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D♭ Mixolydian scale on piano

How to play the D♭ 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 G♭ major, starting from its 5th note.

Spell as C♯
Notes
D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭
Formula
123456♭7
Steps
WWHWWHW

Piano

One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers

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Suggested fingering

Right handD♭2E♭3F1G♭2A♭3B♭4C♭1D♭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 D♭ Mixolydian scale

Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.

I D♭ D♭7 D♭ F A♭
ii E♭m E♭m7 E♭ G♭ B♭
iii° Fdim Fm7♭5 F A♭ C♭
IV G♭ G♭maj7 G♭ B♭ D♭
v A♭m A♭m7 A♭ C♭ E♭
vi B♭m B♭m7 B♭ D♭ F
♭VII C♭ C♭maj7 C♭ E♭ G♭

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D♭ Mixolydian scale on piano
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