A mixolydian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the A mixolydian scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 b7) on guitar: A · B · C# · D · E · F# · G.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
A Mixolydian
123456b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
A
· Root
2
B
· Tension
3
C#
· Third
4
D
· Tension
5
E
· Fifth
6
F#
· Tension
b7
G
· characteristic note
Scale sheet
A MixolydianFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
A B C# D E F# G
Typical use
Over dominant 7 chords.
Mixolydian
Mixolydian is the fifth mode of the major scale: a major scale with a minor seventh instead of a major seventh. It's the natural scale over every dominant seventh chord, from blues rock to funk.
Notes of the A mixolydian scale: A · B · C# · D · E · F# · G.