Mixolydian Vamp Progression in C#/Db Mixolydian for Guitar

The C#/Db Mixolydian scale on guitar (C sharp / D flat mixolydian): the Mixolydian Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb B

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--9--11-----|
B|--8---9--11-|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--9--11--12-|
E|--9--11-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
I	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
I	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
I	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 3 1 0 1`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 2 3 1 x x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 2`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 6 7 6`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 4`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 7`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`7 6 4 4 4 7`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: Db – B

e|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|2---------------------------6---7---2---------------------------|
B|2---------------2---6-------2---------------2---6-------2-------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|1-------1---4---------------1-------1---4---------------1-------|4-----------3---4-------------------4-----------3---4-----------|
D|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 1`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 4`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 4 4 4`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 9 x`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 3 2 1`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 3 3 2 2`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 6 6 6`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 4 4 6`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`7 6 4 4 4 6`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: Db7 – Bmaj7

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 1`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 4`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 11 11 x`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 13 11 11 11 13`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 0 2`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 4`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 1 3 1 x x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 1 2 1`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 6 6 4`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 10 9 7`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 6 8 6 x x`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 9 8 6 x x`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 9 6 7 6`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: Db9 – Bmaj9

e|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|------------------------2---6---------------------------2---6---|
B|4---------------2---6-------4---------------2---6-------4-------|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|4-------1---4---------------4-------1---4---------------4-------|3-----------3---4---------------3-----------3---4---------------|
D|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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