B mixolydian scale
B mixolydian
- BR
- C♯2
- D♯3
- E4
- F♯5
- G♯6
- A♭7
Positions
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.