Guitar · scales and modes # A♭ Mixolydian scale on guitar A♭ Mixolydian has 7 notes: A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭. | Note | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in A♭ Mixolydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | 2 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 3 | Cdim | [C diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-diminished) | | 4 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | 5 | E♭m | [E♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-minor) | | 6 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | ♭7 | G♭ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | ## Seventh chords in A♭ Mixolydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | A♭7 | [A♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab7) · [A♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2) · [A♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-3) · [A♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | B♭m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | Cm7♭5 | [Cm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7b5) · [Cm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2) · [Cm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-3) · [Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | D♭maj7 | [D♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dbmaj7) · [D♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2) · [D♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-3) · [D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | E♭m7 | [E♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) · [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) · [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) · [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | G♭maj7 | [G♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gbmaj7) · [G♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2) · [G♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-3) · [G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of A♭ Mixolydian, starting from another root. - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) - [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) - [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) - [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) ## Mixolydian in every key - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) - [D♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) - [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) - [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) - [F♯ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) - A♭ Mixolydian - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) - [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A♭ Mixolydian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-mixolydian:8:ladder:p1)