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A Mixolydian scale on guitar

A Mixolydian has 7 notes: A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G.

A Mixolydian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABC♯DEF♯G
Degree123456♭7
Step2212212

A Mixolydian on the whole neck

Every A Mixolydian note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A Mixolydian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G3A3B3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C#4D4E4G3A3B3C#4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C#4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Mixolydian
Note names
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A Mixolydian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556b7123456b7123456b712456b712345b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Mixolydian
Degrees

A Mixolydian in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A Mixolydian, position 1, frets 0 to 456b7123456b7123456b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A Mixolydian, position 2, frets 2 to 66b7123456b7123456b716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      A Mixolydian, position 3, frets 5 to 9123456b7123456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A Mixolydian, position 4, frets 7 to 1123456b7123456b712346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          A Mixolydian, position 5, frets 10 to 14456b7123456b71234566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A Mixolydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1AA major arpeggio
            2BmB minor arpeggio
            3C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            4DD major arpeggio
            5EmE minor arpeggio
            6F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭7GG major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A Mixolydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            2Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            3C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            4Dmaj7Dmaj7 arpeggio · Dmaj7 drop 2 · Dmaj7 drop 3 · Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            5Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            6F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A Mixolydian, starting from another root.

            Mixolydian in every key

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