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Scale library · Mixolydian

The Mixolydian scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7, step pattern W–W–H–W–W–H–W. In C it is C D E F G A B♭. It is the scale for unaltered dominant-seventh chords — the V7 in a major ii–V–I, and blues dominants. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D E F G A B♭C Mixolydian scale (C D E F G A B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♭D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭D♭ Mixolydian scale (D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E F♯ G A B CD Mixolydian scale (D E F♯ G A B C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭E♭ Mixolydian scale (E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F♯ G♯ A B C♯ DE Mixolydian scale (E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G A B♭ C D E♭F Mixolydian scale (F G A B♭ C D E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ EF♯ Mixolydian scale (F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A B C D E FG Mixolydian scale (G A B C D E F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♭A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭A♭ Mixolydian scale (A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B C♯ D E F♯ GA Mixolydian scale (A B C♯ D E F♯ G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C D E♭ F G A♭B♭ Mixolydian scale (B♭ C D E♭ F G A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ AB Mixolydian scale (B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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