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Published:
2022-10-28
Updated:
2026-04-09

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Mixolydian Progression

The Mixolydian progression - "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd: This iconic rock song is built around a Mixolydian-based guitar riff. The chords used in the main progression are D-C-G, which are characteristic of the Mixolydian mode in the key of D.

Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL59j

Main Category: Chords Main Instrument: Ukulele

Subjects: Chords

2026-04-09

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Mixolydian Progression

The Mixolydian progression - "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd: This iconic rock song is built around a Mixolydian-based guitar riff. The chords used in the main progression are D-C-G, which are characteristic of the Mixolydian mode in the key of D.

I VII (bVII7*) IV I

* Based on a Major Full Diatonic Scale it's a bVII7 . Based on the Mixolydian mode is is a VII7 . The Nashville Number System using a 7 but it actually refers to a b7 as a true VII chord in a major key si super, super rare.

Songs that use the chords from the Mixolydian Scale Mode for some or all of the song.

  • Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd • I VII IV I
  • Taking Care of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive • I VII IV I
  • Sweet Child O' Mine – Guns N' Roses • I VII IV I
  • All Blues – Miles Davis
  • Clocks – Coldplay
  • Dark Star – Grateful Dead
  • Epistrophy – Thelonious Monk
  • Hey Jude – The Beatles
  • I Feel Fine – The Beatles
  • My Generation – The Who • I VII
  • Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – The Beatles
  • Paperback Writer – The Beatles
  • Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
  • Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones
  • Thunderstruck – AC/DC