Guitar scale · Modes
C♯ Mixolydian scale on guitar
Every position of the C♯ 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 F♯ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- C♯D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯B
- 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 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-13----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the C♯ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
iii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
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