Tuning-specific scale diagram

Bb Mixolydian Scale in 7-String Standard Tuning

Bb Mixolydian Scale in 7-String Standard Tuning shows the same bb mixolydian scale pitch classes across 7 strings tuned B E A D G B E. The seventh string extends the pattern below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Scale notes
BbCDEbFGAb
Formula
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Semitones
0 2 4 5 7 9 10
Parent scale
Eb major
Tuning
B E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
B1 to E4
24-fret range
B1 to E6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main Bb Mixolydian Scale page, but they are mapped across 7 strings in 7-string standard tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the Bb root notes against the B low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

Bb Mixolydian Scale in 7-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram Bb Mixolydian Scale in 7-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings