Piano scale · Modes
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.
- Notes
- D♯E♯F𝄪G♯A♯B♯C♯
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handD♯3E♯1F𝄪2G♯3A♯4B♯1C♯2D♯3
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.
ii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
iii°
F𝄪dim
F𝄪m7♭5
F𝄪 A♯ C♯
vi
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
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