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
- BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the B Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------9--11-12-| B|-------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|----------------------------8--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--11----------------------------| A|----------7--9--11-------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 7–12
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---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
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.
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