Piano scale · Modes
A Mixolydian scale on piano
How to play the A Mixolydian scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Major with a ♭7 — the sound of countless rock, blues and folk riffs.
Mode 5 of the major scale: the same notes as D major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- ABC♯DEF♯G
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handA1B2C♯3D1E2F♯3G4A5
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the A Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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