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Fig. 1 · B Mixolydian on the keyboard

piano scale

B Mixolydian

B1C♯2D♯3E4F♯5G♯6A♭7

Major with a flattened seventh: the scale that fits a dominant seventh chord without altering it.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · B Mixolydian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

BWC♯WD♯HEWF♯WG♯HAWB

What is true of it

B Mixolydian is B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ and A, and back to B.

Its steps are W – W – H – W – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, B major differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhD♯dimdiminishedD♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhEmajorEmaj7major seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on B

B DorianmodeB PhrygianmodeB LydianmodeB majormajorB natural minorminorB harmonic minorminor

C mixC♯ mixD♭ mixD mixD♯ mixE♭ mixE mixF mixall 374