Guitar · scales and modes # D Mixolydian scale on guitar D Mixolydian has 7 notes: D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C. | Note | D | E | F♯ | G | A | B | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## D Mixolydian on the whole neck Every D 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". D Mixolydian Note names D Mixolydian Degrees ## D Mixolydian in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a D falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in D Mixolydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) | | 2 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 3 | F♯dim | [F♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-diminished) | | 4 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | 5 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | 6 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | ♭7 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | ## Seventh chords in D Mixolydian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | D7 | [D7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d7) · [D7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-2) · [D7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-3) · [D7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | 3 | F♯m7♭5 | [F♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7b5) · [F♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [F♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Gmaj7 | [Gmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7) · [Gmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2) · [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) · [Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Am7 | [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) · [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) · [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) · [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | Cmaj7 | [Cmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cmaj7) · [Cmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2) · [Cmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3) · [Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D Mixolydian, starting from another root. - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-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 - [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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-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 D Mixolydian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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