Mixolydian Rock Progression in D#/Eb Mixolydian for Banjo

The D#/Eb Mixolydian scale on banjo (D sharp / E flat mixolydian): the Mixolydian Rock progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--6---8-----|
B|--1---3---5-|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--2---4---6-|
G|--5---6---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 3 2 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 5`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: Eb – Db – Ab – Eb

D|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|6-------------------10--13--6-------------------10--13--6-------|
B|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|6-----------8---9-----------6-----------8---9-----------6-------|
G|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|6-------8-------------------6-------8-------------------6-------|
D|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|6---10----------------------6---10----------------------6---10--|
G|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|

D|1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1---|8-------------------11--15--8-------------------11--15--8-------|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|8-----------9---11----------8-----------9---11----------8-------|
G|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---11----------------------8---11----------------------8---11--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 1`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 x`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 1`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: Eb7 – Dbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb7

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|3-------------------6---3-------------------6---3---------------|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-----------4---6-------1-----------4---6-------1-----------4---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---1---5---------------1---1---5---------------1---1---5-------|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-----------------------3-----------------------3---------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
B|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 0 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 3 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 0 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 3`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 x x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: Eb9 – Dbmaj9 – Abmaj9 – Eb9

D|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1-----------5---6---1---|
B|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
G|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3-----------3---5---3---|
B|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
G|3---3---------------3---3---------------3---3---------------3---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

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