Piano scale · Modes
G Mixolydian scale on piano
How to play the G 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 C major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- GABCDEF
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG1A2B3C1D2E3F4G5
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 G Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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