Mixolydian scale
Mixolydian keeps the major third and flattens only the seventh, so its tonic chord harmonizes as a dominant seventh rather than a major seventh.
- Used for
- Blues, rock, funk and jam-band grooves like "Sweet Home Alabama".
- Formula
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Steps W W H W W H W Semitones 2-2-1-2-2-1-2 Degrees 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 - Relationships
- It is the fifth mode of the Major scale.
- Also called
- Dominant Scale, Khamaj, and Harikambhoji.
Mixolydian in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- D D Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- E E Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- F F Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- G G Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- A A Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Mixolydian scale piano guitar
- B B Mixolydian scale piano guitar
