Piano scale · Modes
B♭ Mixolydian scale on piano
How to play the B♭ 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 E♭ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- B♭CDE♭FGA♭
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handB♭3C1D2E♭3F1G2A♭3B♭4
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 B♭ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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