E mixolydian scale

E mixolydian

  • ER
  • F♯2
  • G♯3
  • A4
  • B5
  • C♯6
  • D♭7

Positions

123456789101112131415EF♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯ABC♯DEF♯G♯ABDEF♯G♯ABC♯DEG♯ABC♯DEF♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯
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How it is built

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

Chords that fit E mixolydian

Other E scales