Guitar scale · Modes
B♭ Mixolydian scale on guitar
Every position of the B♭ Mixolydian scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Major with a ♭7 — the sound of countless rock, blues and folk riffs.
Mode 5 of the major scale: the same notes as E♭ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- B♭CDE♭FGA♭
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 6–11, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|-------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|----------------------------7--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the B♭ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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