Guitar scale · Modes
G♭ Mixolydian scale on guitar
Every position of the G♭ 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 C♭ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- G♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭
- 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 2–7, ascending
e|-------------------------------4-6-7-| B|-------------------------4-5-7-------| G|-------------------3-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-6-------------------------| E|-2-4-6-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 2, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the G♭ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
IV
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
♭VII
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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