Modes
A Mixolydian scale
Major with a ♭7 — the sound of countless rock, blues and folk riffs.
Mode 5 of the major scale: the same notes as D major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- ABC♯DEF♯G
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the A Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------7--9--10-| B|-------------------------------------7--8--10----------| G|----------------------------6--7--9--------------------| D|-------------------5--7--9-----------------------------| A|----------5--7--9--------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 5–10
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2-3-------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|-----------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the A Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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