A mixolydian scale

A mixolydian

  • AR
  • B2
  • C♯3
  • D4
  • E5
  • F♯6
  • G♭7

Positions

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How it is built

  • A major scale with a flat 7th: G instead of G♯. Seven notes.
  • G takes away the leading tone, so the scale does not pull home. That is why it fits a dominant 7th chord and most blues and rock vamps.
  • Same notes as D major, started from its fifth degree.

Chords that fit A mixolydian

Other A scales