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F# Mixolydian Scale on Piano

The F# Mixolydian scale contains F#, A♭, B♭, B, D♭, E♭ and E — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Major 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Major 6th
  • Minor 7th
F# Mixolydian — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7
Note F# A♭ B♭ B D♭ E♭ E
Interval Root Major 2nd Major 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Major 6th Minor 7th

Note names

F# Mixolydian scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of F#, A♭, B♭, B, D♭, E♭ and E across three octaves

Interval numbers

F# Mixolydian scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 B Ionian
2 D♭ Dorian
3 E♭ Phrygian
4 E Lydian
5 F# Mixolydian
6 A♭ Aeolian
7 B♭ Locrian

Triads

I F#
ii A♭m
iii° B♭°
IV B
v D♭m
vi E♭m
VII E

7th Chords

I F#7
ii A♭m7
iiiø B♭m7♭5
IV Bmaj7
v D♭m7
vi E♭m7
VII Emaj7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — F# Mixolydian pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside F# Mixolydian

Major Pentatonic E F# B
Minor Pentatonic D♭ E♭ A♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) F#
Minor Sixth Pentatonic D♭

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the F# Mixolydian scale?

F#, A♭, B♭, B, D♭, E♭ and E. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the F# Mixolydian scale?

The triads built from its own notes: F#, A♭m, B♭°, B, D♭m, E♭m and E. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which major scale is the F# Mixolydian scale a mode of?

B major — F# Mixolydian is its fifth mode. Both contain the same 7 notes; only the note that feels like home is different.

Which smaller scales fit inside the F# Mixolydian scale?

E Major Pentatonic, D♭ Minor Pentatonic, F# Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and D♭ Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the F# Mixolydian scale, so they can be played over it.

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