C# mixolydian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C# mixolydian scale (1 2 3 4 5 6 b7) on guitar: C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A# · B.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C# Mixolydian
123456b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C#
· Root
2
D#
· Tension
3
F
· Third
4
F#
· Tension
5
G#
· Fifth
6
A#
· Tension
b7
B
· characteristic note
Scale sheet
C# MixolydianFormula (degrees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
C# D# F F# G# A# B
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 C# mixolydian scale: C# · D# · F · F# · G# · A# · B.