Mixolydian Vamp Progression in A Mixolydian for Guitar

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

Notes: A B C# D E F# G

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--5---7-----|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--5---7---8-|
E|--5---7-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A – G

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A7 – Gmaj7

e|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A9 – Gmaj9

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

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