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
- G♯A♯B♯C♯D♯E♯F♯
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handG♯2A♯3B♯1C♯2D♯3E♯1F♯2G♯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 G♯ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
iii°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
vi
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
Sounds great over
