Mixolydian Vamp Progression in A Mixolydian for Banjo

The A Mixolydian scale on banjo: the Mixolydian Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A B C# D E F# G

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--7---9--11--12--14-|
B|--7---9--11---------|
G|--7---9--11---------|
D|--8--10--12---------|
G|-11--12--14---------|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
II	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
II	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 2`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 0 2 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
IV	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
VII	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A – G

D|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|0-------------------4---7---0-------------------4---7---0-------|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0-----------2---3-----------0-----------2---3-----------0-------|
G|2---6---------------2---6---------------2---6---------------2---|0-------2-------------------0-------2-------------------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 2`
I	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
I	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 0 2 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 0 4`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A7 – Gmaj7

D|2-------------------5---2-------------------5---2---------------|4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4-----------4---5---4---|
B|2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---5-------2-----------3---|0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0-------3-----------0---|
G|0---0---4---------------0---0---4---------------0---0---4-------|0---4---------------0---4---------------0---4---------------0---|
D|2-----------------------2-----------------------2---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 0`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 4 3 4`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 0 0 4`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 2 2 x x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 2 0 2 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 0 2 0 4`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A9 – Gmaj9

D|2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2-----------5---7---2---|--------------------4---7-----------------------4---7-----------|
B|0---2---5-----------0---2---5-----------0---2---5-----------0---|------------2---3-----------------------2---3-------------------|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|

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