Mixolydian Rock Progression in F#/Gb Mixolydian for Banjo

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

Notes: F# G# A# B C# D# E

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IF#F# A# C#11 11 11 11 11
IIG#mG# B D#6 6 4 4 6
IIIA#dimA# C# Ex x x 2 2
IIIA#dimA# C# Ex x 3 2 2
IIIA#dimA# C# Ex 2 3 2 2
IIIA#dimA# C# Ex 2 3 2 x
IVBB D# F#x x x 0 4
IVBB D# F#x 1 4 0 4
IVBB D# F#x 4 4 0 1
IVBB D# F#x 1 4 4 4
VC#mC# E G#11 11 9 9 11
VID#mD# F# A#13 13 11 11 13
VIIEE G# B9 9 9 9 9

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: F# – E – B – F#

D|11------------------14--18--11------------------14--18--11------|9-------------------13--16--9-------------------13--16--9-------|
B|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|9-----------11--12----------9-----------11--12----------9-------|
G|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|9-------11------------------9-------11------------------9-------|
D|11--14----------------------11--14----------------------11--14--|9---13----------------------9---13----------------------9---13--|
G|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|

D|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|11------------------14--18--11------------------14--18--11------|
B|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|11----------12--14----------11----------12--14----------11------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|11------13------------------11------13------------------11------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--14----------------------11--14----------------------11--14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|11--------------------------11--------------------------11------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IF#7F# A# C# Ex x 3 2 2
IF#7F# A# C# Ex 2 3 2 2
IF#7F# A# C# Ex 2 3 2 x
IF#7F# A# C# Ex 4 3 2 2
IIG#m7G# B D# F#x x 1 0 4
IIG#m7G# B D# F#x 1 1 0 4
IIG#m7G# B D# F#x 1 4 0 4
IIG#m7G# B D# F#x 4 1 0 1
IIIA#m7b5A# C# E G#x 2 1 2 2
IIIA#m7b5A# C# E G#x 2 1 2 x
IIIA#m7b5A# C# E G#x x 1 2 2
IIIA#m7b5A# C# E G#6 2 1 2 2
IVBmaj7B D# F# A#x 1 3 0 1
IVBmaj7B D# F# A#x 1 3 0 x
IVBmaj7B D# F# A#x x 3 0 1
IVBmaj7B D# F# A#x 1 3 0 4
VC#m7C# E G# Bx 2 1 0 2
VC#m7C# E G# Bx 2 1 0 x
VC#m7C# E G# Bx x 1 0 2
VC#m7C# E G# Bx 2 4 2 2
VID#m7D# F# A# C#x 1 3 2 1
VID#m7D# F# A# C#x 1 3 2 x
VID#m7D# F# A# C#x x 3 2 1
VID#m7D# F# A# C#x 1 3 2 4
VIIEmaj7E G# B D#x x 1 0 1
VIIEmaj7E G# B D#x 1 1 0 1
VIIEmaj7E G# B D#x 1 1 0 x
VIIEmaj7E G# B D#x 2 1 0 1

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: F#7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – F#7

D|2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
B|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|
G|3---6---------------3---6---------------3---6---------------3---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2-----------6---8---2---|
B|0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---0---4-----------0---|2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2-------5-----------2---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3---6---------------3---6---------------3---6---------------3---|
D|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IF#9F# A# C# E G#x 2 1 2 x
IF#9F# A# C# E G#x x 1 2 2
IF#9F# A# C# E G#x 4 1 2 2
IF#9F# A# C# E G#x 4 1 2 x
IIG#m9G# B D# F# A#x 1 3 0 x
IIG#m9G# B D# F# A#x x 3 0 1
IIG#m9G# B D# F# A#x 1 3 0 4
IIG#m9G# B D# F# A#x 4 3 0 1
IIIA#m7b5b9A# C# E G# Bx 2 1 0 x
IIIA#m7b5b9A# C# E G# Bx x 1 0 2
IIIA#m7b5b9A# C# E G# Bx x 3 0 2
IIIA#m7b5b9A# C# E G# Bx 2 3 0 x
IVBmaj9B D# F# A# C#x 1 3 2 x
IVBmaj9B D# F# A# C#x x 3 2 1
IVBmaj9B D# F# A# C#x x 4 2 1
IVBmaj9B D# F# A# C#x 1 3 2 4
VC#m9C# E G# B D#x x 1 0 1
VC#m9C# E G# B D#x 1 1 0 x
VC#m9C# E G# B D#x 2 1 0 1
VC#m9C# E G# B D#x 1 1 0 2
VID#m7b9D# F# A# C# Ex 1 3 2 2
VID#m7b9D# F# A# C# Ex 2 3 2 1
VID#m7b9D# F# A# C# Ex x 3 2 2
VID#m7b9D# F# A# C# Ex 2 3 2 x
VIIEmaj9E G# B D# F#x x 1 0 4
VIIEmaj9E G# B D# F#x 1 1 0 4
VIIEmaj9E G# B D# F#x 4 1 0 1
VIIEmaj9E G# B D# F#x 4 1 0 x

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: F#9 – Emaj9 – Bmaj9 – F#9

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

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

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