A Mixolydian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The A Mixolydian scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A B C# D E F# G

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-11--12--14-|
B|--9--10--12-|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|-10--12-----|
D|-11--12--14-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|-14--16--17-|
B|-12--14-----|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-11--12--14-|
A|-12--14--15-|
D|-14--16--17-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--4---5---7-|
B|--2---4---5-|
G|--2---4---5-|
D|--2---4-----|
A|--2---3---5-|
D|--4---5---7-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--7---9-----|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--5---7---8-|
D|--7---9-----|

CAGED - D Shape

d|--9--11--12-|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--6---7---9-|
A|--7---8--10-|
D|--9--11--12-|

3NPS - First Position

d|--7---9--11-|
B|--5---7---9-|
G|--5---7---9-|
D|--6---7---9-|
A|--7---8--10-|
D|--9--11--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
I	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
I	A	A C# E	`7 7 7 6 5 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 0`
II	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 9 7 7 9`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 11`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 4`
V	Em	E G B	`2 2 2 0 0 2`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x 7 9 9 8 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 4 5 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`4 4 4 2 2 4`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 11 10 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 6 7 x`
VII	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
VII	G	G B D	`5 2 0 0 0 5`
VII	G	G B D	`5 5 5 4 3 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`7 7 7 9 8 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 12 11 12 10 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 0`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 4`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 2`
V	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 4`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`4 4 2 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 7 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`5 2 0 0 0 4`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 10 9 7 7 9`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 10 12 11 12 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 10 12 11 12 x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 10 7 7 7 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 10 9 11 10 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
I	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
I	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
I	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
VII	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
VII	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 x x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: A – Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#m – G

d|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
A|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
D|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|

d|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|
B|0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------|
G|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: A – Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#m – G

d|2-------------------------------------------------------5-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|2-------------------------------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---|
D|5-------------------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---|4---2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------|
A|4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---|
D|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|

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

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