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C Mixolydian scale on guitar

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

C Mixolydian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDEFGAB♭
Degree123456♭7
Step2212212

C Mixolydian on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Mixolydian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Mixolydian
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C Mixolydian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 153456b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456b7123456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C Mixolydian
Degrees

C Mixolydian in 5 positions

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

C Mixolydian, position 1, frets 1 to 5456b7123456b71234566E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C Mixolydian, position 2, frets 3 to 756b7123456b7123456b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C Mixolydian, position 3, frets 5 to 96b7123456b7123456b716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        C Mixolydian, position 4, frets 8 to 12123456b7123456b71236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C Mixolydian, position 5, frets 10 to 1423456b7123456b712346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C Mixolydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1CC major arpeggio
            2DmD minor arpeggio
            3EdimE diminished arpeggio
            4FF major arpeggio
            5GmG minor arpeggio
            6AmA minor arpeggio
            ♭7B♭B♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Mixolydian

            DegreeChordPages
            1C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            2Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            3Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            4Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            5Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            6Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Mixolydian in every key

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