About the G Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale
G Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) is another five-note dominant color from the mixolydian scale. It's used for blues, rock and jam-band solos.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G | Root |
| 2 | A | Major 2nd |
| 3 | B | Major 3rd |
| 4 | D | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | F | Minor 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) in other keys
C Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) D flat Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) D Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) E flat Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) E Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) F Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) G flat Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) A flat Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) A Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) B flat Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) B Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt)
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
