Piano scale · Modes
C♯ Mixolydian scale on piano
How to play the C♯ 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 F♯ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- C♯D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯B
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handC♯2D♯3E♯1F♯2G♯3A♯4B1C♯2
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 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
Sounds great over
