Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale
Trading the fourth of the other Mixolydian pentatonic for a second gives these five notes, which the catalog also calls the Dominant Pentatonic.
- Used for
- Blues, rock and jam-band solos.
- Formula
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Steps W W 1½ 1½ W Semitones 2-2-3-3-2 Degrees 1 2 3 5 ♭7 - Relationships
- Rotating it onto the fifth degree produces the Minor Six Pentatonic.
Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- D D Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- E E Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- F F Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- G G Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- A A Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
- B B Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) scale piano guitar
