G mixolydian scale

G mixolydian

  • GR
  • A2
  • B3
  • C4
  • D5
  • E6
  • 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 C major, started from its fifth degree.

Chords that fit G mixolydian

Other G scales