Mixolydian Vamp Progression in A Mixolydian for Mandolin

The A Mixolydian scale on mandolin: 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: Standard (G D A E)

Scale

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
I	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
I	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
I	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
II	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`9 11 10 9`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`12 11 7 9`
IV	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
IV	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
V	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
V	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
VII	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
VII	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
VII	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
VII	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A – G

E|5---------------------------3---5---5---------------------------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|2-------2---5---7-------------------2-------2---5---7-----------|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 0 3`
I	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 4 3`
I	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 3`
I	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 5`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 7`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 12`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 4 5 7`

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A7 – Gmaj7

E|3-----------------------0---3---5---3-----------------------0---|2-----------------------2---5---7---2-----------------------2---|
A|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|5---------------2---5---------------5---------------2---5-------|
D|2-------2---5-----------------------2-------2---5---------------|4-------4---7-----------------------4-------4---7---------------|
G|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Mixolydian Vamp (I–♭VII)

Chords: A9 – Gmaj9

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

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