G♭ mixolydian scale

G♭ mixolydian

  • G♭R
  • A♭2
  • B♭3
  • C♭4
  • D♭5
  • E♭6
  • F♭♭7

Positions

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How it is built

  • A major scale with a flat 7th: F♭ instead of F. Seven notes.
  • F♭ 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 G♭ mixolydian

Other G♭ scales