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
- F♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the F♯ Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------4-6-7-| B|-------------------------4-5-7-------| G|-------------------3-4-6-------------| D|-------------2-4-6-------------------| A|-------2-4-6-------------------------| E|-2-4-6-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 2–7
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
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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