Modes
B♭ 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 E♭ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- B♭CDE♭FGA♭
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the B♭ Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|-------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|----------------------------7--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 6–11
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B♭ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
