G mixolydian chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAD tuning

Main chords: G (I), F (♭VII), C (IV)

The scale: G A B C D E F

Drones: Open G and D ring in G mixolydian; A fits the key too. The courses are G 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 G1GDBD0 0 2 0
  2. ii Am1121AECE2 2 3 2
  3. iii° Bdim312BDBF4 0 2 3
  4. IV C121GECE0 2 3 2
  5. v Dm1DAFx 0 0 3
  6. vi Em111GEBE0 2 2 2
  7. ♭VII F1222AFCF2 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, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

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