Modes
G 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 C major, starting from its 5th note.
- Notes
- GABCDEF
- Formula
- 123456♭7
- Steps
- WWHWWHW
How to play the G Mixolydian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------5-7-8-| B|-------------------------5-6-8-------| G|-------------------4-5-7-------------| D|-------------3-5-7-------------------| A|-------3-5-7-------------------------| E|-3-5-7-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 3–8
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|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the G Mixolydian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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