Scales / Mixolydian
Mixolydian Scale on Guitar
Major with flat 7th. Great for dominant chords and rock. Mode 5.
Notes (in G)
G A B C D E F
Interval formula
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
G Mixolydian across the fretboard
The diagram shows G mixolydian with the root note in red. The shape is movable: slide it along the neck so the root lands on a different note and you have the same scale in any key.
Explore it interactively
Open the mixolydian scale in the String Atlas explorer to hear it, change the key and tuning, switch between CAGED and three-notes-per-string shapes, and jam over an instantly generated backing track.
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