Mixolydian Vamp Progression in F Mixolydian for Banjo

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

Notes: F G A Bb C D Eb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--7---8--10-|
B|--3---5---7-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--4---6---8-|
G|--7---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
VI	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: F – Eb

D|10------------------13--17--10------------------13--17--10------|8-------------------12--15--8-------------------12--15--8-------|
B|10----------11--13----------10----------11--13----------10------|8-----------10--11----------8-----------10--11----------8-------|
G|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|8-------10------------------8-------10------------------8-------|
D|10--13----------------------10--13----------------------10--13--|8---12----------------------8---12----------------------8---12--|
G|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 1 1`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: F7 – Ebmaj7

D|1-----------5---7---1-----------5---7---1-----------5---7---1---|0-------------------5---0-------------------5---0---------------|
B|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|3-----------3---4-------3-----------3---4-------3-----------3---|
G|2---5---------------2---5---------------2---5---------------2---|0---0---3---------------0---0---3---------------0---0---3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-----------------------1-----------------------1---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|0-----------------------0-----------------------0---------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: F9 – Ebmaj9

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

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