G#/Ab Mixolydian Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The G#/Ab Mixolydian scale on banjo (G sharp / A flat mixolydian): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Sixth Position

D|--6---8--10--11--13--15--16-|
B|--3---4---6---8-------------|
G|--5---6---8--10-------------|
D|--7---9--11--13-------------|
G|-11--13--15--16-------------|

4NPS - Seventh Position

D|--6---8--10--11--13--15--16--18-|
B|--4---6---8--10-----------------|
G|--6---8--10--11-----------------|
D|--9--11--13--14-----------------|
G|-13--15--16--18-----------------|

4NPS - First Position

D|--6---8--10--11--13--15--16--18--20-|
B|--6---8--10--11---------------------|
G|--8--10--11--13---------------------|
D|-11--13--14--16---------------------|
G|-15--16--18--20---------------------|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 1 4`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 5 1 4`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 1 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`

Arpeggios

Chords: Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb

D|1-----------4---6-------------------1-----------4---6-----------|--------------------11------------------------------------------|
B|1-------4-----------6---4-----------1-------4-----------6---4---|6-----------9---11------11--7---------------6-----------9---11--|
G|1---5-----------------------5---1---1---5-----------------------|6---6---10----------------------10--6-------6---6---10----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------8---8-------------------|
G|6-----------------------------------6---------------------------|8-------------------------------------------8-------------------|

D|4-------4---8---6---------------4-------4---8---6---------------|--------------------10--13--10----------------------------------|
B|4---4---------------6---2-------4---4---------------6---2-------|4-----------7---9---------------9-------------------4-----------|
G|5---------------------------5---5---------------------------5---|5-------8---------------------------10--8-----------5-------8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---10--------------------------------------10--6---6---10------|
G|10------------------------------10------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------6-----------|

D|--------------------16------------------------------------------|1-----------4---6-------------------1-----------4---6-----------|
B|11----------14--16------16--13--------------11----------14--16--|1-------4-----------6---4-----------1-------4-----------6---4---|
G|11--11--15----------------------15--11------11--11--15----------|1---5-----------------------5---1---1---5-----------------------|
D|13--------------------------------------13--13------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|13------------------------------------------13------------------|6-----------------------------------6---------------------------|

D|--------------------15--18--15----------------------------------|
B|9-----------13--14--------------14------------------9-----------|
G|10------13--------------------------15--13----------10------13--|
D|11--15--------------------------------------15--11--11--15------|
G|11--------------------------------------------------11----------|

Walks

Chords: Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb

D|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------4-------6-----------6-------4-------------------|------------------------7-------9---7---------------------------|
G|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|--------6-------10--------------------------10----------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|--------------------------------7-------------------------------|
G|5---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------8-------10----------10------8-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------10----------------------------------------------10------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B|------------------------13------14--13--------------------------|----------------4-------6-----------6-------4-------------------|
G|--------11------15--------------------------15----------11------|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D|13--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------13------------------------------|
G|----------------13------15----------15------13------------------|
D|11------15----------------------------------------------15------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 4 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 1 1`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 3 1 4`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 3 1 4`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 3 1 3`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 3 1 6`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 1 3`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 1 6`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 3 2 1`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`8 4 6 4 4`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`8 4 6 4 8`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 5 2 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 5 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 1 4 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 4 1 1 1`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 4 1 4 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 4`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`6 4 1 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 4`

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