2 1 2

Other modes on F

Other major keys

F major in other tunings

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