F mixolydian scale

F mixolydian

  • FR
  • G2
  • A3
  • B♭4
  • C5
  • D6
  • E♭♭7

Positions

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How it is built

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

Chords that fit F mixolydian

Other F scales