F mixolydian chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAD tuning

Common progressions

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

1. I F2 3 3 3
2. ii Gm0 0 1 0
3. iii° Adim2 1 3 1
4. IV B♭3 3 1 0
5. v Cm0 1 3 1
6. vi Dmx 0 0 3
7. ♭VII E♭0 1 1 1

Other modes on F

Other mixolydian keys

F mixolydian in other tunings

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