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
- D♯E♯F𝄪G♯A♯B♯C♯
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the D♯ Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------13-14-16----------| G|----------------------------12-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-15----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–16
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
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.
ii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
iii°
F𝄪dim
F𝄪m7♭5
F𝄪 A♯ C♯
vi
B♯m
B♯m7
B♯ D♯ F𝄪
Sounds great over
