Modes
E 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 A major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- EF♯G♯ABC♯D
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the E Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------2-4-5-| B|-------------------------2-3-5-------| G|-------------------1-2-4-------------| D|-------------0-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-4-------------------------| E|-0-2-4-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 0–5
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|-1-2-4-----------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the E Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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