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Mixolydian scale
How to play the mixolydian scale
Mixolydian is the major scale started on its 5th note. Play every white key from G up to the next G and you have G mixolydian.
To play it from any other note, keep the formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7. Compared with the major scale, each ♭ is one key lower and each ♯ one key higher.
Practice it slowly with each hand, then hold the bottom note in the left hand while the right hand plays the scale: that drone is the quickest way to hear the character of a mode.
Mixolydian scale in all 12 keys
| Key | Notes |
|---|---|
| C mixolydian | C D E F G A B♭ C |
| D♭ mixolydian | D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ |
| D mixolydian | D E F♯ G A B C D |
| E♭ mixolydian | E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ |
| E mixolydian | E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E |
| F mixolydian | F G A B♭ C D E♭ F |
| F♯ mixolydian | F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ |
| G mixolydian | G A B C D E F G |
| A♭ mixolydian | A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ |
| A mixolydian | A B C♯ D E F♯ G A |
| B♭ mixolydian | B♭ C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ |
| B mixolydian | B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B |