Mixolydian Rock Progression in G Mixolydian for Guitar

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

Notes: G A B C D E F

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IGG B D3 2 0 0 0 3
IGG B D3 5 5 4 3 3
IGG B D3 2 0 0 3 3
IGG B Dx x 5 4 3 3
IIAmA C Ex 0 2 2 1 0
IIAmA C Ex 0 2 2 1 x
IIAmA C Ex x x 2 1 0
IIAmA C E5 7 7 5 5 5
IIIBdimB D Fx 2 3 4 3 x
IIIBdimB D Fx x 9 7 6 7
IIIBdimB D F7 8 9 7 x x
IIIBdimB D Fx x 3 4 3 x
IVCC E Gx 3 2 0 1 0
IVCC E Gx 3 2 0 1 x
IVCC E Gx 3 2 0 x x
IVCC E Gx 3 5 5 5 3
VDmD F Ax x 0 2 3 1
VDmD F Ax 5 3 2 3 x
VDmD F Ax 5 7 7 6 5
VDmD F Ax 5 7 7 6 x
VIEmE G B0 2 2 0 0 0
VIEmE G Bx x 2 0 0 0
VIEmE G Bx x 2 0 0 3
VIEmE G Bx x 2 0 0 x
VIIFF A C1 3 3 2 1 1
VIIFF A Cx x 3 2 1 1
VIIFF A Cx x 3 2 1 x
VIIFF A Cx x 3 5 6 5

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: G – F – C – G

e|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|
B|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|1---------------------------5---6---1---------------------------|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IG7G B D F3 2 0 0 0 1
IG7G B D F3 2 3 0 0 3
IG7G B D F3 5 3 4 3 3
IG7G B D Fx x 5 4 6 3
IIAm7A C E Gx 0 2 0 1 0
IIAm7A C E Gx 0 2 0 1 x
IIAm7A C E Gx 0 2 2 1 3
IIAm7A C E G5 7 5 5 5 5
IIIBm7b5B D F Ax 2 3 2 3 x
IIIBm7b5B D F Ax 2 0 2 0 x
IIIBm7b5B D F Ax 2 0 2 x x
IIIBm7b5B D F Ax 2 3 2 0 x
IVCmaj7C E G Bx 3 2 0 0 0
IVCmaj7C E G Bx 3 5 4 5 3
IVCmaj7C E G Bx 3 2 0 0 3
IVCmaj7C E G Bx 3 5 4 5 x
VDm7D F A Cx 5 7 5 6 5
VDm7D F A Cx 5 3 5 3 x
VDm7D F A Cx 5 7 5 6 x
VDm7D F A Cx 5 3 5 3 5
VIEm7E G B D0 2 0 0 0 0
VIEm7E G B D0 2 2 0 3 x
VIEm7E G B D0 2 0 0 0 x
VIEm7E G B D0 2 0 0 0 3
VIIFmaj7F A C E1 3 3 2 1 0
VIIFmaj7F A C Ex x 3 2 1 0
VIIFmaj7F A C E1 3 2 2 1 1
VIIFmaj7F A C Ex x 3 5 5 5

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: G7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G7

e|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|
B|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|
D|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|
B|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IG9G B D F A3 0 3 0 3 x
IG9G B D F Ax 10 9 10 10 7
IG9G B D F Ax 10 9 10 10 10
IG9G B D F Ax 2 3 2 3 x
IIAm9A C E G B5 2 5 2 5 x
IIAm9A C E G B5 2 5 5 5 x
IIAm9A C E G B5 7 5 5 5 7
IIAm9A C E G Bx x x 0 0 0
IIIBm7b5b9B D F A Cx x 9 7 10 8
IIIBm7b5b9B D F A Cx x 3 2 1 x
IIIBm7b5b9B D F A Cx x x 2 1 1
IIIBm7b5b9B D F A Cx 3 3 2 x x
IVCmaj9C E G B Dx 3 0 0 0 x
IVCmaj9C E G B Dx 3 2 4 3 x
IVCmaj9C E G B D8 7 9 7 x x
IVCmaj9C E G B D8 10 9 7 x x
VDm9D F A C E10 7 10 7 10 x
VDm9D F A C E10 7 10 10 10 x
VDm9D F A C E10 12 10 10 10 12
VDm9D F A C E1 3 3 2 1 0
VIEm7b9E G B D Fx x 2 0 3 1
VIEm7b9E G B D Fx x 2 4 3 1
VIEm7b9E G B D F3 5 3 4 3 3
VIEm7b9E G B D Fx x 3 4 3 x
VIIFmaj9F A C E G1 0 2 0 x x
VIIFmaj9F A C E G1 3 2 0 x x
VIIFmaj9F A C E Gx x 3 0 1 0
VIIFmaj9F A C E Gx x 3 5 5 3

Mixolydian Rock (I–♭VII–IV–I)

Chords: G9 – Fmaj9 – Cmaj9 – G9

e|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
B|3-----------------------3-----------3-----------------------3---|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|
D|3-------0---3-----------------------3-------0---3---------------|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|
A|0---2-------------------------------0---2-----------------------|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|
B|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|3-----------------------3-----------3-----------------------3---|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0---2-----------------------0---2-----------------------0---2---|3-------0---3-----------------------3-------0---3---------------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|0---2-------------------------------0---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

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