Modes
C♯ 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 F♯ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- C♯D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯B
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the C♯ Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-13----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–14
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-----1-2---------| C|-1-3-------------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the C♯ Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
iii°
E♯dim
E♯m7♭5
E♯ G♯ B
Sounds great over
