Capo
Where to capo for D Mixolydian
D Mixolydian already falls under the fingers in Standard tuning — the open-position shapes are the easiest ones available, so a capo costs you more than it buys.
You want D Mixolydian. Capo none and play in D Mixolydian.
19 open stringsdifficulty 3.4
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes D Mixolydian down by that many frets to find the shapes your hand would actually make, then scores the best voicing of all seven chords — fewer fingers, less stretch, closer to the nut, fewer muted strings. Lower is easier. Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4).
| Capo | Shapes you play | Open strings | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | D Mixolydian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 7 | G Mixolydian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 5 | A Mixolydian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 3 | B Mixolydian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 2 | C Mixolydian | 15 | 4.7 |
| 1 | C# Mixolydian | 3 | 5.6 |
| 4 | Bb Mixolydian | 4 | 5.6 |
| 6 | G# Mixolydian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven seventh chords of D Mixolydian are D7, Em7, F#m7b5, GMaj7, Am7, Bm7, CMaj7 — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Explore this key on the D Mixolydian key page.