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Fig. 1 · F Mixolydian on the keyboard

piano scale

F Mixolydian

F1G2A3B♭4C5D6E♭♭7

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

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · F 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

FWGWAHB♭WCWDHE♭WF

What is true of it

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

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

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

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhE♭majorE♭maj7major seventhFmajorF7dominant seventh

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

Other scales on F

F DorianmodeF PhrygianmodeF LydianmodeF majormajorF natural minorminorF harmonic minorminor

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