Modes
D 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 G major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- DEF♯GABC
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the D Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------12-14-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-13-15----------| G|----------------------------11-12-14-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-14----------------------------| A|----------10-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-10-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 10–15
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|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-2---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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