Mixolydian Vamp Progression in G Mixolydian for Banjo

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

Notes: G A B C D E F

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--7---9--10--12-|
B|--5---7---9-----|
G|--5---7---9-----|
D|--6---8--10-----|
G|--9--10--12-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
II	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 0 3`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 3 3`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 0 3`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
VII	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: G – F

D|0-------------------3---7---0-------------------3---7---0-------|10------------------14--17--10------------------14--17--10------|
B|0-----------1---3-----------0-----------1---3-----------0-------|10----------12--13----------10----------12--13----------10------|
G|0-------2-------------------0-------2-------------------0-------|10------12------------------10------12------------------10------|
D|0---3-----------------------0---3-----------------------0---3---|10--14----------------------10--14----------------------10--14--|
G|0---------------------------0---------------------------0-------|10--------------------------10--------------------------10------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 0 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 0`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 3`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: G7 – Fmaj7

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
I	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 2 0 3`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 2 1 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 1 0`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: G9 – Fmaj9

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

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