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 4–9, ascending
e|-------------------------------6-8-9-| B|-------------------------6-7-9-------| G|-------------------5-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-8-------------------| A|-------4-6-8-------------------------| E|-4-6-8-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 4, 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.
iii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
vi
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
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