B mixolydian scale

B mixolydian

  • BR
  • C♯2
  • D♯3
  • E4
  • F♯5
  • G♯6
  • 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