E mixolydian scale
E mixolydian
- ER
- F♯2
- G♯3
- A4
- B5
- C♯6
- D♭7
Positions
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.