12-Bar Blues Progression in A Mixolydian for Mandolin

The A Mixolydian scale on mandolin: the 12-Bar Blues 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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: A – A – A – A – D – D – A – A – Em – D – A – Em

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

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

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

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

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

E|5---------------------------3---5---5---------------------------|0---------------------------2---3---0---------------------------|
A|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|2-------2---5---7-------------------2-------2---5---7-----------|2-------0---4---5-------------------2-------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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: A7 – A7 – A7 – A7 – Dmaj7 – Dmaj7 – A7 – A7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – A7 – Em7

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

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

E|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|
A|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|
D|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|
G|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|

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

E|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|9-----------------------9---12--14--9-----------------------9---|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|12--------------9---12--------------12--------------9---12------|
D|0-------0---4---5-------------------0-------0---4---5-----------|11------11--14----------------------11------11--14--------------|
G|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|11--14------------------------------11--14----------------------|

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

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`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: A9 – A9 – A9 – A9 – Dmaj9 – Dmaj9 – A9 – A9 – Em9 – Dmaj9 – A9 – Em9

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

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

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

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

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

E|----------------------------2---3-------------------------------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
A|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------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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