B♭ mixolydian scale

B♭ mixolydian

  • B♭R
  • C2
  • D3
  • E♭4
  • F5
  • G6
  • A♭♭7

Positions

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How it is built

  • A major scale with a flat 7th: A♭ instead of A. Seven notes.
  • A♭ 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 E♭ major, started from its fifth degree.

Chords that fit B♭ mixolydian

Other B♭ scales