A# Mixolydian — Chicago Tuning Banjo

A# Mixolydian is 7 notes to the octave (modes family), drawn here across the Chicago Tuning Banjo's DGBE strings with every A# marked, so home stays visible from anywhere in the pattern.

Major with a flatted 7th (b7) — bright and bluesy. The dominant chord turned into a tonal center with a rock/folk edge.

Heard in: "Sweet Home Chicago", "Norwegian Wood" (Beatles), Celtic and folk music — anywhere a major sound needs a darker, looser edge.

Because these four strings are the guitar's top four, patterns a guitarist already owns land here unchanged. The work is rhythmic rather than geographical: making the pick articulate every note the head refuses to sustain.

Run it against a click at a tempo where every note gets the same weight. On a banjo an uneven scale is audible immediately — the instrument gives you no sustain to hide behind.