E mixolydian chordson the mandolin
Main chords: E (I), D (♭VII), A (IV)
The scale: E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D
Drones: Open E rings in E mixolydian; D and A fit the key too. The courses are G D A E, low to high.
Capo 2: play it with D mixolydian shapes, and every open course is in the key.
Common progressions
- I – ♭VII – I: E – D – E
- I – IV – I – ♭VII: E – A – E – D (reels in D or A mix)
- I – ♭VII – IV – I: E – D – A – E (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.