Modes
F 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 B♭ major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- FGAB♭CDE♭
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the F Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------3-5-6-| B|-------------------------3-4-6-------| G|-------------------2-3-5-------------| D|-------------1-3-5-------------------| A|-------1-3-5-------------------------| E|-1-3-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 1–6
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the F Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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