F#/Gb Mixolydian Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

The F#/Gb Mixolydian scale on mandolin (F sharp / G flat mixolydian): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F# G# A# B C# D# E

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - Seventh Position

E|--9--11--13--15-|
A|--9--11--13--14-|
D|--9--11--13--14-|
G|--9--11--12--14-|

4NPS - First Position

E|-11--13--15--16-|
A|-11--13--14--16-|
D|-11--13--14--16-|
G|-11--12--14--16-|

4NPS - Second Position

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

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 6`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 1 0`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 1 0`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 1 x`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`3 2 1 0`
IV	B	B D# F#	`4 4 2 2`
IV	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
IV	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
IV	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 4 4`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`3 1 1 2`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`3 1 1 6`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 6 6`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
VII	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
VII	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
VII	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
VII	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`

Arpeggios

Chords: F# – G#m – A#dim – B – C#m – D#m – E

E|--------------------0---4---0-----------------------------------|----------------------------6---7---4---------------------------|
A|4-----------2---4---------------4---1---------------4-----------|2-------------------6---9---------------9---6-------------------|
D|2---2---6-------------------------------6---2-------2---2---6---|1-------4---8---9-------------------------------9---6---4-------|
G|6-----------------------------------------------6---6-----------|4---8-------------------------------------------------------8---|

E|0-------0---4---6---2---0-----------0-------0---4---6---2---0---|------------------------2---6---7---4---2-----------------------|
A|1---4-----------------------4---1---1---4-----------------------|2---------------2---6-----------------------6---2---------------|
D|11----------------------------------11--------------------------|1-------4---8---------------------------------------6---4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---8-------------------------------------------------------8---|

E|------------------------4---7---9---6---4-----------------------|------------------------0---4---6---2---0-----------------------|
A|4---------------4---7-----------------------7---4---------------|1---------------1---4-----------------------4---1---------------|
D|2-------6---9---------------------------------------8---6-------|2-------2---6---------------------------------------4---2-------|
G|6---9-------------------------------------------------------9---|3---6-------------------------------------------------------6---|

E|------------------------2---6---7---4---2-----------------------|
A|2---------------2---6-----------------------6---2---------------|
D|1-------4---8---------------------------------------6---4-------|
G|4---8-------------------------------------------------------8---|

Walks

Chords: F# – G#m – A#dim – B – C#m – D#m – E

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------1-------2---1---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-------6---------------------------6-----------2-------|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|
G|6---------------------------------------------------------------|4-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|

E|----------------0-------2-------4---2-------0-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------6-------8-------9---8-------6-------------------|----------------2-------4-------6---4-------2-------------------|
G|6-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|3-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|
G|4-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 4 9`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 7 6`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`

Arpeggios

Chords: F#7 – G#m7 – A#m7b5 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – D#m7 – Emaj7

E|------------------------4---7---9---6---4-----------------------|----------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|
A|4---------------4---7-----------------------7---4---------------|--------------------2---6---------------6---2-------------------|
D|2-------6---9---------------------------------------8---6-------|1-------1---4---6-------------------------------6---2---1-------|
G|6---9-------------------------------------------------------9---|1---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|

E|------------------------4---7---9---6---4-----------------------|------------------------6---9---11--7---6-----------------------|
A|4---------------4---7-----------------------7---4---------------|1---------------6---9-----------------------9---6---------------|
D|2-------6---9---------------------------------------8---6-------|4-------8---11--------------------------------------9---8-------|
G|6---9-------------------------------------------------------9---|8---11------------------------------------------------------11--|

E|------------------------2---6---7---4---2-----------------------|------------------------4---7---9---6---4-----------------------|
A|2---------------2---6-----------------------6---2---------------|4---------------4---7-----------------------7---4---------------|
D|1-------4---8---------------------------------------6---4-------|2-------6---9---------------------------------------8---6-------|
G|4---8-------------------------------------------------------8---|6---9-------------------------------------------------------9---|

E|----------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------2---6---------------6---2-------------------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------------------6---2---1-------|
G|1---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|

Walks

Chords: F#7 – G#m7 – A#m7b5 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – D#m7 – Emaj7

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------6-------8-------9---8-------6-------------------|----------------1-------2-------4---2-------1-------------------|
G|6-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------6-------8-------9---8-------6-------------------|----------------8-------9-------11--9-------8-------------------|
G|6-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|8-------11----------------------------------------------11------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4-------6-------8---6-------4-------------------|----------------6-------8-------9---8-------6-------------------|
G|4-------8-----------------------------------------------8-------|6-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1-------2-------4---2-------1-------------------|
G|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 2`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 1 0`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 4 0`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 4 2`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 1 1 2`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`3 1 2 2`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 1 2`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 4 1 4`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 4`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 2 2 4`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 4 4`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 6 2 0`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 4 2`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`4 1 4 6`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`6 1 1 2`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`6 1 2 6`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 0`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 0`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 4`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`6 1 2 0`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 4 6 0`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 0`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 2 6 2`

Arpeggios

Chords: F#9 – G#m9 – A#m7b5b9 – Bmaj9 – C#m9 – D#m7b9 – Emaj9

E|----------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|----------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------2---6---------------6---2-------------------|--------------------2---6---------------6---2-------------------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------------------6---2---1-------|1-------1---4---6-------------------------------6---2---1-------|
G|1---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|1---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|

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

E|----------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|------------------------4---7---9---6---4-----------------------|
A|--------------------2---6---------------6---2-------------------|4---------------4---7-----------------------7---4---------------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------------------6---2---1-------|2-------6---9---------------------------------------8---6-------|
G|1---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|6---9-------------------------------------------------------9---|

E|----------------------------2---4---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------2---6---------------6---2-------------------|
D|1-------1---4---6-------------------------------6---2---1-------|
G|1---4-------------------------------------------------------4---|

Walks

Chords: F#9 – G#m9 – A#m7b5b9 – Bmaj9 – C#m9 – D#m7b9 – Emaj9

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1-------2-------4---2-------1-------------------|----------------1-------2-------4---2-------1-------------------|
G|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1-------2-------4---2-------1-------------------|----------------6-------8-------9---8-------6-------------------|
G|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|6-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------1-------2-------4---2-------1-------------------|
G|1-------4-----------------------------------------------4-------|

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