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B♭ Mixolydian scale on guitar

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

B♭ Mixolydian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteB♭CDE♭FGA♭
Degree123456♭7
Step2212212

B♭ Mixolydian on the whole neck

Every B♭ 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".

B♭ Mixolydian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ Mixolydian
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B♭ Mixolydian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556b7123456123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b712356b71234566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ Mixolydian
Degrees

B♭ Mixolydian in 5 positions

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

B♭ Mixolydian, position 1, frets 1 to 556b7123456b7123456b76E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    B♭ Mixolydian, position 2, frets 3 to 76b7123456b7123456b716E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      B♭ Mixolydian, position 3, frets 6 to 10123456b7123456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        B♭ Mixolydian, position 4, frets 8 to 1223456b7123456b712346E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          B♭ Mixolydian, position 5, frets 11 to 15456b7123456b71234566E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in B♭ Mixolydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            2CmC minor arpeggio
            3DdimD diminished arpeggio
            4E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            5FmF minor arpeggio
            6GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭7A♭A♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ Mixolydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            2Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            3Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            4E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            5Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            6Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Mixolydian in every key

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