Guitar scale
A Mixolydian Guitar Scale
A Mixolydian is a seven-note scale built from A, B, Db, D, E, Gb, and G. It is the 5th relative mode of D major. Use it to study the scale's notes, interval formula, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Notes
- ABDbDEGbG
- Formula
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
- Semitones
- 0 2 4 5 7 9 10
- Parent scale
- D major
How to read this scale
The notes are shown as pitch classes first. Square markers represent A root notes in the fretboard view, while circular markers represent the other notes in the scale.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the A root notes and connect the remaining mixolydian tones across standard tuning.
Fretboard diagram
Open this scale in the fretboard tool
Start with A Mixolydian loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboardCommon chords and contexts
- Use A Mixolydian over A7 dominant chords and major blues progressions.
- The flat 7 makes it useful for rock, blues, funk, country, and dominant-chord vamps.